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FCO 8/6127

Private visits from the UK to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to private visits of British Officials to the Middle East.
FCO 8/6110

Ministerial visits from the UK to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to British ministerial visits to the Middle East. It includes summaries of meetings that focus on defence sales and the Iran-Iraq War.

FCO 8/6109

Ministerial visits from the UK to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to British ministerial visits to the Middle East.
FCO 8/6107

Visits by Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the British Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs' proposed visits to the Middle East.
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 8/4359

Visits by James Blyth, Head of Defence Sales, to the Middle East, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns visits to the Middle East by the Head of Defence Sales (HDS) at the Ministry of Defence James Blythe and his assistant Peter Jeffs.
FCO 8/3929

Oil affairs in the United Arab Emirates, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file concerns oil affairs in the UAE.
FCO 8/3813

Ministerial visits from the UK to the Persian Gulf: general, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file relates to ministerial visits to the Gulf.
FCO 8/3812

Visit by Douglas Hurd, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), January 1981, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file concerns the visit of the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Douglas Hurd to the UAE.
FCO 8/2364

United Arab Emirates: Union Defence Force (UDF), 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns the Union Defence Force (UDF) of the UAE.
FCO 8/2861

Aviation security in Middle East, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns the development of a policy for dealing with hijackings and increased security measures in the Gulf and elsewhere following a spate of attacks on aircraft, including the hijacking of a Japan Airlines (JAL) flight by the Japanese Red Army and a Lufthansa flight by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) which culminated in military action by West German Special Forces in Mogadishu, Somalia.
FCO 8/1815

Visits by members of UK armed forces to Persian Gulf, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns visits by various members of the British Armed Forces to the Gulf in 1972. It contains correspondence and memoranda relating to the British loaned personnel in the UAE, including reference to: The Abu Dhabi Government requesting a list of amendments to the loan agreement, due to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan having two main concerns.