Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): military affairs

This file concerns the military affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). It contains correspondence on:

• The development of GCC military cooperation
• The involvement of Oman's armed forces in the GCC structure, of GCC funding for Oman's military and the views of Colonel Salem Bin Abdulla Al Ghazali, Yusif Al Alawi and Major General T M Creasey
• The establishment of a GCC Rapid Deployment Force
• The joint exercises of the GCC nations, codenamed ‘Peninsula Shield’, announced by Lieutenant General Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• The presence at the joint exercise of the UAE Defence Minister Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
• The participation of a Kuwait air contingent at the joint exercise
• The views of Major General Johnnie Watts of the success of the joint exercise
• Iranian observation of the joint exercises.