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FCO 8/6097

UK policy in the Middle East (including Planning Paper on 'Unconventional Diplomacy'), 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to UK policy and unconventional diplomacy in the Middle East. It includes biographical notes on the British officials in each Middle Eastern country as well as a Planning Paper on the subject of Unconventional Diplomacy.

FCO 8/5505

External relations of Oman, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns Oman’s external relations.
FCO 8/4774

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and Middle East and Near East countries, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns Saudi Arabia's relations with the Arab world.
FCO 8/4881

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns the affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
FCO 8/4508

Political relations between Oman and Middle East and Near East countries, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns an agreement between Oman and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), and Oman's wider relations with Arab States.
FCO 8/5852

External relations of Oman, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns Oman’s foreign relations.
FCO 8/5444

External political affairs of Bahrain, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns Bahrain’s external political affairs.
FCO 8/4281

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the development of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions at the time of the Iran-Iraq War and 1982 Lebanon War.
FCO 8/2115

Visit of Lord Carrington, Secretary of State for Defence, to Saudi Arabia and Oman, 8-13 April 1973, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK Secretary of State for Defence Lord Carrington's [Peter Carington] visit to Saudi Arabia and Oman in April 1973 to underline the recent improvement in Anglo-Saudi relations. This was the highest level visit by a British minister to Oman since the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Saeed's accession.
FCO 8/1860

Military assault by South Yemen against armed forces of Oman, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns clashes on the Oman-People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) border, between the South Yemen-backed Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG) and the Omani military in the context of the Dhofar rebellion; and the political and diplomatic repercussions of the violence, particularly regarding the role of seconded British officers.