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NA.0042.00001429

Aerial view of Abu Dhabi, 1963

An aerial view of Qasr Al Hosn and the new British Political Agency compound at the bottom right center, Abu Dhabi
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 8/2080

Political situation in Qatar, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the political situation in Qatar, covering the period January to December 1973.
FCO 8/1724

Independence for Qatar, 1971 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file relates to the independence of Qatar.
FCO 8/1687

Military equipment for armed forces of Oman, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about military equipment for the armed forces of Oman, August to September 1971. It contains correspondence relating to: An enquiry from the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said about the possible deployment of napalm bombs by seconded British officers during the next phase of the war in Dhofar

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
FO 1016/843

Ras al Khaimah oil concession, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Meeting between the representative of Union Oil Exploration and Production Company and Southern Natural Gas Company and the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi about the results of the companies' seismic analysis of December 1964 and the difficulties of obtaining the relevant equipment and expected delay in operations Phone call by Ted Winn of the Southern Natural Gas Company to D G Crawford about possible drilling in the vicinity of Tunb and the median line between Ras Al Khaimah and Iran and the Shah Mohammad
FO 1016/793

Muscat and Oman: internal political situation, 1970 Jan 01 - 1970 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to:The possibility of extracting Sayyed Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Saeed from Salalah without the knowledge of the Sultan's Armed Forces and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin TaimurThe limits of Sultan Saeed's rule and the consideration of a palace coup by Sayyed QaboosA featured item on Independent Television [ITV] on rumours of a palace coup in Oman, broadcast on 6 July 1970The plans for a total communications blackout until the royal family have elected QaboosThe plans to prevent Qaboos from being handed over to the Sultan if the coup is unsuccessfu
FO 1016/629

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: A report by the Interior Minister Sayyed Ahmad Bin Ibrahim to the Sultan of Muscat Saeed Bin Taimur that the Imam of Oman Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i and his brother Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina'i have relocated to the north side of Jebel Akhdar and that Taleb has told Sheikh Sulaiman Bin Himyar Al Nabhani of his intention to travel to Dammam for assistance; and a letter received by Sultan Saeed apparently confirming the presence of both Mohammad Abdulla Salmi and Sheikh Saleh Bin Isa Al Harithi at Dammam in Saudi Arabia The continuation of air atta
FO 1016/628

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: The psychological warfare and shelling by medium-range guns against the Bani Riyam and Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina'i's mine-laying operations against British and Muscati forces An account of the unofficial coordination committee meeting at Nizwa on 6 March 1958 The assessment of aerial photographs for damage caused by the shelling of Jebel Akhdar The deployment of Trucial Oman Scouts' (TOS) vehicles to provide protection to convoys against the ambushes and mine-laying operations of partisans of the Imam of Oman A rumour about the possible

FO 1016/627

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: A paper on the principles to be followed in interrogation of prisoners by E F Henderson A report by the Trucial Oman Scouts of a rift between the Wali of Ibri and the oil company A rumour about Saudi Arabian dhows smuggling weapons into Sur in eastern Oman A rumour about a letter from Imam Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i to Sheikh Saeed Bin Sultan Al Rahab instructing the latter to contribute men to an assault on Bayt Al Falaj and Azaiba A series of clippings from Jaridat Al Manar, Baghdad on clashes in the Jebel Akhdar War A meeting betw
FO 371/187328

Air Services and Air Services Agreements: Abu Dhabi, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Various drafts of the proposed Civil Aviation Agreement with the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1) The proposed Air Agreement with Abu Dhabi, with suggested amendments to the draft text (2) Comments on the redraft of the agreement with Sheikh Shakhbut (3) The view of Sheikh Shakhbut on the draft agreement on the Abu Dhabi Air Service Agreement that it would present a bad appearance if HMG and not himself controlled the grant of traffic rights to foreign airlines (6) A discussion on the rehash of the text of