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FO 464/33

Arabia: arbitration concerning Buraimi and the common frontier between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia; memorial submitted by the UK Government, volume 2, annexes, 1955 Jul 01 - 1955 Jul 31

This file contains the 'Arbitration concerning Buraimi and the common frontier between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia: Memorial submitted by the government of the UK, Volume II, Annexes'.
FO 1016/630

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: The hand-over of Izki from the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) to Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) The notes on a meeting about the Jebel Akhdar Campaign at Nizwa on 11 June 1958 The minutes of the Seventh Meeting of the Military Coordination Committee (Persian Gulf) The shooting of Colour Sergeant J L Halford of the Royal Marines while on patrol near Muti The perceived disaffection of individuals and tribes with leaders of the Imamate of Oman and the reluctance of defectors to openly acknowledge the authority of the Sultan of Muscat, Saeed Bin
FO 371/127155

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and US, 1957

This file concerns the visit of King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to the US.
FO 371/126925

Dispute between Saudi Arabia and UK over Buraimi part of frontier between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, 1957

This file contains: Paper entitled 'Problems of common interest in Buraimi Oasis and suggestions of their disposal', along with a report of discussions with Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1) Summary of a discussion with Azzam Pasha regarding Buraimi, along with comments and responses (2) Correspondence relating to the possibility of a meeting between Allan Noble, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Harry F Kern, the founder of the reporting service Foreign Reports, regarding Buraimi (3) Letter from the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 
FO 371/126908

Political relations between Muscat and Oman and Saudi Arabia, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed topics of discussion for a meeting between King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur (1) Plans for arranging a meeting between King Saud and the Sultan (2) Discovery of American weapons in Oman and the question of whether they are being supplied by Saudi Arabia to the Omani rebels.
FO 371/114877

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Departure of C G Pelham as ambassador and his farewell talk with King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. They discussed: the Buraimi Arbitration Agreement; Saudi Arabia's relations with Britain and the West; and the Baghdad Pact. It also contains the text of an address by King Saud (1-2) Conversations between C A E Shuckburgh and the Saudi Ambassador on his return from Cairo.
FO 371/114650

Negotiations over disputed boundaries between Saudi Arabia and Oman and Eastern Aden Protectorate: discussions on other frontiers of Saudi Arabia, 1955

This file relates to boundary disputes between the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and Saudi Arabia.
FO 371/114596

Political relations between Egypt and the Trucial States: unauthorised visit by Colonel Saadat and Egyptian diplomats to Persian Gulf Islamic Conference at Mecca, Gulf rulers discouraged from attending, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Unexpected visit of Anwar Sadat to Doha to inform the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani of the Islamic Conference to be held in Mecca after the pilgrimage (1) Islamic Congress Charter [enclosed] and Britain's desire to discourage Gulf Rulers from sending representatives because of its thinly veiled political aims (2, 4, 8) Rumours that King Saud may present a Convair aircraft to the Ruler of Qatar (3) The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's indignation that the Egyptian First Secretary Ali Khashaba 
FO 371/140077

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman. Code BA file 1015 (papers 80 to 90), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: The proposed contact with the rebels and the use of Khansaheb Hussein as a messenger (80) An extract from and 1899 report from Muscat stating the sultan's selfish indifference to internal troubles and reliance on British protection (81) An extract from Bertram Thomas' 1938 lecture on Arab Rule Under the Al Bu Saeed Dynasty of Oman 1741-1937 (82) Information that King Saud's indiscreet revelation of his designs on Oman during an audience with the leading Omani rebels (85) An appreciation of the situation on 12 August 1958 by Major J A