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FCO 96/1651

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1982 - 31 December 1982

This file contains correspondence relating to the arbitration and settlement of the dispute between the Shell and the Government of Qatar over Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) pipeline explosion, North Field Gas project, and BP's negotiations for securing services agreement with the Government of Qatar to provide services for on-shore operations of the Qatar General Petroleum Corporation. The file includes statistics on crude oil exports for the period 1970-1979 and a country assessment paper on Qatar.
FCO 8/6127

Private visits from the UK to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to private visits of British Officials to the Middle East.
FCO 8/6110

Ministerial visits from the UK to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to British ministerial visits to the Middle East. It includes summaries of meetings that focus on defence sales and the Iran-Iraq War.

FCO 8/6107

Visits by Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs' proposed visits to the Middle East.
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 8/4311

Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC).
FCO 8/5312

Relations between Saudi Arabia and Middle and Near East countries, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns Saudi Arabia’s relations with the Arab world.
FCO 8/4881

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns the affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
FCO 8/4507

Trilateral talks between Oman, the UK and USA, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns proposed Oman-US-UK trilateral talks.
FCO 8/4359

Visits by James Blyth, Head of Defence Sales, to the Middle East, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns visits to the Middle East by the Head of Defence Sales (HDS) at the Ministry of Defence James Blythe and his assistant Peter Jeffs.
FCO 8/4358

Gulf naval co-operation, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns Gulf naval cooperation. It contains correspondence on:The establishment of a Gulf Naval Protection unit based in the Red SeaThe acquisition of hovercraft by IraqQatar's and Oman's possible acquisition of mine countermeasure vessels (MCMVs)Kuwait navy officer Major Qais Salegh's attendance at a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting.
FCO 8/3899

Bahrain / Qatar boundary dispute over the Hawar Islands, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file concerns the dispute between Qatar and Bahrain regarding the Hawar Islands. It contains correspondence concerning: The formation of a committee by the newly established Gulf Cooperation Council to resolve disputes between member states The Amir of Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani’s suggestion for the dispute to be resolved along the lines proposed by the King of Saudi Arabia Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud The Government of Bahrain’s request for information and maps concerning UK territorial waters for comparative purposes.