This file relates to UAE-Oman relations, including border disputes. It contains correspondence concerning: The UAE’s wish for Oman to open an embassy in Abu Dhabi and Omani reluctance to do so because of its preference to deal directly with the Rulers The Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi’s accusation that British troops are violently supressing villages in Northern Oman under the auspices of the Omani Government.
This file concerns Anglo-Saudi bilateral relations, and the Eritrean War of Independence. It contains minutes of meetings, correspondence and memoranda relating to: A statement given by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at a press conference at Andrews Air Force Base on 22 December 1984.
This file contains miscellaneous papers, reports, correspondence, and treaties relating to Arabia, the Gulf and the wider Middle East, primarily from 1933-1955.
This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East (OME) from 29 May 1957 to 30 December 1957.
This file relates to the division of the seabed between Bahrain and Qatar and the question of the concessions and operations of both the Bahrain Petroleum Company Limited (BAPCO) and Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited (PDQ).
This file concerns the future of HMG’s military involvement in Oman, in the context of the competing pressures of the Dhofar conflict and cuts in the defence budget, which called for a withdrawal from global military commitments.
This file relates to Oman and the Dhofar conflict.
This file relates to a meeting of the UK-UAE Joint Committee in London on 5 August 1981. The Joint Committee met at regular intervals after its establishment in 1976, and was jointly chaired by Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Douglas Hurd and his UAE counterpart Rashid Abdulla Al Nuaimi.
This file concerns the relations between the UK and the UAE, from January to September 1978.
This file relates to the development of civil aviation in Oman.
This file relates to Anglo-Saudi relations.
This file relates to efforts to restore diplomatic relations between Britain and Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence concerning: P Dixon's meeting with UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld. The latter accepts Britain's basic position for the restoration of relations, but is reluctant to identify himself with the British position prematurely (45) Revised draft of Hammarskjöld's reply to Prince Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud. HMG agrees to the text, but asks for a delay in its despatch until the Sultan of Muscat and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi are informed of the proposals.
