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DEFE 5/44

Nos 1 - 100. (Described at item level), 1952 Jan 1-1953 Feb 17

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 1 January 1953 to 17 February 1953 concerning global strategy.
DEFE 5/43

Nos 647 - 730. (Described at item level), 1952 Nov 27-Dec 31

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 27 November 1952 to 31 December 1952, concerning global strategy.
CAB 134/1299

Official Committee on the Middle East: Papers 48-86 (1956); Papers 1-11 (1957), 1956 Sept 13-1957 Jan 16

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East from 13 September 1956 to 16 January 1957.
CAB 134/1086

Middle East Oil Committee: Meetings 1-16 (1955); Papers 1-32 (1955-1956); Meeting 1 (1956); Papers 1-3 (1956), 1955 Jan 6-1956 Jan 24

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Middle East Oil Committee’s minutes of meetings from 6 January 1955 to 7 January 1956. This entire file concerns Gulf matters.
PREM 11/1468

Conference in London of HM Ambassadors in Middle East countries, 1956

This file contains a report from the Prime Minister Anthony Eden’s Office following the conference with eight British Middle East posts. It discusses topics including: The Baghdad Pact; relations with Egypt; the Arab-Israeli conflict; closer relations with Arab States in the ‘fertile crescent’; Buraimi; and British interests in the Arab world. This file also contains records of documents that have been removed and destroyed.

FCO 8/756

UK, 1967

This file concerns Saudi Arabia's relations with the UK and the Six Day War between Arab States and Israel.
DEFE 5/45

Nos 101 - 200. (Described at item level), 1953 Feb 17-Apr 27

This file contains Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 17 February 1953 to 27 April 1953.
CAB 163/73

Middle East: security threat to the Persian Gulf; intelligence reports, 1967 Oct 30 - 1968 May 29

This file concerns calculations of the security threat to the Gulf.
CAB 159/48

Meetings: 1-26, 1968 Jan 01 - 1968 Jun 30

This file contains the minutes of the meetings of the Joint Intelligence Committee held from 4 January to 13 June 1968. Topics discussed include: The intentions and capabilities of Saudi Arabia with regard to Buraimi An assessment of the threat posed by Iraq to Kuwait The Consulate General at Basra The Tunb and Abu Musa islands Soviet policy in the Middle East and North Africa A draft report on 'likely developments in the Persian Gulf and their probable effects for British interests'

FCO 8/928

Subversion, 1969 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file concerns subversive activities in the Gulf.
FCO 8/64

Off-shore territorial limits, 1967-1968

This file relates to the sizes of territorial seas claimed by Gulf States.
FO 1016/396

Operation in interior of Oman, 1955

This file relates to an operation by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur, to occupy Nizwa, the base of the Imam of Oman Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i, which was backed by Britain and code-named ‘Full Blast’.