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WO 194/1147

Visit to the Trucial Oman States for sand trials with wheeled vehicles, October - November 1963, 1966 Jan 01-1966 Dec 31

This file contains a report produced by the Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment of a visit to Abu Dhabi in October-November 1963 in order to carry out a desert tyre trial and a comparison between the Dodge Power Wagon and the Land Rover LWB. It includes maps of the vehicle route and photographs of the trial.

FCO 8/5468

UK training assistance to the United Arab Emirates (UAE): including annual report on the UAE armed forces for 1983, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file contains the annual report on the UAE Armed Forces for the year 1983 by the Defence Attaché at HM Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
DEFE 5/53

Nos 167 - 249. (Described at item level), 1954 May 27-Aug 3

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff committee memoranda from 27 May 1954 to 3 August 1954 concerning global strategy.
CAB 148/31

Papers 1-25, 1967 Jan-Apr

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Defence and Oversea Policy Committee from 2 January to 4 April 1967.
FCO 8/3915

Relations between the United Arab Emirates and Oman, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file contains 12 copies of the Royal Engineers' survey notes on the astronomical fixations, observed in March 1964 by 13 Field Survey Squadron, in the vicinity of the frontier between Abu Dhabi and the Sultanate of Oman.
FCO 8/1991

Political relations between Kuwait and Iraq, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to the frontier dispute between Iraq and Kuwait.
FCO 8/675

Navy, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from the Ambassador on the type of patrol boat recommended for the Kuwait Navy Conversation between the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Commodore T E Fanshawe and Kuwaiti Chief of the General Staff General Mubarak Abdulla Al Jabir Al Sabah and a proposal by J A N Graham and Fanshawe to plan a Hovercraft demonstration Meeting between Ambassador G G Arthur and Kuwait Minister of Defence Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah about the training and technical capabilities of the Kuwait Coast Guard 'Summary of Various Discussions w
FO 1016/561

Omani Liberation Army, 1957

This file relates to the military situation in Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/179928

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1965

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) and the establishment of Radio Sharjah.
PREM 11/1471

Situation in Persian Gulf states part 3, 1955-1956

This file relates to Britain’s Middle East Policy in 1956 and contains correspondence on: Situation in Saudi Arabia Buraimi dispute Operations at Nizwa Map showing frontier claims by King Ibn Saud Proposal for retaining troops in the Sharjah area Offer of military support to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur American views on the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's relations with the Imam of Oman Record of a conversation held in Paris on 15 December 1955 on the Middle East in general American position on Buraimi and Oman Urgent request from Saudi Arabia f