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AVIA 2/2803

This file was originally catalogued under more than one subject heading. Those headings, and details of this file, are as follows: COLONIAL AND FOREIGN (Code: 11/1): UK/Dubai civil air agreement. ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): UK/Dubai civil air agreement, 1937-1938

This file concerns the agreement for Imperial Airways to use the alighting area in Dubai for their flying boat services.
FCO 8/5738

UK defence sales to Saudi Arabia, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns UK defence sales to Saudi Arabia.
FCO 8/1620

Withdrawal of British armed forces from Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the withdrawal of British military forces from the Gulf, January to August 1971.
FCO 8/1619

Disposal of military assets in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the disposal of British military assets in the Gulf, between April and May 1971.
FCO 8/1618

Disposal of military assets in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the disposal of British military assets in the Gulf, between January and April 1971.
FCO 8/739

Defence sales, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Transportation of 25,000 rounds of 7.62 calibre ammunition from Gdynia, Poland to Doha Order for military supplies placed from Qatar and the involvement of Ghassan Farha Negotiations between Westland Helicopters Limited, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani and Mohammad Mahdi Cochrane over the sale of Whirlwind helicopters Sale by Tennant Trading Limited of 20,000 rounds of 9 mm ball ammunition to Qatar Enquiry from Qatar for the purchase of 200 cartridges of 25 pounder blank ammunition Purchase of a consignment of hunting rifles and

FCO 8/686

Sale of civil aircraft, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from the Minister of Aviation John Stonehouse to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs George Thomson requesting assistance from the Ambassador in Kuwait to Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited and British Aircraft Corporation in supplying aircraft to Kuwait Airways Letter from M S Weir to Ambassador G N Jackson about the importance of securing a deal with Kuwait Airways to future contracts with Middle East Airlines, Jordan and Saudi Arabia Meeting between representatives of British Aircraft Corporation and Kuwait Airways

FO 371/149071

UK/Dubai Air Agreement, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Complication in the draft civil air agreement presented by the Political Agent in Dubai D F Hawley to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and possible amendments. It includes an approved set of the letters constituting the civil and military air agreements (1-3, 5, 7, 10, 17) Monopoly concession granted by Sheikh Rashid to International Aeradio Limited (IAL), rather than Mohammad Kanoo, to establish Dubai National Air Travel Agency (dnata).
FO 371/132583

Negotiations between RAF and Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation over use of airfield at Sharjah, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: Supply of electricity by the RAF to the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi and the question of whether the costs of the Ruler's electricity consumption should be met by HMG (11) Production of a new map of Sharjah Airfield, the question of the position of the boundary of the airfield and the importance of the map for the planned renegotiation of the agreement for the use of the airfield by HMG (12, 16-17, 19-20) Discussions regarding proposals to pay an increased sum to the Ruler of Sharjah for the use of Sharjah

FO 371/185375

British bases and personnel, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposals for the construction of a concrete turning circle at the Bait Al Falaj [Bayt Al Falaj] Airstrip, along with other improvements (1, 4) Future of the RAF station at Salalah, in light of the British withdrawal from Aden (8-9) Enquiry as to the reason why mail sent to British servicemen serving in the Sultan's Armed Forces is taking a long time to arrive (10) Discussions with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur about RAF fuel dumps at Salalah (11)

FO 371/168937

Airstrip construction, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Approach by Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to Costain Group Plc and Frederick Snow and Partners for assistance in constructing a civilian airfield in Buraimi (1) Request for information about Dimitrios Demetriou, who is said to be working as an intermediary for Sheikh Zayed (2) Earlier tender put in by Zompi, a firm of European contractors, for laying a concrete airstrip in Buraimi, with assistance from the RAF in transporting equipment.
FO 371/174703

Recruitment of expatriate staff for ruler of Abu Dhabi, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to the recruitment of staff for the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan. These include a director of education, an accountant, a director of health services, police officers, a civil aviation advisor and other appointments (12).