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NA.0042.00001908

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan in Beijing, China, 9 May 1990

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan accompanied by Ahmad Khalifa Al Suwaidi and Mana Saeed Al Otaiba at the Palace Museum in Beijing, The People's Republic of China.

NA.0042.00001907

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum in Beijing, China, 9 May 1990

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan accompanied by Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ahmad Khalifa Al Suwaidi and Mana Saeed Al Otaiba at the Palace Museum in Beijing, The People's Republic of China.

FCO 8/7177

Private visit by Royal Princesses of Saudi Arabia, to Hong Kong, February 1988, 1 January 1988 - 31 December 1988

This file contains correspondence relating to private visit by seven Royal Princesses of Saudi Arabia to Hong Kong.

FCO 28/4352

Soviet proposals for the Gulf, 1 January 1981 - 31 December 1981

This file contains correspondence relating to proposals on Gulf security cooperation, reactions of the Gulf countries, Western countries, and other states to President Brezhnev’s five-point proposal for peace and security in the Gulf and strategic nuclear weapons. It includes documents concerning Soviet activity in Afghanistan and military aspects of a Soviet attempt to control Gulf oil supplies.

FCO 8/6211

Defence visits from the UK to Oman, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to defence visits from the United Kingdom to Oman, including preparations for the Exercise Saif Sareea, a brief on the Armilla Patrol, a map of the British Indian Ocean Territory, a visit of House of Commons Defence Committee to Oman, Diego Garcia, Hong Kong and Honolulu, and overviews of Hong Kong and the Brigade of Gurkhas.

ADM 53/17287

ARGONAUT, 3 September 1903 - 16 February 1904

This file is a ship's log for HMS Argonaut. It contains the physcial specifications of the ship, its condition, directions for the Captain and a detailed log of its travels from Thursday 3 September 1903 to Tuesday 16 February 1904.

NA.0042.00001265

Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan honouring the Chinese President, 20 July 2018

Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan decorating Chinese President Xi Jinping with the “Zayed Medal”, in the presence of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi

NA.0042.00001264

Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan honouring the Chinese President, 20 July 2018

Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan decorating Chinese President Xi Jinping with the “Zayed Medal”, in the presence of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi

NA.0042.00001263

Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan receiving the Chinese President, 20 July 2018

Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan receiving Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi

NA.0042.00001262

Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan receiving the Chinese President, 20 July 2018

Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan receiving Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi

NA.0042.00001261

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan in China, 9 May 1990

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan visiting the Unknown Soldier Mausoleum in Beijing, People’s Republic of China

NA.0042.00001260

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with the Chinese President, 25 December 1989

Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan exchanging commemorative gifts with Chinese President Yang Shangkun in Abu Dhabi

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