This file contains miscellaneous papers, reports, correspondence, and treaties relating to Arabia, the Gulf and the wider Middle East, primarily from 1933-1955.
This file concerns the visit of the Permanent Under-Secretary (PUS) of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Sir Michael Palliser to Lebanon, the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR) and Saudi Arabia, and contains briefing notes for each country.
This file contains correspondence relating to: Exploratory visit to Dhofar via Aden by a team from Cities Service Oil Company (associated with Phillips Petroleum) (1) Wendell Phillips (from Cities Service Oil Company) being denied permission to export two antique bronze statues from Beihan (2) Contract between Huntings Aerosurveys Limited and Dhofar Cities Service Petroleum Company to survey 25,000 square miles near Salalah (3) Dhofar Cities Service Petroleum Corporation's intention to drill for oil in the autumn.
