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FO 371/120610

Development programme of Trucial States, 1956

This file relates to the Trucial States Development Scheme and the Buraimi rehabilitation project. It contains correspondence concerning: Lack of urgency to hire a tractor; details of the falaj improvements scheme; and a suggestion to acquire Treasury approval for the proposed agricultural school (39) Engagement of Sudanese personnel to fill the posts of overseer and surveyor in the Trucial States agricultural scheme.
FO 371/140134

Mapping of boundaries of Trucial States. Code BA file 1087 (papers 8 to 18), 1959

This file relates to the mapping and boundaries of the Trucial States and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/148907

Internal Political Situation: Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file relates to the internal affairs of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/149051

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Question of the transfer of jurisdiction over the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) to Abu Dhabi (42-43) Arrangements for Faisal Sultan and Mohammad Saleh to begin a course at Mons Officer Cadet School in Aldershot (44) Enquiry about Mulazim Thoma of the TOS and his entitlement to leave in Lebanon (45) Proposal for Colonel H J Bartholomew to be appointed as the new Commandant of the TOS, in succession to Colonel S L A Carter (46) Summary of meetings with Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, at which an outstanding TOS murder case was
FO 371/149048

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed secondment of Commonwealth officers to forces in the Arabian Peninsula, such as the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS), Aden Protectorate Levies and the Sultan's Armed Forces (17) Relations between the police and the TOS in Buraimi (9) Proposal to send Arab officers of the TOS on training courses in the UK. It sets out arguments in favour (10-11) Proposal to send Mulazim Awal Saeed Muhsin on a three-month signals course at Warminster, and three Arab officers to attend Mons Officer Cadet School (12-13) Composition of the TOS.
FO 371/140288

Ruling families in Trucial States. Code BA file 1942, 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: Question of the return from exile of Sheikh Juma Bin Maktoum's two sons: Obaid Bin Juma Al Maktoum and Hamad Bin Juma Al Maktoum (1) Christmas cards given to Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (including one addressed to their late brother, Sheikh Hazza' Bin Sultan Al Nahyan) and the arrival of Michael Scott's portraits of Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Hazza' (2) Request for neurosurgeon Murray Falconer of Guy's Hospital to treat the Ruler of Sharjah's cousin Sheikh Mohammad Bin Saqr

FO 371/185539

Political relations: Muscat/Abu Dhabi frontier dispute, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to:The astronomical fixations and photo mosaic for the frontier between the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and Abu Dhabi (1)The question of securing agreement from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to the revised version of the northern part of the frontier, near Buraimi. It also includes a draft description of this half of the frontier, and correspondence concerning the circulation of associated documents.
FO 371/120582

Negotiations between Saudi Arabia and UK over frontier between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia in Buraimi, 1956

This file relates to the Anglo-Saudi dispute over Buraimi.
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 371/98379

Dispute about sovereignty of Buraimi. Code EA file 1084 (papers 301 - 320), 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: A request that action should be taken to forestall any attempt by the State Department to instruct their Consul-General in Dhahran to advise the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur to adhere to the Standstill Agreement (301) A report from Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) regarding passage through their camp at Tarif, in undisputed Abu Dhabi territory, of a Saudi convoy (302) W R Hay's proposed visit to Muscat (303) A close inspection carried out by the Arabian American Oil Company of the Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast
FO 371/168937

Airstrip construction, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Approach by Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to Costain Group Plc and Frederick Snow and Partners for assistance in constructing a civilian airfield in Buraimi (1) Request for information about Dimitrios Demetriou, who is said to be working as an intermediary for Sheikh Zayed (2) Earlier tender put in by Zompi, a firm of European contractors, for laying a concrete airstrip in Buraimi, with assistance from the RAF in transporting equipment.
FO 371/140133

Mapping of boundaries of Trucial States. Code BA file 1087 (papers 1 to 7), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to:Maps of the Muscat - Trucial States frontiers (1)Julian F Walker's work on the Muscat - Trucial States boundary and tribal demands in the Dhahira region. It includes a request by Sheikh Mohammad Bin Salimin of the Al Bu Shamis [Al Shamsi] tribe to purchase arms and receive financial aid from HMG, and a request by Sheikh Ali Bin Ahmad Al Salf that the Naim tribe be accepted as another Trucial State.