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FO 371/104390

Patents in the Gulf and East Africa, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to the draft regulations for registration and protection of patents, designs and trademarks in Bahrain. It also includes a Persian lawyer's proposal for patents in the Gulf and East Africa.
FO 248/12

From Bombay and Baghdad, 1809

This file contains handwritten correspondence relating to the British Government's relations with Persia, including a detailed account of a British Envoy's audicence with the King of Persia.
FO 248/11

Correspondence to India, 1808

This file contains handwritten correspondence relating to the general affairs of the British Government in Persia, including an upcoming Diplomatic Mission to Tehran. It also includes the British Government's analysis of Russia and France's political relations with Persia.
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 8/6095

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to various affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including the GCC Summit in Abu Dhabi, the Iran-Iraq War, the Arab/Israel dispute and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. There is also a report entitled "Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): The First Two Years".
FCO 8/4897

Middle East Association and Middle East Economic Digest, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns: An invitation from the Middle East Association (MEA) to the Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe to be the principal guest at one of the Association’s events The programme for an MEA conference and the British Interests Section in Tehran’s concerns regarding Iranian participation in the conference Questions to Howe from the Middle East Economic Digest for a piece on Britain’s relations with the Middle East.

FCO 8/2855

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): oil prices, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns oil prices and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
FCO 8/1763

Abu Dhabi-Iran median line, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns the Abu Dhabi-Iran median line.
FCO 8/1774

Dubai-Iran median line, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns the Iran-Dubai median line. It contains correspondence on: The visits of the Ruler of Dubai's advisor on petroleum affairs Mahdi Al Tajir to Tehran to negotiate the median line and the two options proposed for drawing the line The plans of the French oil company ERAP to drill at a point close to the putative median line Iran's seeming reluctance to complete an agreement on the median line.

FCO 8/1325

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 8/4322

BBC and broadcasting in the Persian Gulf, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file deals with BBC broadcasting to the Gulf and worldwide.
FCO 8/6039

Relations between Saudi Arabia and Middle Eastern and Near Eastern countries, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns Saudi Arabia's relations with the Middle East and regional affairs.