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FO 371/99712

Kuwait and Qatar civil aviation affairs, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to development of Kuwait's new airstrip and draft general guidelines for the Kuwaiti civil aviation manager and traffic controller with suggestions for Kuwaiti Airlines' establishment. There is also a draft of Qatari air navigation regulations.
FO 371/99702

Anglo-Saudi aviation affairs, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia regarding landing and other concessions at Saudi airports; flights for pilgrims to Jeddah; efforts to control the flow of pilgrims; agreement that Aden Airways will be the only airline serving British passengers during the 1953 pilgrimage.
FCO 14/967

Air Service Agreements between the United Kingdom and Qatar, 1 January 1972 - 31 December 1972

This file contains correspondence relating to air services agreements between the United Kingdom (UK) and Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. It includes a report prepared by the British Embassy in Beirut about an ambassy representative's visit to Qatar, and a draft text of the agreement between the UK Government and the Government of Qatar for air services between and beyond their respective territories.
ADM 53/17287

ARGONAUT, 3 September 1903 - 16 February 1904

This file is a ship's log for HMS Argonaut. It contains the physcial specifications of the ship, its condition, directions for the Captain and a detailed log of its travels from Thursday 3 September 1903 to Tuesday 16 February 1904.
FCO 14/591

Visit of the Ruler of Dubai and aviation law in the Persian Gulf, 1969

This file contains correspondence relating to civil aviation development in the Gulf, including but not limited to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait. It contains reports, meetings, and summaries of visits of British officials to the Gulf and the visit of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to London.

FCO 46/62

Persian Gulf Defence Policy, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to defence policy in the Gulf and other regions based on the British withdrawal from those areas. It includes a record of a meeting between Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and British officials in London.
FCO 14/590

Visit of the Ruler of Dubai and aviation law in the Persian Gulf, 1968 Jan 01 to 1969 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to civil aviation development in the Gulf, including but not limited to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait. It contains reports, meeting summaries, draft agreements and summaries of visits of British officials to the Gulf and the visit of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to London.

FCO 8/5427

Proposed establishment of Islamic universities or colleges in the UK, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns Islamic education in the UK. It contains correspondence concerning:Denzil Sebag-Montefiore’s suggestion for religious colleges or universities to be established for British MuslimsThe funding for the Centre for Arab Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter from the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi and the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed, and possibly UAE President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al NahyanA centre for Islamic studies at the University of Oxford.
FCO 8/5426

University conferences and seminars on Middle Eastern matters, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns university conferences and seminars on Middle East matters.
FCO 8/5508

Official visits from Oman to the UK, including visits by Yusef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Omani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns official visits from Oman.
FCO 8/5503

Relations between Oman and the UK, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns Britain’s relations with Oman and the region.
FCO 8/5060

Medical cooperation between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the UK, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file relates to health and medicine in the UAE. It contains correspondence concerning:The proposal from the physician of the Ruler of Dubai Dr James Harries and Professor Chevalier H M Gilles of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, for a tropical medicine unit to be set up in DubaiThe failing health of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al MaktoumThe potential for UK-UAE cooperation in the field of health, and in particular the possible link with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.