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FCO 8/2637

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): oil pricing, 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31

This file concerns the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil prices, 1976.

FCO 8/1590

HM Government policy in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to British policy in the Gulf, in particular the plans for the British military withdrawal from the region.

FCO 8/2578

Visits by ministers from Saudi Arabia to UK, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns ministerial visits from Saudi Arabia to the UK, from June 1975 to January 1976.

FCO 8/2576

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 03

This file concerns political relations between Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, from 1974-1975.

FCO 8/2575

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and USA, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns political relations between Saudi Arabia and the US, January to September 1975.

FCO 8/2172

Use of oil as a weapon by oil producers, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns the aftermath of the energy crisis precipitated by the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the risks of a repeat of the crisis, and proposed means to prevent this.

FCO 8/2399

Visit of Peter Shore, Secretary of State for Trade, to Persian Gulf, 2-9 April 1975, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK Secretary of State for Trade Peter Shore’s visit to the Gulf in April 1975. The purpose of his visit was to strengthen the trade and economic links between Britain and the Gulf States.

FCO 93/3619

Visit by Francis Pym, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, April 1983, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns the visit of UK Foreign Secretary Francis Pym to Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

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 8/1573

Political relations between Gulf States and USA, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns the political relations between the Gulf and the US.

FCO 8/1600

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.

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.

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