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FO 371/91763

Saudi Arabian frontier negotiations with the Persian Gulf States; involvement of the oil companies in the negotiations; appointment of survey parties; question of Buraimi oasis. Code ES file 1081 (papers 1 to 24), 1951

This file contains correspondence on: Saudi Arabian boundary negotiations, including a note prepared by C J Pelly on 13 December 1950 (1) Frontier Commissioner's comments on the arrangements discussed in Jeddah (2) Mr Scott Fox's visit to Bahrain for the purpose of providing an opportunity for discussing arrangements for a commission (3) Yusef Yasin's suggestion for settling the terms of reference of the commission with Mr Trott (4) Yusef Yasin's statement that he has sound proof of Saudi Arabian claims in relation to the frontier negotiations (6) State Department's views on th
FO 371/91761

Anglo-Saudi Arabian relations; proposed visits of Amir Faisal and King Ibn Saud to the UK. Code ES file 1051, 1951

This file contains correspondence relating to: Anglo-Saudi relations, including President Truman’s guarantee of Saudi frontiers (1) Problems in Anglo-Saudi relations, including  Mr Trott's conversations with Ibn Saud and Sheikh Yusef Yasin during a visit by the Commander in Chief, Middle East Land Forces (2) Trott's impressions of a visit to Riyadh and of the King (3) Summary of the State Department's conversation with Mr Furlonge on the frontier negotiations, the Sharjah air base, the military mission, the Trucial Levies and the Gulf Sheikhdom (5) Report on Trott's visit to
FO 371/91760

Saudi-American relations; US five-year training plan; concern at leak of contents of President Truman's letter to Ibn Saud. Code ES file 10345, 1951

This file contains correspondence relating to: Saudi-American five-year training programme (1) Letter sent by President Truman to Ibn Saud guaranteeing the integrity of his dominion (2) US Ambassador's account of his conversation with Ibn Saud on various subjects (3) Effect on British interests of American activity in Saudi Arabia (4) State Department's explanation of the letter written by President Truman to Ibn Saud (5) Concern that UK knowledge of President Truman's letter to Ibn Saud should have been mentioned to the State Department (6) Confirmation that the Saudi A
FO 371/91759

Anglo-US relations in Saudi Arabia; predominance of American influence in economic affairs. Code ES file 1022, 1951

This file contains correspondence on Anglo-American relations in Saudi Arabia and covers: Brief for talks with Mr Lewis Jones (1) Anglo-American political relations in Saudi Arabia (2) Pedominance of American influence in Saudi Arabian economic affairs (3)

FO 371/91283

British policy towards and relations with the Persian Gulf. Code EA file 10510, 1951

This file contains correspondence on: Two articles from the Wall Street Journal on Gulf relations, and the possible need for intelligence on the historical background of UK relations with the Gulf (1) Summary of subjects to be discussed with Sir W R Hay (2-3) British policy in the Gulf and a minute to the Secretary of State describing the present situation (4) Forthcoming missions to the Gulf, including a record of a meeting to discuss proposed tours by Sir E Beckett and Sir R Makins (5) Proposed visit to the Gulf by a senior Foreign Office official.
FO 371/82691

ARAMCO's activities in Saudi Arabia. Code ES file 1532 (papers 1 to 23), 1950

This file contains correspondence relating to: The Arabian American Oil Company's (ARAMCO) desire to sell oil for sterling and pay royalties in sterling (1) ARAMCO’s oil production figures for 1949 (2) Extracts from ARAMCO's report to the Saudi Arabian Government for 1948 (3) Revised royalty agreement between the Saudi Arabian Government and ARAMCO (4) Oil construction work, including a copy of a letter from the Jeddah Commercial Secretariat to the Kuwait Agency respecting a rumoured contract from American Tapline and ARAMCO to the British firm Wimpey (5) The American use

FO 371/82654

Anglo-Saudi Arabia negotiations on the Saudi Arabian frontier. Code ES file 1081 (papers 72 - 98), 1950

This file contains correspondence relating to: Frontier negotiations.
FO 371/82649

Anglo-Saudi Arabian relations. Code ES file 1051, 1950

This file contains correspondence relating to: Invitation from Ibn Saud for a proposed visit by Mr Trott and his wife to Riyadh, Dhahran and Bahrain on 18 February, and a request for guidance on conversation with the King (1) Departmental memorandum about HMG's relations with Saudi Arabia containing discussions of the Tripartite Agreement, the potential influence of Syria, and comments on the reconnaissance party that visited Saudi Arabia in August (2) Proposals for a different approach to the Saudi Arabian Government in connection with the frontier negotiations (3) D Sco
FO 371/74976

Discussion on boundaries, submerged areas and island controversies in the Persian Gulf. Code 91, file 1089, 1949

This file contains correspondence relating to a discussion between Mr Wright and members of the US State Department on boundaries, submerged areas and island controversies in the Gulf, and the establishment of an American Consulate in Kuwait (14801).

FO 371/74945

Note on the tribes of Buraimi and Trucial Oman. Code 91, file 10119, 1949

This file contains a copy of a letter from Sir W R Hay to D Scott Fox in Jeddah, dated 26 August, enclosing notes on the tribes of Buraimi, Muscat and Oman, and a detailed note regarding the Al Bu Shamis [Al Shamsi] tribe by Mr Bird of Petroleum Concessions Limited (11092).
FO 371/68777

Activities of Wilfred Thesiger and H St John Philby in Saudi Arabia. Code 25, file 1676, 1948

This file contains correspondence relating to:Wilfred Thesiger, which includes a draft of a telegram to Jeddah regarding the activities of Thesiger and the intervention on his behalf by St John Philby (1676)A request for information about Thesiger (2026)The report of a local Amir of Thesiger's appearance at Wadi Sulayil [Al Sulayyil] to the King of Saudi Arabia, who ordered the entire party into jail. After Philby had interceded with the King, Thesiger was released (2208)A summary of the travels of Thesiger.
FO 1016/47

Notes on the proposed amalgamation of the Bahrain Residency and Agency, 1951 Oct 10-Dec 29

This file relates to Bahrain and the amalgamation of the Agency and the Residency. It contains: C J Pelly's views Request for Sir H Caccia's recommendation and notes recorded in 1948