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FO 371/168667

French diplomatic representation in Persian Gulf, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to a proposal from the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the transfer of the existing Gulf consular responsibilities from the French Consul in Basra to their Consul-General in Beirut (1).

FO 371/168666

Tribes of Oman, 1963

This file contains a report, 'Notes on the Tribes of Oman', produced in 1961. It provides a list of the individual tribes, with additional details, including their population size, where they are located, and their leading personalities (1).
FO 371/168655

Visits of RN ships to Persian Gulf, 1963

This file contains: Details of planned visits to Gulf ports of Royal Navy ships (1) List of proposed visits of Royal Navy ships to Gulf ports, along with correspondence confirming there is no objection from the Foreign Office (2) Draft letter containing proposals for new procedures for the clearance of planned naval visits and exercises near politically sensitive countries (3) Further draft of the new instructions regarding clearance for naval visits to and exercises near politically sensitive countries.
FO 371/168653

Military Co-ordination Committee for Persian Gulf, 1963

This file contains:A proposal to send a copy of the minutes of the weekly meetings of the Military Coordination Committee Persian Gulf to the British Embassy in Kuwait (41)Minutes of the 83rd Meeting of the Military Coordination Committee Persian Gulf, held on 31 October (42)Minutes of the 84th Meeting of the Military Coordination Committee Persian Gulf, held on 7 November (43)Minutes of the 85th Meeting of the Military Coordination Committee Persian Gulf, held on 14 November (44)Minutes of the 86th Meeting of the Military Coordination Committee Persian Gulf, held on 28 November (45)Minutes of
FO 371/168650

Commercial relations between UK and Persian Gulf sheikhdoms, 1963

This file contains: Agenda and record of the third annual meeting of commercial officers in the southern Gulf.
FO 371/168642

Kuria Muria Islands, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Expenditure on the Kuria Muria Islands [Khuriya Muriya Islands], and details of the next planned naval visit to the islands (1) Advance, during March 1963, of £100 to the Royal Navy towards the cost of food, medicines and other commodities for the inhabitants of the Khuriya Muriya Islands (2) Press cutting of an article from The Times about the Khuriya Muriya Islands entitled 'Islands of Poverty and Content' (3) Covering letter for a statement [not included in the file] of the Royal Navy's expenditure during the visit of HMS

FO 371/168627

US policy in Persian Gulf, 1963

This file contains: Draft record of part of a discussion held between Roger Stevens of the Foreign Office and Phillips Talbot of the US State Department regarding the Arabian Peninsula (1) Summary of a discussion with W R Polk, regarding various aspects of Gulf policy (2) Summary of a discussion with the American Ambassador at Jedda [Jeddah] and the US Consul General from Dhahran, focusing in particular on the situations in Yemen and Saudi Arabia (3) Correspondence regarding an offer to Minister of External Affairs of the South Arabian Federation Sheikh Mohammad
FO 371/168626

Iranian policy in Persian Gulf, 1963

This file contains: A summary of a discussion with Abbas Aram the Foreign minister of Iran, regarding reports he has heard that Britain is planning to relinquish its responsibilities in the Persian Gulf (1) A summary of a discussion with Mohammad Qawam the Iranian Ambassador.
FO 371/168624

Kuwaiti relationship with southern Gulf states, 1963

This file contains: Reply from A R Walmsley to W H T Luce, discussing the effects of the Yemeni revolution on the Gulf States (1) Report from Baghdad commenting on the little interest shown by the Arabic press in the British resumption of diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia and the British recognition of the republican regime in Yemen and the possible reasons for this (2) Correspondence regarding a communication received by the British Embassy in Cairo from 'the Free Arabs of the Arabian Peninsula in Cairo' (3) Paper entitled 'Relations Between Kuwait and the Southern Gulf State
FO 371/168623

Internal political situation: Persian Gulf and Arabian Peninsular, 1963

This file contains: Exchange of telegrams between the Secretary of State for the Colonies and the High Commissioner of Aden K Trevaskis providing information in response to a parliamentary question regarding the situation in Aden (81) Summary of protests made from the United Arab Republic (UAR) against the South Arabian Federation (SAF).
FO 371/165219

Possible air services agreement with Abu Dhabi, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Visit of the chairman of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) to Abu Dhabi and the possibility the occasion creates for raising the question of civil aviation development in Abu Dhabi (1) Possibility of concluding a civil aviation agreement with the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and the advisability of basing such an agreement on an existing civil aviation agreement concluded with Qatar in 1954.
FO 371/163076

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

This file contains correspondence relating to: Arrangements for Sheikh Sultan Bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan to continue his education in the UK (21) Arrangements for John Wilkinson of the Iraq Petroleum Company to act as companion/tutor to Sheikh Sultan during the first part of his stay in the UK. It also contains correspondence revealing that Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan has decided to delay Sheikh Sultan's departure to the UK for six months (22) Attempts to persuade Sheikh Shakhbut to allow Sheikh Sultan to return to the UK earlier than he had previously said.