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FCO 8/3043

Visit of David Owen, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Saudi Arabia, 12-13 May 1977, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file relates to the visit of the Foreign Secretary David Owen to Saudi Arabia and Iran in May 1977 for the Central Treaty Organisation (CENTO) ministerial meeting.
FCO 8/2576

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 03

This file concerns political relations between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, from 1974-1975.
FCO 8/2353

Visit by Prince Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of Saudi Arabia, to UK, 11 September 1974, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file relates to the visit to the UK of the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of Saudi Arabia Prince Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud in August and September 1974.
FCO 8/3443

UK policy towards Arabia and the Persian Gulf, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file relates to UK policy towards Arabia and the Gulf.
FCO 8/2122

Attitudes of young people of Saudi Arabia towards their traditional way of life, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file contains a memorandum by A K Rothnie, 'Autocracy and the Younger Generation in Saudi Arabia', 30 June 1973, and related correspondence.
FCO 8/1988

Political situation in Kuwait, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to the political situation in Kuwait.
FCO 8/728

Saudi Arabia, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: A letter from the Political Agent in Doha R H M Boyle to H G Balfour-Paul at the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf about the relations between the states of Qatar and Abu Dhabi and a possible visit by the King of Saudi Arabia Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to the Gulf An invitation by the Qatari Minister of Education Sheikh Jasim Bin Hamad Al Thani to the Saudi Minister of Education Sheikh Hasan Bin Abdulla Al Sheikh, the latter's visit in March 1967, and offer of unlimited scholarships for Qatari students to study at Saudi universiti
FCO 8/721

Annual reviews for 1966 and 1967, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: The annual 'Review of Events in Qatar in 1966' submitted by the Political Agent in Doha R H M Boyle to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford in Bahrain, December 1966.
FCO 8/670

Visit by UK service personnel, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Visit by the new Brigadier General (Staff) in Aden C Dunbar to Kuwait, February 1967 Letter from G N Jackson to H R Hubert about the latter's proposed visit to Kuwait and arrangements for meeting the Chief of the General Staff Major-General Mubarak Abdulla Al Jabir Al Sabah and Kuwaiti Minister of Defence Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah Letter from J A N Graham to the Deputy Political Resident H G Balfour-Paul about discussion of the position of service visitors at the last meeting of the Military Coordination Committee Plans for a vi
FCO 8/880

Military training for son of ruler of Dubai, 1968

This file relates to the appointment of the Ruler of Dubai's son Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum as Head of Police and Public Security. It contains correspondence concerning: His military training at Mons Officer Cadet School and the Outward Bound Moray Sea School, including progress reports Consideration of further English language training at Bell School in Cambridge Proposed training at the Army School of Education at Beaconsfield Invitation to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to attend his son's passing out parade at Mons

FCO 8/878

Admittance of ruler of Abu Dhabi son to Eton, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's desire to send his son Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to England for schooling, including a firm enquiry with Eton College. It includes consideration by HMG as to whether it is in the national interest to find him a place and whether he would fit in at Eton. The file ends with the Head Master confirming there are no places available.
FO 1016/648

Internal political situation in Sharjah, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: An agreement between the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi and the Ruler of Fujairah Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Sharqi, drawn up on 6 February 1958, unifying their territories on the Batinah Coast, promoting friendly relations and commercial oil interests The perspective of Gray, Mackenzie & Company Limited regarding a complaint by Sharjah in connection with the discharge of cargo at the port A planned visit by Sheikh Saqr to Iran Arrangements for Sheikh Saqr's first visit to the UK Sheikh Saqr's expression of h