Popular Front for Liberation of Occupied Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG) in Persian Gulf

This file concerns the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG), which was a Marxist and Arab nationalist revolutionary organisation in the Gulf. It contains correspondence relating to:

• Communiques published by the PFLOAG in 1971
• The influence of the PFLOAG's propaganda, including a memorandum by J A N Brehony
• Extracts from the PFLOAG's magazine including information on Britain's military actions in the Gulf and a summary of a political statement regarding the detentions in the Gulf area
• The International Red Cross's supply of medical aid to the Dhofar rebels
• The Soviet Union showing readiness to increase its aid to the revolution in the Gulf
• Media coverage on the nationalist revolutionary movement in the Gulf
• The PFLOAG's visit to the Soviet Union in September 1971
• The Arabic weekly newspaper Al Thawri commenting on the latest developments in the Gulf
• The issues caused by Oman's decision to join the UN
• The talks between The National Front's Executive Committee and the PFLOAG in Aden during October 1971
• The expansion of the PFLOAG office and the increase in its propaganda activities
• The celebrations held between 6 and 12 June to mark the sixth anniversary of the "Gulf Revolution"
• The PFLOAG's communication with the UN
• HMG publicizing the behaviour of the rebels in Dhofar in the Northern Trucial States to counterbalance the PFLOAG's activities within that area
• The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen's (PDYR) support for the PFLOAG
• News stories covered by the Aden News Agency on 7 April 1971
• A copy of a monthly publication by the PFLOAG's Aden office dated 9 June 1971.