Trucial States/Saudi Arabia

This file concerns relations between the Trucial States and Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence on:

• Efforts to arrange a meeting between the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia
• The defection of Sadiq Mohammad from the service of Saud Bin Abdulla Bin Jiluwi Al Saud to join Abu Dhabi
• The issue of Saudi Arabia confiscating the passports of Abu Dhabi subjects who had gone to perform the Hajj
• The question of whether the Trucial States should seek a closer relationship with Saudi Arabia
• The visit of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to Saudi Arabia and questions about the extent of Saudi aid to Dubai
• Uncertainty over the nature of Sheikh Zayed's recent communications with King Faisal and the Saudi Government
• The visit of Ibrahim Shuraiqi to several Gulf States
• Enquiries about the background of Ali Fawzan, who has been appointed to head the new Saudi Office in Dubai
• The record of a conversation between Sheikh Zayed, the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford and the Political Agent in Abu Dhabi C J Treadwell regarding an upcoming visit by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to Saudi Arabia
• Saudi protests over a new post allegedly established by the UK at Sila west of Sabkhat Muti [Sabkhat Matti]
• The visit of a delegation from Ras Al Khaimah to Saudi Arabia, including a report from News from Saudi Arabia, a weekly newsletter issued by the Saudi Ministry of Information.