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PREM 15/538

UK policy and military presence in Persian Gulf: discussions on Union of Arab Emirate states; correspondence with Carol Mather MP, 1970 Jun 25-1971 Jan 10

This file concerns UK policy in the Gulf, the military withdrawal scheduled for 1971 and proposals for establishing a Union of Arab Emirates.

FCO 8/2119

Oil affairs in Saudi Arabia, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file is part A of a series of files concerning oil affairs in Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/1971

Use of oil as political weapon by Persian Gulf states, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file is part B of a sequence that contains correspondence and press reports relating to the reduction of oil production by the Arab States and embargoes on the US and the Netherlands in response to support for Israel in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.

FCO 8/1958

Claims of Iran to Abu Musa and The Tunbs (disputed islands in lower Gulf), 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

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

FCO 8/1684

International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) in Oman, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about exchanges between the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD).

FCO 8/1583

HM Government policy in Persian Gulf, 1971

This file is part of a sequence of files concerning HMG's policy in the Gulf.

FCO 8/1599

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

This file is part of a sequence of files relating 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.

FO 371/156672

Political relations between Persian Gulf states and UK, 1961

This file relates to British policy in the Gulf. It contains correspondence concerning: A parliamentary question by Woodrow Wyatt MP asking if the Lord Privy Seal proposes to visit the Gulf States to discuss the modernisation of treaty relationships (1, 4) Points arising from a meeting of Political Agents regarding Britain's future policy in the Gulf.

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