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FCO 164/97

Map of the Arabian Peninsula, 1963

This file contains a map of the Arabian Peninsula, labelled in Arabic.

FCO 18/1357

Map of countries in the Middle East and Asia, 1900 - 2000

This file contains an outline map of some countries in the Middle East and those in Asia.

FCO 18/1356

Map of countries in the Middle East and Asia, 1900 - 2000

This file contains an outline map of some countries in the Middle East and those in Asia.

FCO 18/683

Arabian Peninsula, with historical borders, 1 January 1991 - 31 December 1991

This file contains a map of the Arabian Peninsula, with historical borders.

FCO 18/412

Oman, 1 January 1982 - 31 December 1982

This file contains a map of Oman.

FCO 18/1956

Sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Raydah-Wadi Al Ain, 1959

This file contains a sketch map drawn by Julian Walker for boundary delimitation: Raydah-Wadi Al Ain.

FO 464/15

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1933-1955, 1933 Jan 01 - 1955 Dec 31

This file contains miscellaneous papers, reports, correspondence, and treaties relating to Arabia, the Gulf and the wider Middle East, primarily from 1933-1955.

FO 464/14

Arabia: miscellaneous papers, 1917-1933, 1917 Jan 01 - 1933 Dec 31

This file contains miscellaneous papers, reports, correspondence and treaties relating to Arabia, the Gulf, and the wider Middle East, from 1916-1933. It contains: The Mecca Agreement of 1926 between the King of Hejaz and Nejd King Ibn Saud and the Imam of Asir Ali Bin Mohammad Al Idrisi, also called the Idrisi Agreements and correspondence between Hejaz and Sudan, with HMG as an intermediary Annual reports on the Hajj from 1926-1933, including the demographics of the pilgrims.

FO 93/137

PERSIAN GULF STATES, 1820 - 1971

This file contains the following treaties and agreements related to the Gulf: Treaty of Darin between the UK and Ibn Saud, signed on 26 December 1915 (1) Treaty between the UK and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Abdulla Bin Jasim Al Thani, signed on 3 November 1916 (2) Letter from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Percy Cox to the Ruler of Qatar concerning the treaty of 3 November 1916 and the text of an announcement by the Ruler of Qatar prohibiting the illegal arms trade inside his territory (3) Treaty between the UK and the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah Al Saba

FCO 8/3145

Relations between United Arab Emirates and Oman, 1978 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31

This file concerns relations between the UAE and Oman between March and December 1978.

CAB 134/2344

Official Committee on the Middle East: Meetings 1-5; Papers 1-18, 1960 Jan-Nov

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East’s minutes of meetings from 19 January 1960 to 1 November 1960.

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.

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