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FO 371/149170

Ruling family of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains: Covering letter from E A W Bullock of the Foreign Office that accompanied some photographs (not included in the file) taken during the visit of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur to the Associated British Elstree Studios. A letter from the Sultan thanking Bullock for the photos (20) Letter from Sayyed Saif Bin Humood Bin Faisal Al Said in Zanzibar to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, congratulating him on his appointment and requesting attention to an earlier petition.
FO 371/148885

Visas for Persian Gulf states, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed visit by the American Central Intelligence Agency to the Gulf region (these are redacted copies; the original is closed until 2020) (1) Bahrain's view on the granting of a visa to 'Expeditions Associates' to visit the Gulf (3) Itinerary for the visit of Hermann Eilts of the US Foreign Service to the Middle East, during which he plans to exchange the Instruments of Ratification of the treaty between the US and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur (4) News that Eilts will probably not be able to meet the Sultan, a
FO 371/168955

Visit to UK of Ruler of Dubai, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's planned visit to London on his way to the US, when he is expected to ask for Dubai to have its own Political Agent, distinct from the other Trucial States (1-2) Abu Dhabi Political Agent J E H Boustead's impressions of a visit to Khartoum (3)

FO 371/163074

Ruling family of Dubai, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: G H Middleton's gifts to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1) Sheikh Rashid's unexpected private visit to London on 15 April 1962 for dental treatment (2) Plans for Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum the Ruler of Dubai's son to be educated in London (3) Sheikh Rashid's visit to Iran in September 1962 (4) Sheikh Rashid's possible visit to the Sudan in early 1963 for business and pleasure and hunting (5).

FO 371/168734

Political relations: Soviet Union, 1963

This file contains: Correspondence accompanying three reports [not enclosed] providing background information in light of the recent establishment of diplomatic relations between Kuwait and the USSR (1) Summary of Russian media reaction to the visit to Moscow of the Kuwaiti Ambassador to London (2)

FO 371/104361

Arrangements for C-in-C MELF tour of Persian Gulf States; advice against visiting Saudi Arabia; agreement to his visiting Buraimi Oasis. Code EA file 1202, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request by the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) for Mr Baird to visit London to report the military situation and an agreement for his visit, suggesting he visits London before going to Aden on the 9 January (1-2) Confirmation that Baird left for Aden on 5 January (3) Request for the Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East Land Forces to visit the Gulf in November and to have an audience with Ibn Saud (4) Proposed programme for the Commander-in-Chief of Middle East Land Forces visit to the Gulf in November (5) Visit of F
INF 14/423

OFFICIAL VISITS: Officials and Royals from overseas visiting UK. Individual photographs are described at item level., 1961-1979

This file includes black and white photographs: Amir of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa meeting with British Prime Minister Edward Heath in 1973 Saudi Arabian Minister of Defence meeting Britain's Foreign Secretary in 1972 Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum on his visit to Britain as a guest of the British Government in 1969