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FCO 8/36

US, 1967-1968

This file relates to US relations with HMG and the Gulf States.
FO 371/149053

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS).
FO 371/126983

Police forces in Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Muscat and Oman: Trucial Oman Scouts, 1957

This file concerns the police forces in the Gulf. It contains correspondence relating to: Plans for the expansion of the Dubai Police Force.
FO 371/126951

Armed forces of UK in Persian Gulf, 1957

This file contains: Notes and material collected in response to an enquiry from the Ministry of Defence regarding the agreements by which HMG is able to station armed forces in the Gulf, and the status of these forces. It includes translations of documents from 1934 regarding the purchase of land in Bahrain for use by HMG. It also contains a paper titled 'Position of our naval, military and air forces in the Persian Gulf states' (1-3) Paper entitled 'Organisation and deployment of land forces in the Persian Gulf, Muscat and Oman', prepared by Commander Land Forces Persian Gulf.
FO 371/109878

Control of arms exports to the Persian Gulf, 1954

This file contains: Copy of a note from Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (17 May 1954) acknowledging a British note of 11 May relating to export of arms to the Gulf, which they have had brought to the attention of the competent authorities (3) Correspondence relating to reports that that the State Department have received unverified information that arms have been unloaded in Gwadur [Gwadar]. The State Department have also lost trace of the shipments of pistols and ammunition believed to be destined for Kuwait from Italy.
FO 371/156693

Arms Smuggling in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Arms smuggling in the Gulf and the legality of the Royal Navy carrying out arrests of suspected crews (1) The agreement of Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan for the Abu Dhabi Police to cooperate with the Trucial Oman Scouts in anti-arms smuggling operations (2) Arms smuggling from the United Arab Republic to the Aden Protectorate (3) A meeting with Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, in which the Ruler agreed to cooperate with the anti-smuggling operations of the Trucial Oman Scouts in the Howeilat [Huway