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FCO 8/4503

Political relations between Oman and the USA, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns Oman's relations with the US.
FCO 8/4325

Return of Sir James Craig (British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia) to the Persian Gulf, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file contains the impressions of the former ambassador to Saudi Arabia Sir A J M Craig upon revisiting the Gulf. It contains: His report on the visit and reference to his meetings with Rulers and top officials in Bahrain, Oman, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait His report on the development of the Gulf Cooperation Council The response of J C Moberley to Craig's report.

FO 1016/189

Cession of jurisdiction to Rulers of Persian Gulf States over subjects of other States, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to the 'Mission Santa Clara Stabbing Case', in which American citizen Mr Simons attacked another American on a naval tanker at Sitrah.
FO 1016/185

Slavery in Persian Gulf states, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: A list of 29 slaves, including their place of origin, who were issued manumission certificates in Bahrain and Sharjah in 1951 A list of nine unsettled manumission cases, including the names of the complainant and accused slaver The Political Agencies' assessment of domestic slavery on the Trucial Coast, Kuwait and Bahrain A statement by Mubarak Bin Obaid on behalf of his stepson Sawayah Bin Khamis who was kidnapped aged 14 (by Harashish Al Mansouri, Weld al Haram Al Amri, and Ali Yawaihi Al Amri) near Umm Al Quwain and a sworn depositi
FO 464/64

Arabia: account of the facts concerning the frontier between Abu Dhabi, the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and Saudi Arabia in South Eastern Arabia, including the Oases of Liwa and Buraimi, part 1, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains Part I of ‘An Account of the Facts Concerning the Frontier between Abu Dhabi, the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and Saudi Arabia in South-Eastern Arabia, including the Oases of Liwa and Buraimi’.
FO 464/51

Arabia: historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1953-1964; volume 1, chapters 1-6, 1967 Jan 01 - 1967 Jan 31

This file contains Volume I of a ‘Historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1953-1964’ by the Foreign Office and Colonial Office Joint Research Department. Chapter 1 relates to the general state of affairs in the Gulf region, including the Buraimi dispute and British interests.
FCO 8/2642

Visit of Mr I T M Lucas, Head of Middle East Department, to Middle Eastern countries, 1-12 November 1976, 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31

This file concerns the Head of the Middle East Department I T M Lucas's visit to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) and the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) in November 1976.
FCO 8/5819

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

This file relates to Bahrain’s foreign affairs.
FCO 8/1949

Discussions between UK and France on Persian Gulf, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file contains briefing notes for, and records of Anglo-French talks on the Middle East held on 12 January and 7 May 1973. Attendees include A D Parsons, A J M Craig, P R H Wright, R W Renwick, D A Gore-Booth, J R Young, Monsieur de Comines, Monsieur Rouillon, Monsieur Genet, and Monsieur Lafon.
FCO 8/3449

Co-operation among Gulf states, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence concerning: Proposed HMG assistance for any joint Gulf defence pact; and consideration of internal security cooperation The Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington's [Peter Alexander Rupert Carington] appreciation of Saudi Arabia's determination to make a success of the Islamic Conference and the Saudi insistence that the Camp David agreement is an obstacle to cooperation with the US and that the Palestine problem requires new thinking Discussions of joint exercises involving the Sultan's Armed Forces and the Union Defence Force The Iraqi attitude toward
FCO 8/600

Commercial export of oil, 1967-1968

This file relates to oil affairs in Muscat and Oman.
FCO 8/2018

Visits of interrogation teams from UK to Oman, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns intelligence and interrogation in Oman, relating to the request by Commander, Sultan’s Armed Forces General Timothy Creasey for interrogation equipment, technical assistance and intelligence personnel on loan for the establishment of an SAF interrogation centre in northern Oman following the exposure of a major insurrectionary plot by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG).