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FCO 8/6154

Visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East: briefing, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the briefing of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East, including detailed itinerary.

FCO 8/6134

Visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East, including the itinerary for their visit and the Saudi-British Trade Fair to be held in Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/6133

Visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East, including possible itinerary for their visit and information about the Saudi-British Trade Fair in Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/6095

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to various affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including the GCC Summit in Abu Dhabi, the Iran-Iraq War, the Arab/Israel dispute and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. There is also a report entitled "Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): The First Two Years".
FCO 46/2227

UK defence policy in the Persian Gulf area, 1980

This file contains correspondence relating to post-withdrawl British defence policy in the Gulf, focusing on the Arab States' political relationships with each other and their political relationship with the United Kingdom. It includes records of conversations between Douglas Hurd Minister of State and various Rulers, Ministers and officals from the Gulf during his visit to the region.
FCO 46/718

UK policy on Persian Gulf, 1971

This file contains correspondence relating to British defence policy in the Gulf, including the handover of the Trucial Oman Scouts after the withdrawal of British forces in the Gulf, the islands dispute between Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Iran and CENTO air routes.
FCO 8/1324

British government policy in Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns HMG’s attempts to reach a political and defence settlement for the Gulf after the British military withdrawal from the region which is planned for 1971, in particular debates around prolonging the British presence.
FCO 8/5965

External political affairs of Qatar, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns Qatar's foreign relations and regional affairs.
FCO 8/4882

United States policy in Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns US Middle East policy.
PREM 15/1760

Visit of Sheikh Said of Abu Dhabi, September 1973: records of meetings with Prime Minister, 20 September and 7 October 1973 [See PREM 15/1086], 1973 Aug 02 - 1973 Oct 07

This file relates to the visits of the UAE President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to the UK from September to October 1973.
FCO 8/3467

UK defence co-operation with Gulf States: provision of encrypted interstate communications, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file concerns defence cooperation and communications in the Gulf.
FCO 8/3454

Visits by Douglas Hurd, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Qatar, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates, January 1980, and to Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic and Kuwait, March 1980, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file concerns a visit to the Gulf by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Douglas Hurd.