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. It covers:

• US advice that Saudi Arabia refrain from appealing to the UN Security Council over Buraimi (118)
• The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's promise to send documents via the RAF as soon as he reaches Salalah (119)
• Saudi allegations that the Arab Assistant to the Trucial Coast Political Agent Ali Bustani and an Englishman arrested and tortured Ali Mohammad Salah and imprisoned Ali Juwaih (120)
• Efforts to establish direct talks and re-establish friendly relations between Britain and Saudi Arabia, including America's role as an intermediary (121-122, 129, 134, 138, 142, 146)
• Documents captured from the Saudi Police in Buraimi. It includes: a list of names of people mentioned in the documents together with their positions, loyalties and movements (123); their delivery to the Foreign Office (124, 136); the question of proving their authenticity, including those leaked to the press (125, 131); and a note about them (144)
• List made by the Trucial Oman Levies of Saudi property left behind in Buraimi and recommendations for its disposal (126)
• British attempts to persuade US officials, including the President, of its case on Buraimi (127)
• French support for Britain at the UN (128)
• Cessation of British and Saudi propaganda during the negotiations, including via the BBC (133, 139)
• Discussion of methods of gaining time in the event of the Saudis calling an early meeting of the Security Council, so that Britain can consult Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi (135)
• Guidance for persuading the Sultan to send a message to the UN (137)
• Enquiry about the whereabouts or disposal of papers connected with the Geneva meeting of the Buraimi arbitration tribunal (140)
• Article on Buraimi to be shown to the Foreign Office then submitted to The Times in order to support the case of Britain, Muscat and Abu Dhabi (144)
• Concern about the implications for the Aden frontier, because of an article in The Times which suggests that Britain conceded to the US on the issue of negotiating with the Saudis over Buraimi (143)
• Background notes for the Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister on 'British and American Policies in the Arabian Peninsula', Saudi Arabia and Buraimi (146)
• Update sent to Australia on the latest developments on Buraimi (147)
• Peace in Buraimi since the operation three months ago (148)
• Information relevant to the charge against Dr Mahmoud Hasan with the aim of allowing Pakistan to save face without diminishing the guilt of Saudi Arabia (149)
• Question of allowing publication of articles on Buraimi and Nizwa in the Army Quarterly (150)