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FCO 8/2337

Visits of Ministers and Members of Parliament between UK and Saudi Arabia, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns official visits to and from Saudi Arabia.
FCO 8/1347

Parliamentary interest in the withdrawal of British forces from the Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file relates to parliamentary questions and debate concerning Britain's military withdrawal from the Gulf and the formation of the Union of Arab Emirates and includes reference to John Willoughby's report on the Trucial Oman Scouts. MPs involved include: Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart James Ramsden Neil Marten Colin Jackson Christopher Mayhew John Biggs-Davison Sir Alec Douglas-Home Anne Kerr Eric Moonman George Brown. This file also contains records of Cabinet documents that have been removed and which can be found in the relevant Cabinet series.

FCO 8/85

Defence review and withdrawal of troops, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Parliamentary questions of Edward Heath and John Boyd-Carpenter to Prime Minister Harold Wilson about HMG's commitments and obligations in the Gulf.
FCO 8/82

Redeployment of forces and force levels, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Parliamentary question from Colin Jackson MP to the Secretary of Defence Denis Healey on the purpose of the planned increase in British forces stationed in the Gulf, March 1967 Proposals of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford for fixing establishment ceilings as a basis for control over the number of British servicemen deployed to the Gulf; a chart detailing the establishment figures for the Gulf approved by Ministry of Defence; a letter from Crawford to M S Weir describing the figures as surprising and disappointing

FCO 8/138

Visits to Persian Gulf by members of Houses of Parliament, 1968

This file relates to visits to the Gulf by MPs after Britain's announcement on 16 January 1968 that it intends to withdraw from the Gulf by the end of 1971 and after the February agreement between Qatar, Bahrain, and the Trucial States to establish a nine-state Union of Arab Emirates. In particular it contains correspondence concerning a visit by Labour Party MPs Colin Jackson, David Owen and Parliamentary Private Secretary Ernest Davies.
FCO 8/137

Visits to Persian Gulf by members of Houses of Parliament, 1967-1968

This file relates to visits to the Gulf by MPs after the Six-Day Arab-Israeli War in June 1967 and after Britain's announcement on 16 January 1968 that it intends to withdraw from the Gulf by the end of 1971. In particular it relates to a visit by Reginald Maudling MP to Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the Trucial States between 1-10 August 1967, in response to a suggestion by ministers that member of the opposition should visit some moderate Arab countries to balance visits by other MPs to Israel.
FCO 8/35

UK, 1967-1968

This file relates to the UK’s foreign policy in the Gulf, particularly regarding the modernisation and development of the Gulf States. It contains: Progress reports on the modernisation of HMG’s relations with the Gulf States, namely Bahrain, Qatar, the Trucial States, and Muscat and Oman, from January 1966, 1967 and 1968. They include sections on: defence and external relations, jurisdiction, immigration control, issuing of passports, oil and other concessions, arms imports, control of drugs and liquor, air traffic control, and exchange control.