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Papers on a frontier dispute between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, including notes on the situation in Jordan, a timeline of the dispute, copies of earlier documents and maps, particularly relating to oil rights.

Scope and Contents Papers and correspondence on subjects including JA's visit to Aden [Adan], Jan 1965, his visit to Saudi Arabia, Apr 1967, conflict between Egypt and the Yemen and the withdrawal of British troops from Aden [later part of Yemen], with correspondents including: Catherine Amery; Sir [Gerald] Kennedy Trevaskis, former High Commissioner of Aden, on subjects including the failure of talks on the future of South Arabia and events in Aden (11); the Sultan of Muscat [Oman]; [(Arthur) Anthony...

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1:2,000,000. Printed on paper.

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With some papers relating to Abu Dhabi.

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Including a briefing note about Westland for the visit to Saudi Arabia of Michael Heseltine, Secretary of State for Defence, 18-20 December 1983.

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These papers were produced by Richard Stanton-Jones while he was working for the British Hovercraft Corporation and Westland.

Scope and Contents Correspondence with various overseas observatories, S-Z, including the following items:Saudi Arabia: correspondence regarding the setting up of a large telescope in Riyadh, and minutes and correspondence concerning a special committee to advice Riyadh University.South America: correspondence with the National Observatory of Argentina.Spain: correspondence regarding the Seville Observatory and its lease by the Royal Greenwich Observatory from the Jesuit...

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Compiled at Royal Geographical Society and printed by War Office. Printed on paper.

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Press cuttings and printed material on plans for growth in Saudi Arabia.

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A letter from Sir Richard Woolley to Dr W. Becker of the Astronomisch-Meteorologische Anstalt, Binningen, Switzerland, regarding a paper read in Basle by Donald Lynden-Bell and concerning the indications that the Saudi Arabians are unlikely to go ahead with their telescope project.

Scope and Contents Includes: correspondence with [Archibald] David Stirling relating to the Yemen and Saudi Arabia; note between JA and [? Lord Boothby]; copy of a message from Sir Winston Churchill to General Cemal Gursel, President of Turkey, asking him to show mercy on recent death sentences; note from JA to [? Neil "Billy" McLean] about arranging a drop; extract from JA's diary for 1-3 July 1967 on having dinner with King Hussain of Jordan, King Hussain's account of attempts to unite Egyptian, Jordanian...

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Includes: telegrams between JA, the Foreign Office, John Selwyn-Lloyd, Foreign Secretary and Sir Bernard Burrows, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf], on the negotiations, particularly relating to Saudi Arabia; paper by Sir Pierson Dixon [Permanent British Representative to the United Nations] on Anglo-Saudi relations, following a meeting with Abdurrahman Azzam Pasha.

Scope and Contents Includes: telegrams between JA, the Foreign Office, John Selwyn-Lloyd, Foreign Secretary, Sir Bernard Burrows, Political Resident in the Persian Gulf] and [Frederick] Leslie Chauncy [Consul-General at Muscat], on the negotiations; memorandum by Selwyn-Lloyd on the dispute between Britain and Saudi Arabia over Buraimi; Foreign Office briefing and telegrams on relations with Saudi Arabia; record of a meeting between Selwyn-Lloyd and Malik Firoz Khan Noon, Pakistan Minister for Foreign Affairs...

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A paper by F. Graham Smith regarding the advantages of Saudi Arabia for optical observations, the selection of sites for full testing, test procedures, and living conditions and logistic support.

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The material covers much of Lord Duncan-Sandys public life. Papers, reports and correspondence document the ministries in which he served and there are also constituency correspondence, speeches, publications, press cuttings and photographs. A number of papers exist relating to his involvement in the campaign to restore Capital Punishment, the European Movement and the Civic Trust.

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These maps were compiled by the War Office. Printed on linen-backed paper.

Scope and Contents Titled "Hovercraft - Vol. II". Including photographs of a 200 Squadron SR N6 Mk 5 vehicle carrying hovercraft, 1972 (1); a passenger ticket from the hovercraft service between Ryde and Portsmouth operated by Hovertravel, undated (1); a 200 Squadron SR N6 Mk 2, 1972 (1); the British Hovercraft Corporation factory containing a SR N4 being widened and an Iranian Imperial Navy BH 7 MK 4, 1972 (1); a CC 7 in the Congo used for intercepting diamond smugglers, 1972 (1); SR N4s on the...

Scope and Contents Including photographs of Richard Stanton-Jones, undated (2); Richard Stanton-Jones and Earl Mountbatten at sea trials of the SR N4 Mk 3 (Super 4), 1978 (2); Richard Stanton-Jones with the Duke of Kent and a delegation from Saudi Arabia, 1981 (3); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation from Nigeria, undated [1970s] or [1980s] (1); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation from China, 1979 (1); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation from Italy, 1981 (1); Richard Stanton-Jones with a delegation...

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Photographs of JA, on subjects including his Second World War mission to Albania (some used in his book "Sons of the Eagle"), and official visits and ministerial photographs, particularly of JA as Secretary of State for Air, Minister of Aviation and Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

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Papers on general subjects, including: overseas visits; the Middle East, particularly events in Aden [Adan], Saudi Arabia and the Yemen; Rhodesia [later Zambia and Zimbabwe]; South Africa; Gibraltar.

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Mainly comprising notes on the BH 7 hovercraft, on negotiations with Bell Aerospace (Textron), United States, and on trips to or negotiations with Saudi Arabia, Italy and Egypt.

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Mainly comprising notes on the BH 7 hovercraft, on negotiations with Bell Aerospace (Textron), United States, and on trips to or negotiations with Germany and Saudi Arabia.
Also including some notes on Black Arrow, a satellite launch vehicle based on the Black Knight rocket.

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Mainly comprising notes on negotiations with Bell Aerospace (Textron), United States, and on trips to or negotiations with Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Germany and Saudi Arabia.

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Mainly comprising lists of actions and notes of meetings.
Including notes of trips to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
The volume is mainly blank.

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Mainly comprising lists of actions and notes of meetings.
Including notes of trips to or negotiations with Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia.
With loose notes and two black-and-white photographs of hovercraft.
The latter half of the volume is blank.