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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
FO 1016/655

Political situation in Oman, 1958

This file concerns the conflict between the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and the Imamate of Oman.
FO 1016/622

Administration in Muscat, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: Visit of Julian Amery to Muscat and his proposals for pursuing the Jebel Akhdar War Views of the Sultan of Muscat Saeed Bin Taimur and Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan on the organisation and tracking of the transit trade between Muscat and Abu Dhabi Planning and disposition of air and land forces against the Oman rebels at Jebel Akhdar Letter from Brigadier P R M Waterfield to Major F C L Chauncy on the 'changes in Sultanate officials and in the nomenclature of certain Sultanate departments', 18 August 1958

FO 371/127155

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and US, 1957

This file concerns the visit of King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to the US.
FO 371/98379

Dispute about sovereignty of Buraimi. Code EA file 1084 (papers 301 - 320), 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: A request that action should be taken to forestall any attempt by the State Department to instruct their Consul-General in Dhahran to advise the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur to adhere to the Standstill Agreement (301) A report from Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) regarding passage through their camp at Tarif, in undisputed Abu Dhabi territory, of a Saudi convoy (302) W R Hay's proposed visit to Muscat (303) A close inspection carried out by the Arabian American Oil Company of the Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast