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FO 371/179930

Civil aviation, 1965

This file relates to aviation in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi’s displeasure at finding out that Gulf Aviation are transferring some of their flights from Sharjah to Dubai (2) Establishment of an airline in Fujairah, including a conversation between the Civil Air Attaché to Beirut P A Robinson and various officials.
FCO 8/5513

Oman: form-at-a-glance, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file contains a ‘Form-at-a-Glance’ on Oman. It includes: Background information on the Omani Government A list of leading personalities Oman’s international relations Information on the Royal Oman Police; the Royal Guard Brigade; the Sultan of Oman’s Artillery (SOA); the Sultan’s Armed Forces [also known as the Sultan of Oman’s Land Forces]; the Firqat Forces; the Sultan of Oman’s Air Force (SOAF); and the Sultan of Oman’s Navy (SON) A list of defence force personalities A list of the members of the Sultan’s household.

FCO 8/670

Visit by UK service personnel, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Visit by the new Brigadier General (Staff) in Aden C Dunbar to Kuwait, February 1967 Letter from G N Jackson to H R Hubert about the latter's proposed visit to Kuwait and arrangements for meeting the Chief of the General Staff Major-General Mubarak Abdulla Al Jabir Al Sabah and Kuwaiti Minister of Defence Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah Letter from J A N Graham to the Deputy Political Resident H G Balfour-Paul about discussion of the position of service visitors at the last meeting of the Military Coordination Committee Plans for a vi