Relations between United Arab Emirates and UK

This file concerns the relations between the UK and the UAE, from January to September 1978. It contains correspondence relating to:

• A call by the Ambassador of the UAE Mahdi Al Tajir on Prime Minister James Callaghan
• The Prime Minister's briefs on: the visit of President Anwar Al Sadat to Washington, DC; and the flight of aircraft from the UAE to Mogadishu within the context of the Ogaden War
• A telegram from Foreign Secretary David Owen to HM Consul General in Dubai on the meeting between Tajir and Callaghan and the future of the UAE Armed Forces
• A call by Minister of State Frank Judd on Sheikh Rashid and the discussion of topics, including: nuclear power stations; a Leyland Motors Limited plant; and Colonel M L Barclay
• A paper on the People's Democratic Repubilc of Yemen (PDRY) and the Soviet Union
• The anniversary of the accession of Sheikh Zayed as distinct from the National Day of the UAE