Skip to main content
Home
Menu العربية
  • The archives
  • Online exhibitions
  • About us
  • Log in
  • Register

The archives

Filter by:

Filter by places

  • (-) Yemen (11)
  • Saudi Arabia (11)
  • France (6)
  • Egypt (5)
  • Israel (5)
  • Oman (5)
  • United States of America (5)
  • Pakistan (4)
  • Riyadh (4)
  • Iran (3)
  • Dhofar (3)
  • Iraq (3)
  • Jordan (3)
  • Paris (3)
  • Kuwait (3)
  • Libya (2)
  • London (2)
  • Abu Dhabi (2)
  • Aden (2)
  • Geneva (2)
  • Jeddah (2)
  • Lebanon (2)
  • Khamis Mushait (2)
  • Masirah Island (2)
  • Salalah (2)
  • Sudan (2)
  • Switzerland (2)
  • UK (2)
  • United Arab Emirates (2)
  • United Arab Republic (2)
  • Palestine (2)
  • Soviet Union / Russia (2)
  • China (1)
  • Ghana (1)
  • Dhahran (1)
  • Al Kharj (1)
  • Cairo (1)
  • Brussels (1)
  • Belgium (1)
  • India (1)
  • Golan Heights (1)
  • Syria (1)
  • Khartoum (1)
  • Gaza (1)
  • Portugal (1)
  • Medina (1)
  • South Africa (1)
  • Somalia (1)
  • Taif (1)
  • Seeb (1)
  • Qatar (1)
  • Sharm El Sheikh (1)
  • Western Sahara (1)

Filter by personalities

  • Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (5)
  • Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (5)
  • Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (4)
  • Edward Heath (3)
  • Peter Carington (3)
  • Qaboos Bin Saeed (3)
  • Omar Saqqaf (2)
  • W Morris (2)
  • W H T Luce (2)
  • R F Brown (2)
  • Hashim S Hashim (2)
  • Eldon Griffiths (2)
  • C S Fitzpatrick (2)
  • Abdulla Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (2)
  • A D Parsons (2)
  • I S Winchester (1)
  • Sheikh Abdul Rahman Al Helaissi (1)
  • Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (1)
  • S L Egerton (1)
  • Queen Elizabeth II (1)
  • P H Grattan (1)
  • Naif Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (1)
  • M C G Man (1)
  • Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (1)
  • John Stonehouse (1)
  • Charles de Gaulle (1)
  • Hussein Bin Talal (1)
  • Harold Wilson (1)
  • Golda Meir (1)
  • Gamal Abdul Nasser (1)
  • Frank Judd (1)
  • F V Corfield (1)
  • D G Allen (1)
  • Anwar Al Sadat (1)
  • Alec Douglas-Home (1)
  • A A Acland (1)
  • Turki Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (1)

Filter by entities

  • (-) Saudi Arabian Air Defence Scheme (11)
  • Royal Saudi Air Force (5)
  • Saudi Arabian National Guard (4)
  • Airwork Services Limited (3)
  • Associated Electrical Industries (3)
  • British Aircraft Corporation Limited (3)
  • Daily Telegraph (3)
  • Vickers Limited (3)
  • Raytheon (2)
  • Union of Arab Emirates (2)
  • Lockheed Corporation (1)
  • Aramco (1)
  • BBC (1)
  • Black September (1)
  • Cogswell and Harrison Limited (1)
  • Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited (1)
  • John Laing Construction Limited (1)
  • King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (1)
  • Saudi Arabian Defence Consortium (1)
  • English Electric (1)
  • Plessey Company Limited (1)
  • Rolls-Royce Limited (1)
  • Royal Saudi Navy (1)
  • Sultan of Oman's Air Force (1)
  • Sultan of Oman’s Navy (1)
  • Sultan's Armed Forces (1)
  • Middle East Association (1)
  • Westland Helicopters (1)

Filter by subjects

  • Conflicts/disputes (7)
  • Foreign relations/External affairs (7)
  • Defence (7)
  • Arms and military equipment (5)
  • Aviation (4)
  • Trade (4)
  • Visits (4)
  • Borders/Boundaries (3)
  • Leading personalities (2)
  • Development (2)
  • Infrastructure and transport (2)
  • Industry (2)
  • Annual Reviews (1)
  • Health (1)
  • Internal relations (inter-UAE) (1)
  • Oil and gas (1)
  • Ports (1)

Filter by date range

Active filters

  • Remove filter Saudi Arabian Air Defence Scheme Saudi Arabian Air Defence Scheme
  • Remove filter Yemen Yemen
FCO 8/2851

Committee for Middle East Trade (COMET), 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns the Committee for Middle East Trade (COMET).

FCO 8/790

Armed forces, 1967-1968

This file contains the reports of the UK's Defence Attaché in Saudi Arabia C S Fitzpatrick; his annual reports for 1966 and 1967; and his monthly reports February to April 1967 and September 1967 to February 1968.

FCO 8/785

Air force: magic carpet, 1967-1968

This file concerns contracts with UK companies of the 'Magic Carpet' consortium to provide aircraft support, pilots, training, radar, missiles and related equipment at Khamis Mushait, to meet Saudi Arabian concerns over the conflict in Yemen.

FCO 8/781

UK arms sales, 1968

This file concerns the sale of British arms to Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/780

UK arms sales, 1967-1968

This file concerns the sale of British arms to Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/2115

Visit of Lord Carrington, Secretary of State for Defence, to Saudi Arabia and Oman, 8-13 April 1973, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK Secretary of State for Defence Lord Carrington's [Peter Carington] visit to Saudi Arabia and Oman in April 1973 to underline the recent improvement in Anglo-Saudi relations. This was the highest level visit by a British minister to Oman since the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Saeed's accession.

FCO 8/2114

Visit of Lord Carrington, Secretary of State for Defence, to Saudi Arabia and Oman, 8-13 April 1973, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK Secretary of State for Defence Lord Carrington's [Peter Carington] visit to Saudi Arabia and Oman in April 1973. This was the highest level visit by a British minister to Oman since the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Saeed's accession.

FCO 8/2112

Export of Jaguar aircraft from UK to Saudi Arabia, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns Jaguar aircraft being exported from the UK to Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/1760

Visit of Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia to UK, September, October 1971, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to the visit to the UK of the Saudi Arabian Minister of the Interior and Second Deputy Prime Minister Prince Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud.

FCO 8/1748

Saudi Arabian air defence scheme, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part C of a series of files relating to the Saudi Arabian Air Defence Scheme (SAADS), where the Saudi Arabian Government signed a letter of intent, agreeing to buy aircrafts, training, maintenance and military equipment from three British companies overseen by HMG. These companies, known collectively as the Saudi Arabian Defence Consortium (SADC), are: British Aircraft Corporation Limited (BAC), Associated Electrical Industries (AEI) and Airwork Services Limited.

FCO 8/1741

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

The file concerns political relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK.

  • Tips for searching
  • Contact us
  • Accessibility
  • Sitemap
  • Browser support
  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy policy
  • Terms of Use

© 2025 National Library and Archives of the UAE