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FO 1016/358

Murder of British officers by Aden is of Trucial Oman Levies at Buraimi, 1954

This file concerns the case of three Adenis of the Trucial Oman Levies (TOL) who shot and killed a British officer, a RAF doctor and a Palestinian Arab officer, and injured two British non-commissioned officers, while within Muscat territorial limits in Buraimi.
FO 371/127755

Joint policy discussions on Middle East between UK and US, 1957

This file relates to the policy discussions on the Middle East that took place between the UK and the US at the Bermuda Conference of 1957.
FO 371/115480

Briefs and papers on UK policy in Middle East, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: C A E Shuckburgh's tour of the Middle East from October - December 1955. In his report Shuckburgh commented on issues including: the strategic and political importance of the Middle East; the state of the Arab world; regional defence; public relations; the British Council; the BBC Arabic service; development and the work of the British Middle East Office; Anglo-US relations; other outside influences, including Russia, communism, France, and Turkey, Persia [Iran]; the Gulf; oil; and Egypt.
PREM 11/698

Persian Gulf; Trucial sheikdoms; frontier dispute with Saudi Arabia, 1952-1954

This file contains correspondence relating to the frontier dispute with Saudi Arabia and covers: Saudi operations at Buraimi Operations on the Trucial Coast Saudi Arabia Annual Review for 1952 Exchange of letters relating to breaches of the Standstill Agreement and defence measures taken Impending military operations Conversations between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf and the Ruler of Kuwait Letter from J F Dulles expressing concern over the British position Possible consequences of a breach of relations by Saudi Arabia Proposal for the withdrawal of Turki fr