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FCO 8/3514

External relations of the United Arab Emirates, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file relates to the external affairs of the UAE, particularly the visits of leaders and foreign officials to the UAE and the foreign trips of UAE officials.
DEFE 5/54

Nos 250 - 329. (Described at item level), 1954 Aug 4 Oct 15

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff committee memoranda from 4 August 1954 to 15 October 1954 concerning global strategy.
FCO 8/2501

External relations of Iran, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns Iran's foreign relations.
DEFE 5/73

Nos 1-44. (Described at item level), 1957 Jan 1 - Feb 19

This file contains Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 1 January 1957 to 19 February 1957.
FCO 8/5819

External political affairs of Bahrain, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file relates to Bahrain’s foreign affairs.
FCO 8/2019

UK military assistance to Oman: policy and reviews, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to policy and reviews of military assistance from the UK to Oman, January-July 1973.
FCO 8/138

Visits to Persian Gulf by members of Houses of Parliament, 1968

This file relates to visits to the Gulf by MPs after Britain's announcement on 16 January 1968 that it intends to withdraw from the Gulf by the end of 1971 and after the February agreement between Qatar, Bahrain, and the Trucial States to establish a nine-state Union of Arab Emirates. In particular it contains correspondence concerning a visit by Labour Party MPs Colin Jackson, David Owen and Parliamentary Private Secretary Ernest Davies.
FO 1016/852

Trucial States: internal security and policing (excluding Abu Dhabi), 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to:The consideration of P J McGill and J K Humphreys for the posts of Commandant at Sharjah and Deputy Commandant at Dubai [including details of M J McKinlay and L A H Lack] and the possible consideration of P F Murch serving as officer in the Special Branch; and the assessment by Major F C L Chauncy of McGill's earlier service in MuscatThe loyalty of locally enlisted police forces with particular reference to the Dubai Police ForceThe proposal for the secondment of an Arab police officer from Amman to serve in SharjahA proposal to award contracts to

FO 371/120767

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1956

This file relates to Anglo-Saudi relations and the British mission to Riyadh led by Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office Douglas Dodds-Parker from 26 April to 1 May 1956. It contains correspondence concerning: The first meeting on 28 April. King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud made it clear that the biggest problem was Buraimi (44) US support for Dodds-Parker's protest (45) Two sessions with Prince Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and Yusef Yasin on 29 April.
FO 371/168870

Foreign policy, 1963

This file contains: The precis, including quotations, of a speech by Prince Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud during a rally at Mina (1) A minute by J G Hart, recording subjects raised by the Saudi Arabian Ambassador in Rome Abdul Rahman Al Helaissi on 25 February (2) Points raised by Prince Faisal at a press conference in Jeddah: a) Yemen, b) Jordan, c) Arab unity (3) Correspondence regarding Omar Saqqaf's request for information on how Saudi Arabia may establish a consulate in Nairobi (4, 9) Background on the Middle East Business Services and Research (BSR), a public relations offi
FO 371/114756

Dangerous drugs regulations in Persian Gulf and Trucial States: trafficking in drugs and narcotics, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed dangerous drugs regulation in Kuwait (11) Proposed visit of an anti-narcotics expert to Kuwait and Bahrain (12) Suspected drug trafficking by three Qatari brothers who have frequently visited or have visas throughout the region, including Karachi, Bombay, Cairo, Kenya, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Aden. One of the brothers is a customs officer (13-15) Legislating for powers of search in advance of the draft dangerous drugs regulations.
FO 371/126892

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Draft minute prepared by the Secretary of the Chiefs of Staff Committee J P Lee to the Minister of Defence H Beeley on the operations in Oman.