Relations between United Arab Emirates and UK

This file concerns relations between the UAE and the UK for the period April to October 1977. It contains correspondence relating to:

• A request for information about the reaction of the President of the UAE Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to the publication of Linda Blandford's book on the Gulf Sheikhdoms
• The hand-over to Mahdi Al Tajir of all responsibility for the administration of Sheikh Zayed's properties in the UK
• A conversation between I T M Lucas of the Middle East Department and the Foreign Minister of the UAE Ahmad Bin Khalifa Al Suwaidi covering: the UK-UAE Joint Committee; the UAE Embassy overdraft; Namibia; the Horn of Africa; and Israel-Palestine in London, 2 October 1977.