Qatar and the Iran-Iraq War

This file concerns Qatar in the context of the Iran-Iraq War. It contains correspondence on:

• A visit by the UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar to Qatar, Tehran and Baghdad
• An upgrading to Ambassador-level of Iran's representative in Qatar and the appointment of Bager Sakhaei
• HMG's briefings on Iraq's attacks on Kharg Island and concerns about possible Iranian retaliation
• The infringement of territorial waters of Gulf States by Iran and Iranian claims that it searches shipping only outside territorial waters
• Fears expressed by the Crown Prince Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani of a possible spread of the war.