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FCO 8/1886

Visit of Shah of Iran to UK, 21-25 June, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file relates to the visit to the UK of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 21-25 June 1972.
FCO 8/1732

Visit of Deputy Ruler of Qatar to UK, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, July 1971, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the visit of the Deputy Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani to the UK. It contains correspondence relating to: The 'Programme of Official Engagements during [the] Private Visit to Britain of His Highness Sheikh Khalifah Bin Hamad Al Thani, Deputy Ruler of Qatar', from 14 to 30 July 1971 The 'Brief for Minister of State's Courtesy Call on the Deputy Ruler of Qatar...
FCO 8/1731

Visit of Deputy Ruler of Qatar to UK, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, July 1971, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the Deputy Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani, March to July 1971.
FCO 8/1680

Political relations between Oman and UK, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to relations between the UK and Oman, and in particular the replacement of D G Crawford as the Consul General in Muscat by D F Hawley.
FCO 8/1677

Political relations between Oman and Iran, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to relations between Oman and Iran.
FCO 8/1673

Discussions on internal policy between Sultan of Oman, Sayyed Qaboos Bin Said, and Prime Minister, Sayyed Tariq Bin Taimur, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to the relations between the Ruler of Oman Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said and his uncle Tariq Bin Taimur. It contains correspondence concerning: A report from the Bank of England on financial management in Oman W H T Luce’s talk with the Sultan on his relations with Tariq A meeting held by the Sultan on defence, with Tariq and the Oman Defence Secretary Colonel H R D Oldman, with the Consul General in Muscat D F Hawley’s comments on the outcomes and the implications for defence organisation in Oman

FO 1016/775

HM Government relationship with Muscat and Oman, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file concerns relations between HMG and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/163075

Education in England of son of Ruler of Abu Dhabi, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possible attachment of the son of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Sultan Bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan to one of the states in the East Aden Protectorate after he has completed his education at Felsham House (1) Meeting between J E H Boustead and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the latter's refusal to meet with King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud; a meeting between Boustead and Sheikh Shakhbut and the latter's refusal of a secretary (2, 7) Possibility of a future meeting between Sheikh Sultan and the Lord Privy Seal (
FO 371/179905

Internal political situation: overthrow of Ruler of Sharjah, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: A conversation between Minister of State George Thomson and the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi on 13 May 1965, reported by Al Gomhuria of Cairo; a request for information on the movements and intentions of Sheikh Saqr and his son; a letter of protest from the Committee for the Rights of Oman to the Secretary of State; a report on a mass rally held in support of Sheikh Saqr as the 'legitimate' ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikh Saqr's accusation that HMG is pursuing a policy of 'divide and rule' in the Emirate; a letter from Bob

FO 371/168693

Meetings with Sultan, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Invite to a supper party hosted by RAF Salalah for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur (1) Meeting between W H T Luce and the Sultan. Topics of discussion include: Buraimi and the de Ribbing Mission; and the Sultan's proposed summer visit to England (2-3) HMG's relations with the Sultan and an account of a conversation with Commander Thomas Fox-Pitt of the Anti-Slavery Society about the Sultan.
FO 371/162847

Internal political situation, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: The visit of Sayyed Tariq Bin Taimur the brother of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to Abu Dhabi. He is travelling on to Istanbul, ostensibly to take his sons to be educated there, but it is suspected that the main reason is the breakdown of his relationship with the Sultan (81) A recent visit of Ghalib Bin Ali Bin Hilal Alhinai the Imam of Oman to the Wadi M'zab in Algeria. Wadi M'zab and Oman are both centres of the Ibadi school of Islam (82) A meeting, in Cairo, between William Yates MP and Sheikh Himyar Bin Sulaiman Al Nabhanui.
FO 371/174558

Visits by UK ministers, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Political Resident in the Persian Gulf W H T Luce's visit to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur; the Sultan's rejection of suggestions that he send an emissary of goodwill to foreign capitals; Luce's meetings with the Sultan and a separate meeting with the Sultan's estranged brother Tariq Bin Taimur (1-2) The Sultan's concerns about the problems which oil in commercial quantities would bring, and on the role and training of Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said (3) Confirmation of a visit to the Sultan on 15 June (4) Request f