UK-US talks on Persian Gulf

This file relates to Anglo-American involvement and interests in the Gulf. It contains correspondence concerning:

• US diplomatic representation in the Gulf, including discussion of new appointments and the roles of individuals, such as Hugh Horan, Phil Griffin, George Lambrakis, William Alfred Stoltzfus, Jr, Joe Twinam and Lee F Dinsmore
• A visit to the Gulf by the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Rodger Davies
• A request by the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah's son Sheikh Khalid Bin Saqr Al Qasimi for US assistance and recognition
• Preparations for and the record of Anglo-American talks on the Gulf after Britain's withdrawal and on the Arab-Israeli problem, including briefs and a draft agenda
• The possibility of joint Anglo-American pressure being put on the President of the UAE Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to settle the Abu Dhabi-Saudi Arabia frontier dispute
• The Bahrain Government's disappointment at the publicity given to the US Naval presence
• King Hussein Bin Talal's wish to discuss Jordan's role in the Gulf with the US; and talks between Joseph J Sisco and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Ali Khalatbari on this subject
• The increase of US interest and involvement in the Gulf
• The issue of arms sales, including a US arms mission to Kuwait
• The number of British expatriates working for local governments, police, and military forces in the Gulf
• A visit by Fran Dickman to Yemen and the Gulf
• The Kuwait reaction to statements attributed to Sisco in the press about US-Kuwaiti relations
• A statement by Dinsmore before the sub-committee on the Near East, regarding the developing situation in the Gulf
• An article in Al Nahar about Britain's declining role and the US presence in the Gulf
• A conversation between Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home and US Secretary of State William P Rogers on the airlift in Uganda, Algerian terrorism, the dispute between Israel and Egypt, the Gulf, the common market, the Iceland fisheries dispute, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) and a European summit