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FCO 8/6104

Visit by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Kuwait, Oman, and Saudi Arabia, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the visit of British Secretary of State and his wife to Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia and summaries of their meetings in each country.

FCO 8/4914

Access to official records on the Middle East by H G Balfour-Paul, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns request from the former Political Agent in Dubai and Ambassador to Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia H G Balfour-Paul for access to historical papers on the transfer of power in the Gulf, Aden and Sudan which have not yet been released to the public under the thirty-year rule, in order to write a book. It includes debates around whether Balfour-Paul could be granted privileged access to closed documents as a ‘semi-official’ historian.

FCO 8/509

Activities of subversive elements, 1967

This file concerns subversive activities and internal security in Bahrain during the crisis surrounding the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.
DEFE 4/80

Chiefs of Staff Committee: Minutes of Meeting, 1955 Nov 8

This file contains the minutes of the Chiefs of Staff Committee’s meetings from 10 October to 17 November 1955.
CAB 134/2344

Official Committee on the Middle East: Meetings 1-5; Papers 1-18, 1960 Jan-Nov

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East’s minutes of meetings from 19 January 1960 to 1 November 1960.
DEFE 5/54

Nos 250 - 329. (Described at item level), 1954 Aug 4 Oct 15

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff committee memoranda from 4 August 1954 to 15 October 1954 concerning global strategy.
CAB 134/2342

Official Committee on the Middle East: Papers: 29-58, 1958 May-Dec

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East’s minutes of meetings from 21 May 1958 to 19 December 1958.
PREM 13/2209

MIDDLE EAST. Future of bases in Mediterranean and Middle East following defence expenditure review: forces and facilities in Persian Gulf, 1965 Jun 01-1968 Sep 30

This file concerns Britain’s intention to withdraw from the Gulf in 1971.
CAB 158/34

Joint Intelligence Committee: memoranda 85-121, 1958 Jan - Aug

This file contains reports, memoranda, and briefs by the Joint Intelligence Committee.
DEFE 5/92

Nos 125-166. (Described at item level), 1959 May 29-July 10

This file contains Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 29 May 1959 to 10 July 1959.
DEFE 5/73

Nos 1-44. (Described at item level), 1957 Jan 1 - Feb 19

This file contains Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 1 January 1957 to 19 February 1957.
DEFE 5/70

Nos 271 - 317. (Described at item level), 1956 July 18-Aug 21

This file contains Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 18 July 1956 to 21 August 1956.