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FO 1016/260

Slavery in Persian Gulf States, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: HMG's advice to Gulf Sheikhs to resist attempts by Saudi Arabia to recover runaway slaves Attempts to recover British protected persons who have been enslaved in Saudi Arabia, including the case of Afrah Bint Mohammad who was kidnapped from Buraimi The extinction, in Bahrain, of forced unpaid labour in date gardens and debt bondage in pearl diving The regulations governing pearl diving, issued by the Ruler of Qatar The manumission of slaves across the Trucial Coast, including: Id Bin Suwaid, a slave of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh S
FO 1016/248

Trucial Oman Levies: command, organisation, administration and policy, 1953

This file contains: Trucial Oman Levies (TOL) monthly reports (numbers 13-19) for December 1952 to June 1953 Report by the General Headquarters (GHQ) part of the joint GHQ Middle East Land Forces (MELF) / HQ Middle East Air Forces (MEAF) Team which visited the TOL, Iraq and Bahrain between 6-18 August 1953, including a map of the Trucial Oman Coast illustrating wireless nets, TOL posts, tribal posts and camel routes Minutes of a meeting involving the MELF and the MEAF to discuss the handover of the TOL from the RAF to the army This file also contains correspondence rel
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 1016/211

Request by Sheikh Saleh bin Isa to Consulate for opinion regarding certain Saudi activities, 1952

This file relates to the internal political situation in Oman.
FO 371/109829

Frontier dispute between Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf States, 1954

This file concerns the Buraimi frontier dispute. It contains correspondence on: Protests from Saudi Arabia against various alleged actions of British soldiers (46-47, 52, 54, 58-59, 67-69, 74, 76-77, 96) The supply of funds and arms to the leader of the Bani Ka'ab tribe Sheikh Abdulla Bin Salem Al Ka'abi (47, 61, 69, 90) Discussions with Hafiz Wahba (48, 62-63, 85) Plans for the launch of the Huqf project (49) Proposals for arbitration.
FO 1016/108

Notes on the Imam's administration in the interior of Oman, c. 1952

This file contains a memorandum entitled 'A Note on the Imam's Administration in the interior of Oman'.
FO 371/109892

Improvement of water supplies in Trucial Coast States, 1954

This file relates to the water supply of the Trucial Coast. It contains correspondence on: Discussions on the development of the water in Buraimi, which is not derived from wells but by falajs, which can only be taken forward by improvement of the falajs (1) Possibility of Colonel Merrylees coming to Muscat and Batinah to discuss drilling of wells (2) Comments made on D G Crawford's report on the water supplies of the Trucial Coast (3) Merrylee's reports on water supply development in Oman and on the Trucial States siting wells.
FO 371/109935

Comments on books, pamphlets and articles on Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms: visit by Mr Hammond Innes to obtain background material for a novel, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Enquiry concerning potential objections from the Foreign Office on the enclosed proof of a pamphlet on the Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman written for the British Society for International Understanding (1) Proposed article by B A B Burrows on the Gulf for publication in the April issue of the Middle East Report (2) Visit of Mr Hammond Innes and Mr Template of the Air Ministry to obtain material on the Gulf and specifically Buraimi for background to a novel (3) Request for a reconsideration of a decision that Innes
FO 371/140368

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK. Code BS file 1051 (papers 71 to end), 1959

This file concerns relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK.
FO 371/156782

Discussions at UN about Oman, 1961

This file relates to discussions about Oman at the UN. It includes correspondence concerning: Speeches from Ahmad Shukairy, Minister of State for UN affairs and chairman of the Saudi Arabian delegation, including the full text of a speech made on 19 April 1961 relating to the rights of the Omani people and solutions to the Oman conflict (41, 49) Speech from Mr C T Crowe, Commander (of the Order) companion of St. Michael and St.
FO 371/179905

Internal political situation: overthrow of Ruler of Sharjah, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: A conversation between Minister of State George Thomson and the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi on 13 May 1965, reported by Al Gomhuria of Cairo; a request for information on the movements and intentions of Sheikh Saqr and his son; a letter of protest from the Committee for the Rights of Oman to the Secretary of State; a report on a mass rally held in support of Sheikh Saqr as the 'legitimate' ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikh Saqr's accusation that HMG is pursuing a policy of 'divide and rule' in the Emirate; a letter from Bob

FO 371/174553

Omani rebel activity, 1964

This file relates to rebel activity in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.