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FO 371/109831

Frontier dispute between Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf States, 1954 Mar 29 - 1954 May 3

This file relates to the Buraimi frontier dispute.
FO 371/109809

Situation among the Tribes of Muscat and Oman: abdications and appointments of tribal chiefs;, 1954

The file contains correspondence relating to: Various summaries of the present position in the Wadi Jizzi [Wadi Jizi] relating to the hostilities and attacks.
FO 371/120767

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1956

This file relates to Anglo-Saudi relations and the British mission to Riyadh led by Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office Douglas Dodds-Parker from 26 April to 1 May 1956. It contains correspondence concerning: The first meeting on 28 April. King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud made it clear that the biggest problem was Buraimi (44) US support for Dodds-Parker's protest (45) Two sessions with Prince Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and Yusef Yasin on 29 April.
FO 371/109845

Conflicting claims to the sea-bed, shoals and islands in the Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Persia, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Records of conversations with Colonel Galloway of Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) on the latest Saudi Arabian proposals on the demarcation of the Bahrain seabed, which he considered was coming close to a satisfactory agreement (17) Bahrain-Saudi seabed.
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 371/98830

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 371/91763

Saudi Arabian frontier negotiations with the Persian Gulf States; involvement of the oil companies in the negotiations; appointment of survey parties; question of Buraimi oasis. Code ES file 1081 (papers 1 to 24), 1951

This file contains correspondence on: Saudi Arabian boundary negotiations, including a note prepared by C J Pelly on 13 December 1950 (1) Frontier Commissioner's comments on the arrangements discussed in Jeddah (2) Mr Scott Fox's visit to Bahrain for the purpose of providing an opportunity for discussing arrangements for a commission (3) Yusef Yasin's suggestion for settling the terms of reference of the commission with Mr Trott (4) Yusef Yasin's statement that he has sound proof of Saudi Arabian claims in relation to the frontier negotiations (6) State Department's views on th
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 371/82649

Anglo-Saudi Arabian relations. Code ES file 1051, 1950

This file contains correspondence relating to: Invitation from Ibn Saud for a proposed visit by Mr Trott and his wife to Riyadh, Dhahran and Bahrain on 18 February, and a request for guidance on conversation with the King (1) Departmental memorandum about HMG's relations with Saudi Arabia containing discussions of the Tripartite Agreement, the potential influence of Syria, and comments on the reconnaissance party that visited Saudi Arabia in August (2) Proposals for a different approach to the Saudi Arabian Government in connection with the frontier negotiations (3) D Sco