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FCO 8/6176

UK military assistance to the UAE, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to military training and assistance from the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates.
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 8/6096

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): defence and security, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to various defence and security issues of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), particularly regarding Iran.

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 8/3515

Ministerial visits from the United Arab Emirates to UK, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file relates to the foreign visits of various UAE Rulers and Ministers to the UK, and the discussions of various topics with HMG’s ministers.
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 8/4406

Loan of British service personnel to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the loan of British service personnel to the UAE. It contains correspondence on: A memorandum of understanding, from 1972, between the UK and the UAE concerning the provision of British loaned service personnel Plans for the creation of a new loaned service personnel post in Abu Dhabi A conversation with the UAE Defence Minister Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum regarding the question of charges for British loaned service personnel in Dubai.
FCO 8/4935

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): military affairs, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns the military affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).