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FCO 8/6097

UK policy in the Middle East (including Planning Paper on 'Unconventional Diplomacy'), 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to UK policy and unconventional diplomacy in the Middle East. It includes biographical notes on the British officials in each Middle Eastern country as well as a Planning Paper on the subject of Unconventional Diplomacy.

FCO 46/632

Gulf Command: situation in the Persian Gulf and implications for withdrawal of British forces, 1970

This file contains correspondence relating to British defence policy in the Gulf. It includes reports on that subject as well as the future of their policy after the withdrawal of their forces from the Gulf.

FCO 46/631

British military presence in the Persian Gulf, 1970

This file contains correspondence relating to British defence policy in the Gulf. It includes meeting summaries, a draft memoandum and reports on that subject as well as the future of their policy after the withdrawal of their forces from the Gulf.

FCO 46/630

British military presence in the Persian Gulf, 1970

This file contains correspondence relating to British defence policy in the Gulf. It includes draft memoranda and reports on that subject as well as the future of their policy after the withdrawal of their forces from the Gulf.

FCO 46/629

British military presence in the Persian Gulf, 1970

This file contains correspondence relating to the withdrawal of British forces from the Gulf, particularly the situation with the battalion in Sharjah, and the future of the British position in the Gulf.

FCO 8/5426

University conferences and seminars on Middle Eastern matters, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns university conferences and seminars on Middle East matters.
FO 371/185181

UN activities in Persian Gulf, 1966

This file relates to UN activities in the Gulf, and in particular those of the UN Technical Assistance Board (UNTAB), which is later subsumed into the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and possible assistance to the Gulf States including: Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States.
FCO 8/1777

Reactions by other countries to military occupation of Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs by Iran, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns reactions to the occupation by Iran of Abu Musa and the Tunb Islands.
FCO 8/1592

Claims of Iran to disputed islands in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to Iran's claim to the Tunb Islands, disputed with Ras Al Khaimah, and to Abu Musa, disputed with Sharjah, in the Strait of Hormuz.
FCO 8/1512

Adviser on government organisation in Abu Dhabi, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns the proposal by W H T Luce that an expert should be employed to study the problem of administrative organisation in Abu Dhabi. It contains correspondence on:The acceptance by the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan of this proposalEfforts to find suitable advisers for this task, including consideration of several management consultancy firms.
FCO 8/1327

Claims of Iran to islands in Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns debates around a political settlement for the Abu Musa and Tunb Islands, which are controlled by Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah respectively but claimed by Iran.
FCO 8/1324

British government policy in Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns HMG’s attempts to reach a political and defence settlement for the Gulf after the British military withdrawal from the region which is planned for 1971, in particular debates around prolonging the British presence.