Negotiations between Saudi Arabia and UK over frontier between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia in Buraimi

This file relates to the Anglo-Saudi dispute over Buraimi and the possibility of Saudi Arabia raising the issue with the UN Security Council. It covers:

• Various information on Saudi activities in the US in connection with Buraimi and American public opinion. (67)
• New York Times and The Times articles [cuttings enclosed] about Saudi Arabian bribery and other activities in Buraimi (68)
• Documents [translated extracts enclosed] captured from the Saudi police in Buraimi (71, 78)
• Recommendation that the Sultan be encouraged to accept an invitation from the UN Security Council (72)
• Issuance of a brochure entitled 'Buraimi Dispute' by the Saudi delegation at the UN (73)
• British consideration of how to cooperate with the US (74-75, 87)
• Assurance that France will stand by HMG if the Buraimi issue is taken to the Security Council (77)
• Transcription errors in the captured Buraimi documents, and efforts to get support from Belgium (79)
• Conversation between R Makins, C E A Shuckburgh, H Hoover, and Mr Rountree at the US State Department on 19 January 1956 (80)
• Britain's desire to keep the Buraimi dispute out of the UN altogether (81)
• Correspondence between Britain and Saudi Arabia concerning alleged violations of the frontier (82)
• Request by the UK delegation at the UN for further documents on Buraimi from the Foreign Office (83)
• Documents [extracts enclosed] concerning Saudi bribery leaked to the US press and given to the UK press under an embargo (84)
• Question of Britain representing the Sultan of Muscat and Oman at the UN (85)
• Australia's interest in the reasons why Britain is opposed to further arbitration over Buraimi (86)
• British views on tactics to be pursued if the Saudis go to the Security Council (88, 92)
• Advantage of Good Neighbour policies with Muscat and Abu Dhabi (89)
• Egyptian press reports relating to 'British terrorism in Buraimi' and US mediation efforts (90)
• Suggestion by President Dwight D Eisenhower to Prime Minister Anthony Eden of a direct negotiation formula, without mentioning resumption of arbitration (91, 94)
• Allegations in the official Saudi press concerning torture, imprisonment and aggression by Britain (93)