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FO 93/137

PERSIAN GULF STATES, 1820 - 1971

This file contains the following treaties and agreements related to the Gulf: Treaty of Darin between the UK and Ibn Saud, signed on 26 December 1915 (1) Treaty between the UK and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Abdulla Bin Jasim Al Thani, signed on 3 November 1916 (2) Letter from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Percy Cox to the Ruler of Qatar concerning the treaty of 3 November 1916 and the text of an announcement by the Ruler of Qatar prohibiting the illegal arms trade inside his territory (3) Treaty between the UK and the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah Al Saba
FCO 8/2031

Popular Front for Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG), 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG) during 1973.
FCO 8/602

BBC documentary, 1967-1968

This file relates to a planned interview with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur, and accompanying documentary on the Sultanate by the BBC.
FCO 8/2023

Military operations in Dhofar Province of Oman, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns military operations in the Dhofar Province of Oman, January to December 1973.
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 8/78

British forces, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Parliamentary questions of James Davidson MP and Rear Admiral Morgan Morgan-Giles to Secretary of Defence Denis Healey on the role of British forces in the Gulf 'The Forthcoming Struggle in the Arabian Gulf', Sawt Al Arab, Cairo, 3 November 1967 US State Department's assessment of the British presence in and stabilisation of the Gulf Parliamentary question from Ben Whitaker to Foreign Secretary Goronwy Roberts on the expiry date of UK defence treaty commitments in the Gulf with further comments Article on 'Support for Iranian Militar
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 1016/850

Subversive pamphlets in Trucial States, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: A letter from H G Balfour-Paul to G F N Reddaway on 'Awni Mustafa's "Saltanat al Zalam fi Masqat wa 'Uman" published by Dar Al Adab in Beirut with copies available in Dubai and a Swahili version of the Chinese magazine China dispatched to Washington Old in Dubai An anti-British pamphlet, typewritten, copied and distributed on the streets of Ras Al Khaimah.

FO 1016/658

Boundary limitations of Dhofar, 1958

This file concerns the location of the boundary between Dhofar and the rest of Oman and how this impacts on the oil concessions granted to Cities Service Oil Company Limited and to Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO).
FO 1016/840

Trucial States: water resources; with hydrological and groundwater survey, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Permission for aerial photographs of the Buraimi area to be shared with I L Ward of Sir William Halcrow & Partners Limited to conduct a planned hydrological survey of the Trucial States Services rendered by Halcrow for the preliminary hydrological and groundwater survey 'Trucial States Hydrological & Groundwater Survey Interim Report 1965', dated March 1965 'Trucial States Hydrological & Groundwater Survey Expenditure on Counterpart Services' Authorisation given to Halcrow to proceed with the planned survey on the underst
FO 1016/835

Trucial States: fishing industry, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Visit by Group Captain M M A Cheema of the Associated Fisheries Corporation Karachi to Dubai and Bahrain to establish a fishing industry at the former as a joint venture with local interests; and the establishment by Cheema of the Arabian Sea Transport and Fisheries Corporation Visit of the Chief Fisheries Officer of the Fisheries Department in Aden V T Hinds to Dubai at the invitation of the Ruler Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Hind's subsequent flights to, and consultations in Bahrain, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Muscat.
FO 1016/732

Dhofar/Aden frontier, 1963 Jan 01 - 1963 Dec 31

This file relates to negotiation of the Dhofar-Aden frontier.