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FO 371/132553

Political relations between States of Persian Gulf and Pakistan, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: Suggestion by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Feroz Khan Noon, that in return for economic and military assistance, Pakistan could take on some of Britain's responsibilities for protecting Commonwealth interests in the Gulf (1-2)

FO 371/126931

Claims made by Iran to sovereignty over Bahrain, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Report from Agence France-Presse that the Shah of Iran is planning to appoint the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa as his imperial representative (19) Failure of the BBC to give publicity to a Foreign Office statement in response to the renewed Iranian claim to Bahrain (20) Proposed statement to be made by the Foreign Secretary in reply to the proclamation by Iran of the administrative annexation of Bahrain, along with comments and suggested amendments (22) Brief regarding the Iranian claim to Bahrain, prepared for t
FO 371/126930

Claims made by Iran to sovereignty over Bahrain, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Article [not enclosed] written by J B Kelly of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies entitled 'The Persian Claim to Bahrain', and published in International Affairs (1) Conversation with the Military Governor of Tehran General Bakhtiar, who raised the question of the Iranian claim to Bahrain (2) Report of a conversation between the Ambassador to Iran Roger Stevens and the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi regarding the Iranian claim to Bahrain (3) Summary of reports in the Iranian press about the Iranian claim to Bahrai
FO 371/126927

Claims by Qatar and Abu Dhabi to the island of Habul, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed arbitration to settle the dispute over Halul Island.
FO 371/126926

Dispute between Saudi Arabia and UK over Buraimi part of frontier between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, 1957

This file contains: Cuttings of articles from the News Chronicle and The Times regarding the Buraimi dispute (26) Brief on the Iraqi offer of help to promote a settlement between HMG and Saudi Arabia over Buraimi (27) List of document numbers regarding Buraimi and a request for copies of English translations that are absent from the set of documents held at the Political Residency in Bahrain (28) Details of a parliamentary question regarding the British policy towards Buraimi and the answer provided (30) Correspondence relating to the suggestion, put forward by the Political
FO 371/126925

Dispute between Saudi Arabia and UK over Buraimi part of frontier between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, 1957

This file contains: Paper entitled 'Problems of common interest in Buraimi Oasis and suggestions of their disposal', along with a report of discussions with Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1) Summary of a discussion with Azzam Pasha regarding Buraimi, along with comments and responses (2) Correspondence relating to the possibility of a meeting between Allan Noble, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Harry F Kern, the founder of the reporting service Foreign Reports, regarding Buraimi (3) Letter from the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 
FO 371/126916

Political relations between states in Persian Gulf and UK: UK policy, 1957

This file contains: Responses to a draft Cabinet paper [not enclosed] on future policy to be pursued on the Gulf.
FO 371/126915

Political relations between states in Persian Gulf and UK: UK policy, 1957

This file contains: Report assessing the position of the UK in the Gulf and the situations of the individual Gulf states (1) Despatch written by B A B Burrows, Political Agent in the Persian Gulf, on the UK position in the Gulf (2) Summary of comments by the Commander-in-Chief, Middle East Air Force on the strategic importance of the British military presence in the Gulf (3) Details of two parliamentary questions asked by W N Warbey on the British relationship with the Gulf and the answers given to the questions (4-5) Brief on the Gulf states prepared in advance of the Bermu
FO 371/126909

Political relations between States in Persian Gulf and Iran, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Report of a hunting trip to Iran made by the Regent of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1) Report on the effects in Iran of the uprising in Oman and Iranian efforts to establish closer relations with the Gulf States (2) Suggestion that Iran and the UK should form a common policy in order to prevent the growth of Egyptian and Saudi Arabian influence in the Gulf (3) Sheikh Rashid's recent trip to Tehran and its implications for Dubai-Iran relations (4, 7-8) Iranian Government's unhappiness at an article in The Times

FO 371/126908

Political relations between Muscat and Oman and Saudi Arabia, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed topics of discussion for a meeting between King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur (1) Plans for arranging a meeting between King Saud and the Sultan (2) Discovery of American weapons in Oman and the question of whether they are being supplied by Saudi Arabia to the Omani rebels.
FO 371/120594

Boundary of Gwadur and sea bed frontier between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to: Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows' views on the Gwadur [Gwadar] boundary question and discussions between the Pakistani Prime Minister and High Commissioner in Pakistan (1) 1862 despatch [enclosed] which defined the coastal limits of Gwadar at that time (2) Bahrain seabed frontier with Saudi Arabia. The Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Salman Bin Hamad Al Khalifa asked for HMG assistance. King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud says he will be happy to settle this only after a Buraimi solution (3-4)

FO 371/120578

Negotiations between Saudi Arabia and UK over frontier between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia in Buraimi, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to: Attitude of the oil companies to the Buraimi dispute and Britain's refusal to countenance any proposal implying that the frontier is still subject to dispute (14) Thoughts of J F Dulles on settling the Buraimi dispute and Britain's policy to persuade the US not to oppose Britain in the UN (15-16) Consideration of possible ways of reaching a settlement with Saudi Arabia, the possible course of a Saudi appeal to the UN Security Council and US concerns that British policy will drive Saudi Arabia towards Russia (17-18) Messa