Iraq

This file concerns relations between Bahrain and Iraq. It contains correspondence on:

• Visit of the Ruler of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa to Baghdad, his meeting with the President of Iraq Abdul Salam Mohammad Arif Al Jumaily and other ministers and officials; a joint communiqué; and the assessments of A D Parsons and the Dutch Ambassador Hugo Scheltema
• Request to establish an Iraq Government Cultural Office in Bahrain
• Counter-offer from Bahrain agreeing to the establishment of an Iraqi Trade Office
• Information from Mahmoud Baban that Iraq plans to step-up penetration of the Gulf at the behest of the Soviet Union