UK arms sales to the Gulf states: general, including Defence Sales Organisation strategic plan 1984-1994

This file relates to arms sales in the Gulf States. It contains briefs, media reports and correspondence concerning:

• The British Army Equipment Exhibition in 1984, and the security clearance for invitations to various countries, with specific concerns over the invitations to Israel, Iran and Iraq
• HMG’s comparison of the French Defence Sales Organisation’s strategic planning with its own
• The sale of Tornado aircraft to the Gulf States, with a possible demonstration in the UAE
• The visit of the Chief of Defence Sales to the Gulf, including to the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and Bahrain
• HMG’s consultations with Bahraini officials on defence sales, with good prospects for the sale of Hawk aircraft
• The sale of Hawk aircraft, including to Saudi Arabia. It includes the later stoppage of the sale because of Saudi protests over British Middle East policy and press coverage
• The possible sale of Sidewinder missiles to Bahrain and Dubai
• The Defence Sales Organisation’s creation of product profiles
• The Minister of State Richard Luce’s request for a wider assessment of the sale of arms abroad and human rights
• HMG’s defence sales visits to Bahrain and Kuwait
• Quarterly reports on Defence Sales to the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, including annexes on regional sales to the countries of the Middle East
• The Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s views on export control and the revalidation of sales licences
• The use of 'lethal' and 'non-lethal' in the terminology of weapons sales efforts to Iran and Arab countries
• The Defence Sales Organisation’s strategic plan for 1984-94.