The archives

Filter by:

Filter by places

Filter by personalities

Filter by entities

Filter by subjects

Filter by date range

FO 686/12

Intelligence and reports from Mecca, 1920-1921

This file is about various intelligence reports from the Agents at Mecca. The reports cover various information on the internal political, social and day-to-day affairs of Mecca, Madina, Taif, Yemen, Syria, Hejaz, etc.
FO 371/62108

Medina Univeristy project, 1947

This file contains correspondence relating to the origins of the proposed Medina University project.
FCO 13/1405

Cultural relations between the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, 1 January 1982 - 31 December 1982

This file contains correspondence relating to the medical, cultural, technical, trade and educational cooperation between the United Kingdom (UK) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
FCO 13/1108

Cultural relations between the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, 1 January 1981 - 31 December 1981

This file contains correspondence relating to UK/UAE cultural co-operation, the British Council's activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the UK/UAE Joint Committee meetings, including the Cultural Agreement between the United Kingdom (UK) and the UAE, and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on 12 July 1971 between the UK Government and the Rulers of the Trucial States (TS) concerning the status and functions of the British Council in the TS, an MoU on education cooperation between the UAE Federal Ministry of Education and the British Council, and an annual report on the UAE by
FCO 13/845

Cultural relations between the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, 1 January 1976 - 31 December 1976

This file contains correspondence relating to the British Council activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It includes correspondence on the UAE University project and Language Teaching Institute in Abu Dhabi, independent representation of British Council in Abu Dhabi, UK/UAE Joint Committee meetings, and the annual Information Policy Report with details on news media, operations of TV, radio programs and cinemas in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
FCO 13/741

British Council activities in Qatar, 1 January 1974 - 31 December 1974

This file contains correspondence relating to the establishment of a university in Qatar and involvement of British Council in various development projects in Qatar. Other subjects discussed in the file are the influence of Egyptian teachers in the education sector in Qatar, taxation of foreign earnings, and an information Policy Report for Qatar for the year 1973-1974.

FCO 8/6181

Women in the UAE, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to a report about women in the United Arab Emirates.

OD 34/339

United Arab Emirates: technical assistance; general policy, 1972

This file contains correspondence relating to the general UK policy of technical assistance to the United Arab Emirates.

FCO 8/5504

UK-Oman Joint Commission, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns the Anglo-Omani Joint Commission. It contains minutes of meetings, arrangements for meetings, briefs, correspondence and memoranda relating to:The killing of Arthur Angell; and the assistance that consular officers can give to the relatives of British nationals who die abroadMinister of State Richard Luce’s proposed visit to Bahrain, Oman and the UAE.
FO 371/185181

UN activities in Persian Gulf, 1966

This file relates to UN activities in the Gulf, and in particular those of the UN Technical Assistance Board (UNTAB), which is later subsumed into the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and possible assistance to the Gulf States including: Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States.
FCO 8/4270

Aid and technical co-operation for the Yemen Arab Republic: triangular co-operation involving other Arab countries, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file concerns plans for the UK to cooperate with other Arab countries to develop aid projects, particularly in the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR).
FCO 8/3509

Relations between the United Arab Emirates and UK, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file relates to the political, commercial, and cultural relations between the UK and the UAE.