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FCO 8/747

Visits by Political Resident, 1967

This file contains the records of the meetings of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford with the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani, and the Deputy Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani. The file also contains a letter concerning the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh [Phillip Mountbatten] to Doha and the prospects for future visits to the Gulf.

FCO 8/735

Discussions on Qatar/Abu Dhabi boundary: Saudi Arabia/Qatar frontier discussions, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: A telegram from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford to the Foreign Office suggesting that the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan invite the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani to send a representative to Abu Dhabi to study the seismic data to allay any suspicions about the proposed oil concession The arrival of a Saudi Arabian delegation under Amir Turki Bin Abdulla Al Otaishan in Qatar to inspect the borders and confirmation by the Deputy Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani that

FCO 8/728

Saudi Arabia, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: A letter from the Political Agent in Doha R H M Boyle to H G Balfour-Paul at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf about the relations between the states of Qatar and Abu Dhabi and a possible visit by the King of Saudi Arabia Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to the Gulf An invitation by the Qatari Minister of Education Sheikh Jasim Bin Hamad Al Thani to the Saudi Minister of Education Sheikh Hasan Bin Abdulla Al Sheikh, the latter's visit in March 1967, and offer of unlimited scholarships for Qatari students to study at Saudi universiti