External relations of Bahrain

FCO 8/4335 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31
Description

This file concerns Bahrain's foreign relations, and internal affairs. It contains press cuttings and correspondence on:

  • Conversation between W R Tomkyns and the Amir of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, the Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa and the Foreign Mohammad Bin Mubarak
  • A visit by the Amir of Bahrain to Kuwait 10 to 12 May and to Oman 24 to 27 May 1982
  • A visit by Bahrain’s Crown Prince Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa to Jordan
  • A visit by the Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad to Bahrain
  • A visit by the Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammad Mazali and delegation to Bahrain
  • A visit by the Archbishop of York Stuart Blanch to Bahrain
  • A visit by the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s Salah Khalaf, alias Abu Iyyad, to Bahrain
  • Royal Navy visits
  • The support of the Amir of Bahrain for Christian worship at St Christopher’s Church
  • A yacht belonging to Saudi Sheikh Sa'ad Al Mu’aji
  • The Iran-Iraq War and Syria’s support for Iran
  • Bahrain’s relations with Qatar and with Jordan
  • The education and training as a nurse of his daughter Sheikha Munira Bint Isa Al Khalifa
  • US policy in the Middle East in Iran and Afghanistan
  • The prospects for peace in Arab-Israel dispute and in Lebanon
  • Bahrain’s anti-hijack policy and a recent hijacking of an Iranian aircraft.