The archives

Filter by:

Filter by places

Filter by personalities

Filter by entities

Filter by subjects

Filter by date range

FO 464/15

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1933-1955, 1933 Jan 01 - 1955 Dec 31

This file contains miscellaneous papers, reports, correspondence, and treaties relating to Arabia, the Gulf and the wider Middle East, primarily from 1933-1955.
FCO 8/1562

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'L' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates and an agreement in principle to establish the United Arab Emirate (UAE) reached by six Rulers.
FCO 8/1561

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'K' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates.
FCO 8/1732

Visit of Deputy Ruler of Qatar to UK, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, July 1971, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the visit of the Deputy Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani to the UK. It contains correspondence relating to: The 'Programme of Official Engagements during [the] Private Visit to Britain of His Highness Sheikh Khalifah Bin Hamad Al Thani, Deputy Ruler of Qatar', from 14 to 30 July 1971 The 'Brief for Minister of State's Courtesy Call on the Deputy Ruler of Qatar...
FCO 8/1681

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

This file relates to relations between the UK and Oman.
FCO 8/81

Visit by Chief of Defence Staff, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: The paper produced in connection with the visit of the Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Royal Air Force to the Persian Gulf, June 1968, with background brief and personality notes.
FCO 8/138

Visits to Persian Gulf by members of Houses of Parliament, 1968

This file relates to visits to the Gulf by MPs after Britain's announcement on 16 January 1968 that it intends to withdraw from the Gulf by the end of 1971 and after the February agreement between Qatar, Bahrain, and the Trucial States to establish a nine-state Union of Arab Emirates. In particular it contains correspondence concerning a visit by Labour Party MPs Colin Jackson, David Owen and Parliamentary Private Secretary Ernest Davies.
FCO 8/137

Visits to Persian Gulf by members of Houses of Parliament, 1967-1968

This file relates to visits to the Gulf by MPs after the Six-Day Arab-Israeli War in June 1967 and after Britain's announcement on 16 January 1968 that it intends to withdraw from the Gulf by the end of 1971. In particular it relates to a visit by Reginald Maudling MP to Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the Trucial States between 1-10 August 1967, in response to a suggestion by ministers that member of the opposition should visit some moderate Arab countries to balance visits by other MPs to Israel.
FO 1016/605

Oman: internal political situation, 1957

This file concerns military and political developments in the Jebel Akhdar War.
FO 371/104313

Frontier dispute between Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf States, 1953 Nov 19 - Dec 3

This file contains correspondence relating to: The 1952 Trucial Oman Levies (TOL) mutiny and subsequent murder of Commander H O D Thwaites, Dawud Sidqi and A L C Duncan.
FO 371/132903

Ruling family of Muscat and Oman, 1958

This file relates to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's private visit to the UK, with important negotiations with HMG at intervals.
FO 371/149144

Education in Trucial States, 1960

This file relates to education in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence relating to: Political difficulties over the appointment of a Sudanese Director of Education in Dubai.