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FO 1016/627

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: A paper on the principles to be followed in interrogation of prisoners by E F Henderson A report by the Trucial Oman Scouts of a rift between the Wali of Ibri and the oil company A rumour about Saudi Arabian dhows smuggling weapons into Sur in eastern Oman A rumour about a letter from Imam Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i to Sheikh Saeed Bin Sultan Al Rahab instructing the latter to contribute men to an assault on Bayt Al Falaj and Azaiba A series of clippings from Jaridat Al Manar, Baghdad on clashes in the Jebel Akhdar War A meeting betw
FO 1016/266

Bahraini claims to Zubarah, 1953

This file relates to the re-opening of the Zubarah dispute between the Bahrain and Qatar after a Bahrain school excursion to the area, and the defacing of a wall by schoolboys, led to a complaint by the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani that this contradicted the 1950 settlement.
FO 1016/261

Removal of police post at Zubarah, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to:The re-opening of the Zubarah dispute after a Bahrain school excursion to the area led to a complaint by the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani that this broke the 1950 settlementThe installation of a Qatari police post near Zubarah; and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf W R Hay's unsuccessful attempts to have it removedThe Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa's refusal to agree to prior notification of visits to Zubarah until Sheikh Ali removes his police postSheikh Salman's suggestion that the matter be referre
FO 371/120542

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to: Arab press reports about the occupation of Nizwa, including a statement [translation enclosed] by the Imam of Oman's envoy Sheikh Atfish entitled, 'The British occupy the country of this Man. Oman … a new Arab State awaiting its turn' (1, 3) Assistance for the Chicago Daily News correspondent George Weller during his visit to Buraimi, Nizwa and Oman; the Sultan's refusal to grant permission to visit, and Weller's subsequently hostile article.
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 371/98831

Negotiations between the UK and Saudi Arabia on frontier questions. Code ES file 1081 (papers 44 - 65), 1952

This file contains correspondence on: Frontier negotiations.
FO 371/98830

Negotiations between the UK and Saudi Arabia on frontier questions. Code ES file 1081 (papers 1 to 43), 1952

This file contains correspondence on: Preparations for the frontier conference.
FO 371/91761

Anglo-Saudi Arabian relations; proposed visits of Amir Faisal and King Ibn Saud to the UK. Code ES file 1051, 1951

This file contains correspondence relating to: Anglo-Saudi relations, including President Truman’s guarantee of Saudi frontiers (1) Problems in Anglo-Saudi relations, including  Mr Trott's conversations with Ibn Saud and Sheikh Yusef Yasin during a visit by the Commander in Chief, Middle East Land Forces (2) Trott's impressions of a visit to Riyadh and of the King (3) Summary of the State Department's conversation with Mr Furlonge on the frontier negotiations, the Sharjah air base, the military mission, the Trucial Levies and the Gulf Sheikhdom (5) Report on Trott's visit to
FO 371/74945

Note on the tribes of Buraimi and Trucial Oman. Code 91, file 10119, 1949

This file contains a copy of a letter from Sir W R Hay to D Scott Fox in Jeddah, dated 26 August, enclosing notes on the tribes of Buraimi, Muscat and Oman, and a detailed note regarding the Al Bu Shamis [Al Shamsi] tribe by Mr Bird of Petroleum Concessions Limited (11092).