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FCO 8/740

Training of security forces, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Formation of a committee comprised of Arab officers and the British Commandant of Police to make recommendations about the reorganisation of the security forces of Qatar, following the near mutiny of the Yemeni-Yafa soldiers during the Middle East crisis and the Deputy Ruler Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani's determination to prevent a re-occurrence Conversation between the Political Agent in Doha R H M Boyle and Mohammad Mahdi Cochrane about the recruitment, training, composition and budget of the security forces Proposals of Boyle tow
FCO 8/592

Armed forces, 1967-1968

This file covers matters relating to the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FCO 8/666

Supply of arms, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to: Urgent request from Kuwait Military Affairs Office for 10,000 Respirators Anti Gas MK 6/2 Letter from the Ministry of Defence to George Thomson MP on the possibility of the Royal Air Force's release of additional Mark 9 Hunter aircraft for sale to Kuwait in the near future Request for authority to supply RAF electronic and photographic spare parts to Kuwait Determination of Major-General Mubarak Abdulla Al Jabir Al Sabah to build up the Kuwait Army following an inspection of the Kuwaiti contingent in the United Arab Republic Approval
FCO 8/663

Supply of aircraft and missiles, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J A N Graham to M S Weir about a memorandum on flight training for the Kuwait Air Force and an earlier letter from A Ibbott on procurement of a Lightning simulator Conversation between Ambassador G G Arthur and Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah about the purchase of Hawker Hunter aircraft and Lightning aircraft spare parts Agreement for the purchase by Kuwait of three refurbished Mark 6 Hawker Hunters Table of 'Surplus Hunter Aircraft for Export [Mark 6, Mark 9, Mark 7, and Mark 4] - Summary of Availabilities [,] Customer Re
FCO 8/85

Defence review and withdrawal of troops, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Parliamentary questions of Edward Heath and John Boyd-Carpenter to Prime Minister Harold Wilson about HMG's commitments and obligations in the Gulf.
FCO 8/82

Redeployment of forces and force levels, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Parliamentary question from Colin Jackson MP to the Secretary of Defence Denis Healey on the purpose of the planned increase in British forces stationed in the Gulf, March 1967 Proposals of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford for fixing establishment ceilings as a basis for control over the number of British servicemen deployed to the Gulf; a chart detailing the establishment figures for the Gulf approved by Ministry of Defence; a letter from Crawford to M S Weir describing the figures as surprising and disappointing

FO 371/185478

Foreign policy, 1966

The file contains correspondence relating to: State visit of King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to Iran.
FO 371/168620

Internal political situation: Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Intention of the People's Socialist Party (PSP), political party of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), to establish bureaus in Iraq, Algeria, Tunisia, Ghana, the UK and the US (21) Shaykhan Al Habashi of the South Arabian League's lobbying of the US delegation at the UN to obtain support for the early independence of the Federation of South Arabia (22) TMemoranda by Sayyed Abdulla Alawi Al Jifri [Algifri] on South Arabia (23) Press conference by Abdulla Al Asnag [Asnaj] on the current state of Aden (24) Offer by Ali Saeed Al Qaysi [Qais
FO 371/168622

Internal political situation: Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsula, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Strike by the Forces Local Employees Union in Aden, the role of the People's Socialist Party (PSP) and Aden Trade Union Congress (ATUC) and possible countermeasures. The background and evaluation of the strike by Forces Local Employees Union in Aden.
FO 371/168619

Internal political situation: Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsular, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: The sentencing of Abdulla Al Asnag, and the request from the Arab Lawyers Federation for entry visas for defence lawyers for Asnag's appeal (1-2) An Aden internal security assessment for 5 January 1963 (3) The appearance of explosive cigarettes in Aden and the Federation of South Arabia, and an enquiry into their origin.
FO 371/179768

UK defence forces in Persian Gulf, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to:The supply of ammunition from Germany to the Federation of South Arabia and the approval of export licences (2)The unofficial black market distribution and re-selling of arms ordered by the Crown Agents for the Federation. Destinations may include: arms dealers; tribes; Indonesia; and Somalia. It also includes a newspaper cutting from The Observer: 'Sheikhs cash in on guns' by Kenneth Mackenzie (4-7).