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CAB 134/2344

Official Committee on the Middle East: Meetings 1-5; Papers 1-18, 1960 Jan-Nov

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East’s minutes of meetings from 19 January 1960 to 1 November 1960.
CAB 134/2340

Official Committee on the Middle East: Papers 37-75, 1957 May-Dec

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East (OME) from 29 May 1957 to 30 December 1957.
FCO 8/2493

Boundaries of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file contains documents and maps provided to the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY or South Yemen) in response to a request for documentation on the PDRY’s borders.
FCO 8/586

Boundary between East Aden Protectorate and Muscat and Oman, 1967-1968

This file concerns the boundaries of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman with the Trucial States and the Protectorate of South Arabia; which in the period covered by the correspondence becomes independent as the People’s Republic of South Yemen, investing the boundary issue with a new significance.
FO 1016/777

Aden/Dhofar frontier, 1964 Jan 01 - 1964 Dec 31

This file relates to the disputed frontier between Aden and Dhofar.
FO 1016/840

Trucial States: water resources; with hydrological and groundwater survey, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Permission for aerial photographs of the Buraimi area to be shared with I L Ward of Sir William Halcrow & Partners Limited to conduct a planned hydrological survey of the Trucial States Services rendered by Halcrow for the preliminary hydrological and groundwater survey 'Trucial States Hydrological & Groundwater Survey Interim Report 1965', dated March 1965 'Trucial States Hydrological & Groundwater Survey Expenditure on Counterpart Services' Authorisation given to Halcrow to proceed with the planned survey on the underst
FO 1016/725

Boundary between Aden and the Dhofar, 1961

This file contains correspondence on: The concern of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur at the lack of progress in settling the Dhofar-East Aden Protectorate boundary Saeed Bin Taimur’s request for better maps showing particular areas, including the fort at Habarut Arrangements for talks on the disputed frontier A sketch map An aide memoire regarding the meeting in Habarut between representatives of the East Aden Protectorate and of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman in November 1961 Saeed Bin Taimur’s plans to build a fort at Habarut opposite that of the East Aden Prote
FO 371/174563

Delimitation of boundary between Muscat and Aden, 1964

This file relates to the frontier dispute between the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and the Eastern Aden Protectorate.
FO 371/168704

Muscat boundary dispute with Aden, 1963

This file relates to the frontier dispute between the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and the Eastern Aden Protectorate. It contains: Brief history of the dispute from 1954-63 (1) Correspondence from 16 June 1962 to 3 July 1963 regarding the different stances held by HMG and Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur over the location of the boundary. Correspondents include: the Sultan; F C L Chauncy; the Consul General in Muscat J S R Duncan; the Aden Protectorate Secretary A J McIntosh; and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf W H T Luce.
FO 371/132659

Frontiers between Saudi Arabia and Trucial States, Muscat and Oman and Aden, 1958

This file contains a request for details of the boundaries between Saudi Arabia and the Trucial Sates, Muscat and Oman and the Aden Protectorate for map-making purposes (1).

FO 371/114651

Negotiations over disputed boundaries between Saudi Arabia and Oman and Eastern Aden Protectorate: discussions on other frontiers of Saudi Arabia, 1955

This file relates to boundary disputes between the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and Saudi Arabia, and the Eastern Aden Protectorate and Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence on: US State Department's attraction to the idea of negotiation or arbitration and British objections (16) Suggestion that the US Ambassador at Jedda [Jeddah] be accredited to Muscat so that the US receive a more balanced view before getting involved.
FO 371/109900

Oil concessions in Dhofar, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Exploratory visit to Dhofar via Aden by a team from Cities Service Oil Company (associated with Phillips Petroleum) (1) Wendell Phillips (from Cities Service Oil Company) being denied permission to export two antique bronze statues from Beihan (2) Contract between Huntings Aerosurveys Limited and Dhofar Cities Service Petroleum Company to survey 25,000 square miles near Salalah (3) Dhofar Cities Service Petroleum Corporation's intention to drill for oil in the autumn.