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FCO 8/6137

Visit by Princess Anne to the Gulf, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the visit of Princess Anne to the Gulf, including the proposed itinerary.

FCO 8/2444

Tour of Persian Gulf by Sheikh Jaber al Ahmad al Jaber, Prime Minister of Kuwait, May 1975, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the tour of the Gulf undertaken by the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Sabah. It contains correspondence and reports on his separate visits to the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain.

FCO 8/1560

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'J' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates.
FCO 8/1839

Relations between UK and Kuwait, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns issues of Anglo-Kuwaiti relations, covering: Questions of protocol around whether HM Ambassador to Kuwait A J Wilton should attend events in honour of the President of Syria Hafez Al Assad during the latter’s visit to Kuwait, when HMG’s diplomatic relations with Syria had been severed The Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Sabah’s visit to the UAE, and mention of a larger federation of Gulf States involving Kuwait Approaches made by Members of the Kuwaiti Parliament to British Labour MPs at a conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union in Yaoundé, Came
FCO 8/144

Minister of State's visit, 1967

This file contains correspondence and records of meetings relating to the visit to the Gulf by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Goronwy Roberts on 1-8 November 1967. The main purpose of the visit was to: Reassure the Rulers about HMG's policy towards the Gulf and that Britain would maintain its political and military presence in the region until the Gulf States are able to ensure their own independent existence Encourage cooperation amongst the Gulf States Urge the Rulers to expedite modernisation of their administrations and to expand popular participation.
FCO 8/137

Visits to Persian Gulf by members of Houses of Parliament, 1967-1968

This file relates to visits to the Gulf by MPs after the Six-Day Arab-Israeli War in June 1967 and after Britain's announcement on 16 January 1968 that it intends to withdraw from the Gulf by the end of 1971. In particular it relates to a visit by Reginald Maudling MP to Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the Trucial States between 1-10 August 1967, in response to a suggestion by ministers that member of the opposition should visit some moderate Arab countries to balance visits by other MPs to Israel.