Pakistani interest

This file relates to Pakistan’s interest in the Gulf States. It contains correspondence concerning:

• Pakistan’s representation in the Gulf
• Visit of the Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart 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; the regional power balance after British withdrawal; and the record of conversation between Stewart and the Pakistani Foreign Minister Mian Arshad Hussein in Rawalpindi
• Question of HMG keeping Pakistan informed of developments in the Gulf