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FCO 8/1608

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. It contains correspondence and memoranda from November 1971 concerning a settlement for Abu Musa, via an exchange of letters between the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi and the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, allowing for the Iranian occupation of the islands.
FCO 8/681

Oil, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J A N Graham to A E D Chamier about a Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) plan for the maintenance of essential services in the Company area in the event of a strike British Intelligence Survey on Kuwait and Kuwait Neutral Zone oil storage and distribution, including an appendix on product storage at Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery (as at December 1964) Daily average production figures for KOC for the first six months of 1966, and the first six months of 1967 released by St James's Advertising and Publishing Company Limited Letter from Ambass
FCO 8/675

Navy, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from the Ambassador on the type of patrol boat recommended for the Kuwait Navy Conversation between the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Commodore T E Fanshawe and Kuwaiti Chief of the General Staff General Mubarak Abdulla Al Jabir Al Sabah and a proposal by J A N Graham and Fanshawe to plan a Hovercraft demonstration Meeting between Ambassador G G Arthur and Kuwait Minister of Defence Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah about the training and technical capabilities of the Kuwait Coast Guard 'Summary of Various Discussions w