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FO 371/104423

Orders in Council for Bahrain Qatar and Kuwait and the Muscat Order, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to the revisal of Orders in Council for Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait and drafts for amendment of the Muscat Order 1953.
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.
FCO 8/5852

External relations of Oman, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns Oman’s foreign relations.
FCO 8/5829

External political affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the UAE’s foreign relations.
FCO 8/4608

Iran: multilateral political relations, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns Iran's foreign relations.
FCO 8/2027

Diplomatic representation of Oman in UK, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file contains the diplomatic representation of Oman in the UK in the period January 1973 to January 1974.
FCO 8/1302

Interest of China in Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file contains a memorandum by J M Edes relating to an enquiry into Chinese activities in the Gulf, which found no evidence in the Trucial States, Bahrain and Qatar. It did identify subversive activity in Dhofar, in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and support for the Dhofar Liberation Front. The enquiry questions whether this poses a serious ideological threat and suggests that Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed's programme of rehabilitation will cause Chinese influence to wane. This file also contains brief reference by B T Holmes to Chinese influence in Tanzania.

FCO 8/2404

Sale of military equipment from UK to Middle East, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the sale of military equipment to the Middle East.
FCO 8/2220

Visits of Ministers and Members of Parliament between Oman and UK, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns the visits of Ministers and Members of Parliament between Oman and the UK.
FCO 8/1534

Trucial Oman Scouts Budget, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file relates to the finances of the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS).
FCO 8/912

Zanzibari refugees in Muscat, 1967-1968

This file concerns the Zanzibari or Manga Arabs, who have been fleeing the island of Zanzibar since the 1964 Revolution which overthrew the Sultanate of Zanzibar (a former dependency of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman) and united the Island with Tanganyika [Tanzania]. It contains correspondence relating to the return of Zanzibari Arab refugees to Muscat, in particular questions around proving their nationality and obtaining documentation.
FCO 8/587

Zanzibar subsidy, 1967-1968

This file concerns the Zanzibar Subsidy, which had been paid annually by the colonial Government of India on behalf of the Sultan of Zanzibar (a former Omani colony) to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman until India's independence in 1947, and is now being paid by the Foreign Office despite the extinction of the Sultanate of Zanzibar in 1964. It contains correspondence relating to reducing or terminating the Zanzibar Subsidy now that the Sultanate is generating revenue from oil and the damage this may cause to relations with the Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur.