US policy in Persian Gulf

This file contains:

• Draft record of part of a discussion held between Roger Stevens of the Foreign Office and Phillips Talbot of the US State Department regarding the Arabian Peninsula (1)
• Summary of a discussion with W R Polk, regarding various aspects of Gulf policy (2)
• Summary of a discussion with the American Ambassador at Jedda [Jeddah] and the US Consul General from Dhahran, focusing in particular on the situations in Yemen and Saudi Arabia (3)
• Correspondence regarding an offer to Minister of External Affairs of the South Arabian Federation Sheikh Mohammad Farid from the US Government of a leader grant to visit the US (4)
• Correspondence relating to an increase in American visitors to the Gulf, the need for more detailed notification to be provided regarding these visits and for visitors to follow certain procedures during their trips (5)
• Correspondence regarding upcoming talks on the Middle East to be held in the US and on the discussion topics that might be prioritised (6)