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FO 416/198

Persia (Iran): note on communications and irrigation in the Persian province of Arabistan, 1 January 1917 - 31 December 1917

This file contains a note on communications and irrigation in the Persian province of Arabistan by Sir George Buchanan, Knight Commander of the Indian Empire, including maps and photographs.
FO 464/51

Arabia: historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1953-1964; volume 1, chapters 1-6, 1967 Jan 01 - 1967 Jan 31

This file contains Volume I of a ‘Historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1953-1964’ by the Foreign Office and Colonial Office Joint Research Department. Chapter 1 relates to the general state of affairs in the Gulf region, including the Buraimi dispute and British interests.
FCO 8/6034

Relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns Anglo-Saudi bilateral relations, and the Eritrean War of Independence. It contains minutes of meetings, correspondence and memoranda relating to: A statement given by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at a press conference at Andrews Air Force Base on 22 December 1984.
CAB 134/2344

Official Committee on the Middle East: Meetings 1-5; Papers 1-18, 1960 Jan-Nov

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East’s minutes of meetings from 19 January 1960 to 1 November 1960.
FCO 8/3142

UK/UAE Joint Committee, 1978 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK-UAE Joint Committee during the period from January to September 1978.
FCO 8/6071

British Embassy in Saudi Arabia, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the British Embassy in Saudi Arabia.
FCO 8/5821

Saudi Arabia-Bahrain Causeway, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file relates to the construction of a causeway between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
FCO 8/3912

UK/UAE Joint Committee, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file relates to a meeting of the UK-UAE Joint Committee in London on 5 August 1981. The Joint Committee met at regular intervals after its establishment in 1976, and was jointly chaired by Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Douglas Hurd and his UAE counterpart Rashid Abdulla Al Nuaimi.
FCO 8/2456

Civil administration in Dhofar, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file relates to civil administration in Dhofar, and to development there.
FCO 8/892

Dubai off-shore oil concessions and harbour project, 1967

This file relates to Dubai offshore oil concessions.
FCO 8/590

Radio station, 1967

This file concerns a proposal to establish a radio station in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 1016/841

Trucial States: water resources, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: 'Trucial States Development Water Resources Survey, Progress Report for December, 1965' from Sir William Halcrow & Partners Limited to the Director of the Trucial States Development Office Acting Director of the Trucial States Council, C B Kendall's authorisation of the Chief Resident Engineer of Halcrow, N G Allen to purchase a suitable drilling rig for the Council Planned visit by Professor Howard Bowen-Jones of Durham University and Dr Stanley Gordon Willimott of the universities of Reading and Southampton to parts of Jordan