Indian interest

This file relates to the interest of Pakistan and India in the Gulf States. It contains:

• Briefs and talking points for the Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart’s visit to Pakistan and India from 25 November to 10 December 1968. It includes discussions concerning, Indian and Pakistani interests in the Gulf; amendments to the briefs in light of the Shah of Iran’s visit to Saudi Arabia; the issue of the Union of Arab Emirates; and the regional power balance after British withdrawal
• Record of discussion between Indian and British officials, including the Indian Foreign Secretary Triloki Nath Kaul, on 4 December 1968, which includes discussions on the Gulf
• Correspondence concerning the proposed visit of an Indian member of congress Narendrasingh Mahida to the Gulf and Tehran from May to July 1969. It includes his proposed schedule and a biographical note
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office Research Department’s memorandum on Indian and Pakistani interests in the Gulf, Saudi Arabia and South Yemen. It includes sections on history, trade, representation, immigrant populations and a map; and a comment by HM Embassy in Aden on the memorandum