United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Iran-Iraq War

This file concerns the response of the UAE to the Iran-Iraq War. It contains correspondence on:

• Views of Dr Jasim Mohammad Abdul Ghani, of the Gulf Cooperation Council, on the Iran-Iraq War
• Request for UK assistance to remove an unexploded Iraqi missile from an oil tanker
• Reports of Iranian attacks on Gulf shipping
• Resignation of Adel Bishtawi as Editor-in-Chief of the Emirates News Agency (WAM)
• Efforts by the Non-Aligned Movement to bring about progress towards a settlement between Iran and Iraq
• Accusations that the UAE is giving covert support to Iran
• UAE views on the Iran-Iraq War
• Reports of the Iranian hijacking of an aircraft during an internal flight
• Views of Mahdi Al Tajir on the possible effects of the conflict
• Conversation between the UK Ambassador to the UAE H B Walker and the Iranian Ambassador to the UAE Mustafa Fumeini Al Haeri
• Plans for the Head of the Foreign Affairs Department in the UAE to visit Tehran