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FO 371/149244

Political relations with UK, 1960

This file relates to negotiations for the resumption of political relations between the UK and Saudi Arabia.
FO 371/149236

Political relations with UK, 1960

This file relates to UK relations with Saudi Arabia.
FO 371/126930

Claims made by Iran to sovereignty over Bahrain, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Article [not enclosed] written by J B Kelly of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies entitled 'The Persian Claim to Bahrain', and published in International Affairs (1) Conversation with the Military Governor of Tehran General Bakhtiar, who raised the question of the Iranian claim to Bahrain (2) Report of a conversation between the Ambassador to Iran Roger Stevens and the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi regarding the Iranian claim to Bahrain (3) Summary of reports in the Iranian press about the Iranian claim to Bahrai
FO 371/114640

Claims by Persia to Bahrain and Gulf islands of Abu Musa and Tamb: dispute between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia over sovereignty over islands in the Neutral Zone, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Jordanian opposition and the reaction of the Arab League to Persia's [Iran] claim to the islands of Bahrain, Tamb [Greater Tunb], Little Tamb [Lesser Tunb] and Abu Musa (1-3) Egyptian opposition to Iran's claim (4) Cairo meeting of Arab Prime Ministers to tackle Iraq's affiliation with the Baghdad Pact.
FO 371/126923

Importance of states in Persian Gulf to future of Middle East, 1957

This file contains Michael Wright's letter to Selwyn Lloyd discussing Sir R Stevens's despatch about the position of the Gulf in the future of the Middle East, including Britain's position, the Baghdad Pact and the interests of Iraq, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia (1).