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FCO 8/2807

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31

This file concerns Saudi Arabia’s political relations with the UK.
FO 464/17

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1962-1968, 1962 Jan 01 - 1968 Dec 31

This file contains Orders in Council relating to Arabia and the Gulf from 1962-1967. In particular it relates to: Muscat, Qatar, Aden, the Trucial States and Bahrain. These orders cover topics including: Amendments of orders, transfers of jurisdiction, airports, aviation, pharmaceutical regulations, customs duties, finance, commerce, ports, traffic, currency, immigration, doctors, alcohol, drugs, pesticides, the Trucial Oman Scouts, labour, police, patents, leasing of land, prisons, criminal procedure, explosives and contract law.

FCO 8/2635

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): oil pricing, 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31

This file concerns the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil prices, 1976.
CAB 134/2342

Official Committee on the Middle East: Papers: 29-58, 1958 May-Dec

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East’s minutes of meetings from 21 May 1958 to 19 December 1958.
CAB 134/2340

Official Committee on the Middle East: Papers 37-75, 1957 May-Dec

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East (OME) from 29 May 1957 to 30 December 1957.
CAB 134/1085

Middle East Oil Committee: Papers 1-38, 1954 Jan 15-Nov 17

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Middle East Oil Committee from 15 January 1954 to 17 November 1954. This entire file concerns Gulf matters.
FCO 8/5802

Ministerial visits from the UK to the Gulf, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the visits of UK ministers to the Gulf.
FCO 8/2642

Visit of Mr I T M Lucas, Head of Middle East Department, to Middle Eastern countries, 1-12 November 1976, 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31

This file concerns the Head of the Middle East Department I T M Lucas's visit to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) and the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) in November 1976.
FCO 8/2581

Commercial and economic relations between governments of Saudi Arabia and UK, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns commercial and economic relations between the UK and Saudi Arabia.
FCO 8/2398

Steering Group on Middle East Development: minutes, papers and correspondence, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, and reports by the Department for Trade and Industry’s Steering Group for Middle East Development, concerning building closer economic ties with oil-producing countries in the Middle East.
FCO 8/2168

Steering Group on Middle East Development: minutes, papers and correspondence, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes of meetings, and reports by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)’s Middle East Steering Group, concerning building closer economic relations with oil-producing countries in the Middle East in the wake of the economic crisis precipitated by the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
FCO 8/2115

Visit of Lord Carrington, Secretary of State for Defence, to Saudi Arabia and Oman, 8-13 April 1973, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK Secretary of State for Defence Lord Carrington's [Peter Carington] visit to Saudi Arabia and Oman in April 1973 to underline the recent improvement in Anglo-Saudi relations. This was the highest level visit by a British minister to Oman since the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Saeed's accession.