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FCO 8/5508

Official visits from Oman to the UK, including visits by Yusef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Omani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns official visits from Oman.
FCO 8/2833

Euro-Arab dialogue, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns the Euro-Arab Dialogue (EAD). The EAD was a forum shared by the European Economic Community (EEC) and the Arab League.
CAB 134/1299

Official Committee on the Middle East: Papers 48-86 (1956); Papers 1-11 (1957), 1956 Sept 13-1957 Jan 16

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East from 13 September 1956 to 16 January 1957.
PREM 13/2209

MIDDLE EAST. Future of bases in Mediterranean and Middle East following defence expenditure review: forces and facilities in Persian Gulf, 1965 Jun 01-1968 Sep 30

This file concerns Britain’s intention to withdraw from the Gulf in 1971.
FCO 8/627

Iraq, 1967-1968

This file relates to relations between Kuwait and Iraq.
FCO 8/1373

Post-sovereignty dispute - relations between Bahrain and Iran, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns relations between Bahrain and Iran and the post-sovereignty dispute.
FO 1016/477

Oil exploration off Gwadur, 1956

This file relates to oil exploration off Gwadur [Gwadar].
FO 371/148961

Buraimi dispute between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, 1960

This file relates to the Buraimi dispute. It includes correspondence concerning: Azzam Pasha's discussions with King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and Prince Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia regarding the Anglo-Saudi dispute (2) Report that Azzam Pasha is going to New York to resume talks on Buraimi (3) Arbitration Agreement of 1954 and the safe deposit of the Buraimi Arbitration Tribunal account at the Union Bank of Switzerland.
FO 371/168783

Visit of foreign minister to UK, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Salem Al Sabah's appointment of the former Kuwaiti Ambassador to Washington DC Abdul Rahman Saleem Al Atiqi to replace Jasim Al Qatami as Under-Secretary at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, enclosing the decree (1) Hope that the new Kuwaiti Ambassador to London Khalid Mohammad Ja'far [Jaffar] can reorganise and restructure the Kuwaiti Embassy in London (2) Kuwaiti Ambassador in Cairo Abdul Aziz Al Hussein's one-week visit to Kuwait (3) Courtesy call of the new Ambassador Khalid Mohammad Ja'far to
FO 371/132546

Political relations between countries of Arabia and UK, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: Article carried by Reuters [enclosed] stating that the Foreign Office is rethinking its Middle East policy, and claiming that officials think that the existing agreements between the UK and local rulers in the Gulf are out of date (16) Extract from BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, containing a summary of a Middle East News Association report, in which the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi stated that no Union of Arab Emirates could be realised unless it emanated from the Arab people, and that any efforts to link such a unio