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FO 371/163073

Dangerous drug regulation, 1962

This file contains successive drafts of 'The Trucial States Dangerous Drugs Regulation, 1962', with annotated amendments, along with notes and responses, particularly regarding the need for the proposed regulation to be adopted by as many of the Trucial States Rulers as possible (1).

FO 371/163070

Education, 1962

This file contains: Printed report, 'Trucial States Development Scheme - Education: September 1st - December 31st 1961' written by T S Fawcett, Educational Assistant for the Trucial States Development Scheme (TSDS), along with notes and responses to the report (1) Correspondence relating to a new law drafted by the Ministry of Education in the United Arab Republic, and its possible relevance for the educational work being considered by the TSDS (2) Dismissal, by the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan of the Jordanian school teachers he had employed.
FO 371/163052

Enquiry into sinking of British liner "Dara', 1962

This file contains: Request for a passenger on the MV Dara Mohammad Nazir to give evidence in London at the investigation into the sinking of the vessel (17) Copy of 'MV Dara Statement of Case' and a request for two seats to be reserved in court for officials from the Foreign Office Arabian Department (18) Notes from a meeting and other correspondence relating to arrangements for the Indian and Pakistani witnesses attending the Court of Inquiry into the Dara disaster (21) Press cuttings of newspaper reports on the Dara investigation, including from the Daily Telegrap
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 371/168692

Political relations with UK and Muscat and Oman, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Review of the subsidy for Muscat and Oman (16) Postponement of the subsidy review and an exchange of letters with Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur extending the subsidy for a further year (17) Briefs about the subsidy and the Sultan's contribution in preparation for his visit to Britain (18) Views of T F Benchley and W H T Luce on the future of the subsidy and Britain's global civil aid policy.
FO 371/168685

Annual administration report for 1962, 1963

This file contains the Annual Reports for Muscat and Oman and a Chronological Table of Events for 1962 and 1963. It also contains related correspondence (1).
FO 371/168683

Bahrain Pharmaceutical Goods Regulation of 1963, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Need for a doctor for the Bahrain State Medical Service to replace Dr Grant.
FO 371/168672

Economic report for 1962, 1963

This file contains the: Economic Report for Bahrain for the quarter ending 31 December 1962 (1) Annual Economic Report for Bahrain for 1962 (2) Economic Report for Bahrain for the quarter ending 31 March 1963 (3) Economic Report for Bahrain for the quarter ending 30 June 1963 (4) Economic Report for Bahrain for the quarter ending 30 September 1963 (5)

FO 371/168900

New roads, 1963

This file contains: Extract from a Saudi Arabian newsletter about '3400 Kilometres of New Road' (1) Letter by D A Hamley reporting on the state of the Saudi roads development programme after a visit to Riyadh (2) Correspondence relating to a request from the Saudi Minister of Communications for assistance with the recruitment of 29 engineers for the understaffed Roads Department of his ministry (3) Suggestion that Michael Grehan should visit Saudi Arabia to report on what is needed to remedy the shortage of road building engineers in Saudi Arabia (4) Letter from D A Hamley to Col
FO 371/168899

Air force: supply of Canberra bombers and supply of Lightning interceptors, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Sale of Canberra bomber aircraft by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) to Saudi Arabia and the background to reasons for refusal of an export licence.
FO 371/168896

Proposed purchase of fast torpedo boats, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Visit by four Saudi naval officers, accompanied by an American, to boat-builder Thorneycroft Limited because of their interest in purchasing six motor torpedo boats. The Saudis also want naval training and a contractor to build a complete motor torpedo boat base.
FO 371/168894

Saudi candidates at Sandhurst Military Academy, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Progress of Prince Abdul Rahman Bin Faisal Al Saud at Sandhurst, including reports by his Company Commander and his College Commander (1-2) Request by the British Embassy in Saudi Arabia for an up-to-date list of all Saudi officers who have attended courses in England (3) Newspaper cutting from The Times about Prince Abdul Rahman's fencing successes at the inter services fencing championships (4) Applications by three Saudi candidates for Sandhurst: Mohammad Saeed Kayyal, Khalid Ahmad Al Yahya and Prince Bandar Bin Fahad Bin Sa'ad