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NA.0042.00001501

Das Island, 1962 - 1964

An aerial view of Das Island taken from an oil company Dakota aircraft to offer a fortnightly banking service to oil company personnel, Abu Dhabi.
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".
FO 371/157034

Trade, 1961

This file relates to trade and business in the Trucial States.
FCO 8/4479

United Arab Emirates: oil matters, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns oil affairs in the UAE.
FCO 8/4306

Major commercial projects in the Persian Gulf, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns major commercial projects in the Gulf, between January and December 1982.
FCO 8/5753

Saudi Arabia: oil and petrochemicals, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns the oil and petrochemicals industries in Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence on: A paper from the National Economic Development Office (NEDO) on the petrochemical sector The meetings of British Embassy officials with various Saudi ministers, including the Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Yamani, regarding oil production rates The decision not to list petrochemicals under the European Commission's (EC) Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP), which results in tariffs being imposed on petrochemicals.
FCO 8/5415

Oil in the Gulf, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file relates to UK oil policy in terms of both the North Sea and oil in the Gulf, discussed primarily between the Department of Energy and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
FCO 8/5472

United Arab Emirates (UAE): economic affairs, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns economic affairs in the UAE.
FCO 8/2639

Vast Financial Surpluses of Oil Producers (VSOP), 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31

This file concerns the Vast Surpluses of Oil Producers (VSOP), from February to December 1976. It contains correspondence relating to: A request from M A Hall of the Financial Relations Department to Ambassador A K Rothnie for information about the long term effects of higher oil prices on oil-producing countries.
FCO 8/2195

Political relations between Kuwait and UK, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns political relations between Kuwait and the UK during 1974.
FCO 8/5814

Gulf Heads of Mission Conference, Bahrain, January 1985, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file relates to the Gulf Heads of Mission Conference in Bahrain held on 11 January 1985, involving the British representatives at the Embassies in: Bahrain, Jeddah, Kuwait, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Aden, Sana'a, Baghdad and Tehran. It contains records of meetings, and correspondence concerning: Meeting of the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (FCO) Richard Luce with Yusef Al Shirawi in Bahrain Suggestion of computerised facilities for Embassies in the Gulf, as part of the FCO’s drive for information technology advancements.
FCO 8/2083

Political relations between Qatar and UK, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns political relations between the UK and Qatar, from September to October 1973. It contains correspondence relating to: A conversation involving Prime Minister Edward Heath, Amir Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani, HM Ambassador E F Henderson, Sayyed Isa Bin Ghanim Al Kawari, Lord Bridges [Thomas Edward Bridges] and Sheikh Ahmad Bin Saif Al Thani on 18 September 1973.