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FO 371/168873

Political relations: UK: resumption of relations, 1963

This file relates to the resumption of diplomatic relations between the UK and Saudi Arabia.
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 371/149030

Armed forces of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Reports that some in Pakistan wish to tear up the Gwadur [Gwadar] Agreement and the implications this would have for the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF), which would not be able to recruit soldiers from Gwadar (17) Responsibility for the use and maintenance of the Wali's wireless sets and the suggestion that a senior wireless operator be appointed (19, 27) Provision for the unloading of a bulldozer (20, 28) Staff list for the SAF as on 1 April 1960 (21) Proposals for continuing SAF dhow patrols after the present dhow charter en
FO 371/140362

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK. Code BS file 1051 (papers 6 to 18), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: Meeting between D M H Riches, Signor Prunas and Signor Riccardi, regarding an article [translation enclosed] in the Saudi Arabian newspaper Al Bilad about King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud's interview with the Secretary General of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld, and also a report that Kuwait is planning to participate in the next Arab League meeting (6) Note of protest from the Saudi Government to HMG about the setting up of a camp by British authorities in a disputed area, and the text of a reply from HMG, along with related correspondence.
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 371/140363

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK. Code BS file 1051 (papers 19 to 28), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: Efforts to restore diplomatic relations between Britain and Saudi Arabia.
FO 371/168930

Banking, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Opening of Eastern Bank and Ottoman Bank branches in Buraimi (1) New National Bank of Dubai and the attitude of the British Bank of the Middle East (BBME) (2) Memo [enclosed] agreed by the three banks in Abu Dhabi, about Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's recent taxation demands (3) Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's wish to permit the First National City Bank to open a branch in his territory and protestations by the BBME that this breaches their agreement (4-6) Exchange/currency control and the a
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 371/120594

Boundary of Gwadur and sea bed frontier between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to: Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows' views on the Gwadur [Gwadar] boundary question and discussions between the Pakistani Prime Minister and High Commissioner in Pakistan (1) 1862 despatch [enclosed] which defined the coastal limits of Gwadar at that time (2) Bahrain seabed frontier with Saudi Arabia. The Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa asked for HMG assistance. King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud says he will be happy to settle this only after a Buraimi solution (3-4)

FO 371/120578

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

This file contains correspondence relating to: Attitude of the oil companies to the Buraimi dispute and Britain's refusal to countenance any proposal implying that the frontier is still subject to dispute (14) Thoughts of J F Dulles on settling the Buraimi dispute and Britain's policy to persuade the US not to oppose Britain in the UN (15-16) Consideration of possible ways of reaching a settlement with Saudi Arabia, the possible course of a Saudi appeal to the UN Security Council and US concerns that British policy will drive Saudi Arabia towards Russia (17-18) Messa
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.