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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 8/2478

Future UK military assistance to Oman (Defence Policy Staff paper), 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the future of HMG’s military involvement in Oman, in the context of the competing pressures of the Dhofar conflict and cuts in the defence budget, which called for a withdrawal from global military commitments.
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 8/2418

Visits of Mr Balyulken, Secretary-General of Central Treaty Organisation, to member countries, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file relates to the Secretary General of the Central Treaty Organisation (CENTO) Umit Haluk Bayulken’s visit to London in April 1975, during his annual tour of member states.
FCO 8/2469

Use of Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Masirah, Oman by USA, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file is part B of two concerning a request by the US to use the UK's RAF base at Masirah.
FCO 8/2468

Use of Royal Air Force (RAF) base at Masirah, Oman, by USA, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file is part A of two concerning a request by the US to use the UK's RAF base at Masirah.
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 8/2171

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

This file concerns the price rises and embargoes which were introduced by oil-producing countries following the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the subsequent energy crisis, and the grave effects of this on the economies of Britain and other countries.
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 8/2242

Iranian military assistance to Oman, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file relates to Iranian military assistance to the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said in the Dhofar War.
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 8/1972

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

This file is part C 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.