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AVIA 2/2797

This file was originally catalogued under more than one subject heading. Those headings, and details of this file, are as follows: AIR REGULATIONS: General (Code 8/2): Kuwait civil air agreement and associated regulations. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN (Code: 11/1): Kuwait civil air agreement and associated regulations. ROUTES AND SERVICES: Foreign (Code 27/2): Kuwait civil air agreement and associated regulations, 1938-1948

This file concerns the civil air agreement between the UK and Kuwait. It contains correspondence and minute sheets relating to: Documentation for the 1934 agreement Discussions in 1938, 1945, and 1948 on whether or not to renew the agreement and of any amendments that might be needed Payments to be made by the UK as part of the agreement, and the question of landing fees Effects of the air agreement on the position of Kuwait Oil Company and the company's proposal to construct a new airfield.
FO 464/60

Arabia: Arab / Middle East issues; Research Department memoranda, 1959 Nov 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file contains a collection of the FCO's Middle East Research Department memoranda on Arabia and Arab-Middle East issues.
FCO 8/1632

Implementation of policy of UK withdrawal from Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns preparations for the British withdrawal from the Gulf. It contains correspondence on: The reactions of the Gulf Rulers to the announcement of Britain's intention to withdraw Plans for the establishment of a Union of Arab Emirates Matters to be resolved prior to withdrawal, along with charts and checklists of action to be taken, including: outstanding territorial disputes; the retrocession of administration and legislation; prisons and prisoners; future defence and security arrangements; and political agreements in relation to oil concessions

FCO 8/677

UK commitment to 1970/1971, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence concerning: Minutes of the 62nd meeting of the Planning Committee on defence expenditure studies for the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), relating to Cyprus, the Gulf, Sharjah and Kuwait Paper on 'The Kuwait Commitment in the Period to 1970-71' to be circulated at the meeting Telegram from Ambassador G N Jackson to M S Weir on the Kuwait commitment Letter from Jackson to T F Brenchley on HMG's commitment to the defence of Kuwait, including views of the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, Prime Minister Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Sabah and Minist
FCO 8/676

British forces, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to a letter from M S Weir to G N Jackson on a discussion with Ambassador Sheikh Salem Al Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, G G Arthur and Defence Secretary Denis Healey about the roles of the Arab League, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and HMG in the future of Kuwait.

FCO 8/79

British forces, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Clearance of the Special Air Service (SAS) Exercise Dyne with the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with an outline of the programme and training areas for Dyne Foreign Office agreement to Special Army Volunteer Reserve's Exercise Ever Ready XIV Clearance given by HM Political Agency Dubai to the Ministry of Defence for the Inter Service Expedition by dhow from the Trucial States to the UK referred to as Exercise Sinbad Meeting on the future of Britis
FCO 8/78

British forces, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Parliamentary questions of James Davidson MP and Rear Admiral Morgan Morgan-Giles to Secretary of Defence Denis Healey on the role of British forces in the Gulf 'The Forthcoming Struggle in the Arabian Gulf', Sawt Al Arab, Cairo, 3 November 1967 US State Department's assessment of the British presence in and stabilisation of the Gulf Parliamentary question from Ben Whitaker to Foreign Secretary Goronwy Roberts on the expiry date of UK defence treaty commitments in the Gulf with further comments Article on 'Support for Iranian Militar
FO 371/162792

Political relations between Persian Gulf States and UK, 1962

This file relates to the political and treaty relations between the UK and the Gulf States.
FO 371/149086

Oil industry in Trucial States, 1960

This file relates to negotiations over the Sharjah oil concession.
FO 371/185383

Oil, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Granting of an offshore oil concession by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur to the German company Wintershall Aktiengesellschaft and the question of how this effects the concession with Petroleum Development (Oman), which includes territorial waters (1) Potential security threats to the oil industry in Muscat and Oman, particularly in regard to the new Omani pipeline (4)

FO 371/168692

Political relations with UK and Muscat and Oman, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Review of the subsidy for Muscat and Oman (16) Postponement of the subsidy review and an exchange of letters with Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur extending the subsidy for a further year (17) Briefs about the subsidy and the Sultan's contribution in preparation for his visit to Britain (18) Views of T F Benchley and W H T Luce on the future of the subsidy and Britain's global civil aid policy.
FO 371/104312

Frontier dispute between Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf States, 1953 Nov 13 - Nov 30

This file contains correspondence on: Buraimi murder incident (1051-1054, 1060, 1067, 1069, 1071) Proposal to send ammunition to Sheikh Abdulla Bin Salem at Mahadha (1055) Translation of a private letter from Sayyed Ahmad Bin Ibrahim reporting details of the road the Saudi government have started making for Buraimi (1056) Copy of a letter from Sharjah recording a statement by a slave who was employed by Turki Bin Ataishan, and who escaped from Hamasa (1057) Report from the British Information Service that the American press are not interested in publicising the Buraimi dispute (1