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FO 371/149047

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS).
FO 371/185198

Military relations between UK and Persian Gulf sheikdoms, 1966

This file relates to military relations in the Trucial States and wider Gulf.
FO 371/140362

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK. Code BS file 1051 (papers 6 to 18), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: Meeting between D M H Riches, Signor Prunas and Signor Riccardi, regarding an article [translation enclosed] in the Saudi Arabian newspaper Al Bilad about King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud's interview with the Secretary General of the UN Dag Hammarskjöld, and also a report that Kuwait is planning to participate in the next Arab League meeting (6) Note of protest from the Saudi Government to HMG about the setting up of a camp by British authorities in a disputed area, and the text of a reply from HMG, along with related correspondence.
FO 371/140190

Air force of Muscat. Code BA file 1223 (papers 22 to 31), 1959

This file contains: Details and estimated costings for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's Air Force (SOAF) construction programme, along with related correspondence (22, 24, 29) Movement order for the SOAF to move to RAF Khormaksar in Aden (23) Estimate of the cost for the maintenance of the airstrip at Bait al Falaj [Bayt Al Falaj], along with related correspondence (25) Correspondence relating to the task forms and other papers accumulated relating to the SOAF (26) Correspondence relating to the visit of A J Crawford of Airwork Services to Muscat, to discuss a service contract (28
FO 371/156686

Ownership of Kuria Muria Island in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file relates to the status of the Kuria Muria [Khuriya Muriya] Islands.
FO 371/149032

Armed forces of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Procedure for recruiting contract officers for the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) (48, 52) Proposal for seconding officers from Australia and New Zealand for service with the SAF and the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) (49) Replacement of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's boom [a type of sailing vessel] and the question of whether to purchase a British type of boat, or to construct a vessel of local type (50) Suggestion by the Sultan to appoint an officer who could act as an inspector and auditor for the SAF (51) Problem o
FO 371/168856

Foreign policy, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Suggestions that Qatar make a loan of one or two million pounds to Yemen. £100,000 has been transferred to the Yemeni Bank for Reconstruction and Development (1) Reports showing no change apparent in United Arab Republic (UAR) policy toward the Gulf and Qatar in particular. The UAR is encountering difficulties in administering Yemen and occupying it militarily. It also contains notes on Anwar Sadat's two representatives (2)

FO 371/168752

Kuwait Currency Board, 1963

This file contains: Statement of currency in circulation by the Kuwait Currency Board (1) Translation of the Amiri Decree of 16 January 1963 amending decree number 54 of 1960 regarding currency notes and coins (2) First Annual Report of the Kuwait Currency Board for the period ending 31 March 1962 (3) Summary of Kuwait Currency Board meetings, a note about the Kuwait Investment Company and a note giving detailed information of loans by the Kuwaiti Government and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.
FO 371/179823

Sultan's armed forces, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Plans for ambushes by the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) on the Hadramaut and Saudi Arabia frontiers (3) Preparations for raising a third infantry battalion of the SAF, which would have a specific oil company security responsibilities (4) Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's plan for the SAF to take over the Dhofar Force next year and his intention to meet the cost himself.
FO 371/179761

UK aid to Persian Gulf states, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: French interest in the British aid programme in the Gulf and the Trucial States Development Fund (7) The one-third cut in development expenditure in the Federation of South Arabia and a discussion about British priorities (9).

FO 371/156671

Comparative study of political development in Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and the East Aden Protectorate by Col H Boustead, 1961

This file contains a copy of 'A Comparative Study of the Sultans and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman & the Qu'aiti State of the East Aden Protectorate in 1961' by Colonel J E H Boustead, along with comments by various British officials (1).

FO 371/168759

Commercial relations: Yemen, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Yemeni republicans' intention to ask Kuwait for financial help and the US inclination to favour this (1) Yemeni economic delegation's visit to Kuwait from 30 March to 2 April 1963 and the possibility of Kuwait providing financial aid to Yemen. Includes a joint communiqué on the Kuwait-Yemen discussions (2-5)