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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 8/5508

Official visits from Oman to the UK, including visits by Yusef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Omani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns official visits from Oman.
FCO 8/5506

Oman and the Iran-Iraq War: including deployment of Nimrod aircraft to Oman, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns Oman and the Iran-Iraq War.
FCO 8/5503

Relations between Oman and the UK, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns Britain’s relations with Oman and the region.
FCO 8/5792

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
FCO 8/6034

Relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns Anglo-Saudi bilateral relations, and the Eritrean War of Independence. It contains minutes of meetings, correspondence and memoranda relating to: A statement given by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at a press conference at Andrews Air Force Base on 22 December 1984.
FCO 8/5859

Visit by Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Omani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, to the UK, May 1985: briefing, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file contains briefing notes for the Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusif Bin Alawi’s visit to the UK and meetings with the Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Foreign Secretary Geoffrey Howe, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Richard Luce and other officials.
FCO 8/5858

Visit by Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Omani Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, to the UK, May 1985, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file contains arrangements, programmes, and briefs for the visit of the Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusif Bin Alawi to the UK in May 1985.
FCO 8/5410

UK arms sales to the Gulf states: general, including Defence Sales Organisation strategic plan 1984-1994, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file relates to arms sales in the Gulf States.
FCO 8/4983

UK defence sales to the Persian Gulf, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns UK arms sales to the Gulf.
FCO 8/4937

British military assistance to the Persian Gulf, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns the extent of possible British military assistance to Gulf States in the light of the Iran-Iraq War.
FCO 8/5798

Visits by Richard Luce, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to the Middle East, January and March-April 1985, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the visits to the Middle East of the Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Richard Luce.