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FCO 8/80

British forces, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Paper titled 'Persian Gulf - Future of our Support for Local Forces and Secondment Policy' Training of British units in the Gulf, 1968-69 and the outline of plans for 1969-70 Letter from the Ministry of Defence to the Treasury concerning 'Areas where difficulties are being or may be experienced in filling Seconded Posts', including sub-sections on the Trucial Oman Scouts, Abu Dhabi Defence Force, the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF), and Libya Confidential Far East Command Exercise Shadow, September to October 1968 'Provision of Military

FCO 8/79

British forces, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Clearance of the Special Air Service (SAS) Exercise Dyne with the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with an outline of the programme and training areas for Dyne Foreign Office agreement to Special Army Volunteer Reserve's Exercise Ever Ready XIV Clearance given by HM Political Agency Dubai to the Ministry of Defence for the Inter Service Expedition by dhow from the Trucial States to the UK referred to as Exercise Sinbad Meeting on the future of Britis
FO 1016/851

Trucial States: internal security and policing (excluding Abu Dhabi), 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: A memorandum on 'The Internal Security Situation in the Trucial States in 1966-1968' The consideration of Mr Hogarth as a candidate for leading the Sharjah Police Force The comments of the Land Intelligence Committee Persian Gulf (LIC(PG)) about a paper on internal security in the Trucial States prepared by the Political Agent D A Roberts The final version of 'The Internal Security Situation in the Trucial States in 1966-1968', submitted by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf W H T Luce to the Foreign Office The estimated cost
FO 1016/733

Rebel activity in Muscat, 1963 Jan 01 - 1963 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence on: A report from the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) that Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina’i is attempting to incite Dhofaris into an uprising against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and a report of such resistance on Cairo Radio A proposed ban by Gulf Aviation Company Limited on passengers holding paper passports issued by the Rulers of Ajman, Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah A visit to the Political Agent by Saeed Bin Suhail Al Kathairi to ask the former to press the Sultan to allow some progress in Dhofar J D C Blake’s ‘Impressions and Information Ga