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FCO 8/3514

External relations of the United Arab Emirates, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file relates to the external affairs of the UAE, particularly the visits of leaders and foreign officials to the UAE and the foreign trips of UAE officials.
DEFE 6/25

Reports: 1-50. (Described at item level), 1954 Jan 6-May 26

This file contains Joint Planning Staff memoranda from 6 January 1954 to 25 May 1954.
FCO 8/5841

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

This file concerns Kuwait’s external political affairs. It contains correspondence and memoranda on: The Assistant for Anglican Communion Affairs for the Archbishop of Canterbury Terry Waite’s efforts to secure the release of four US hostages being held in Lebanon after the 1983 Kuwait bombings.
FCO 8/3814

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

This file concerns ministerial visits to the Gulf.
FCO 8/2405

Sale of military equipment from UK to Middle East, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the sale of military equipment to the Middle East.
FCO 8/1980

Visit of Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, Crown Prince and Minister of Defence of Bahrain, to UK, 28 July - 4 August 1973, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to a visit to the UK by Crown Prince Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, who is Minister of Defence, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), and heir to the throne in Bahrain.
FO 371/126845

UK policy in Middle East, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possible expenditure for 1957/58 in Eastern Department countries (1) Discussions about British policy in the Middle East, including: the possibility of an emergency loan for Iraq; limits on expenditure despite the end of the Jordan subsidy; the reasons for Britain's presence in the Gulf; Anglo-Iranian relations; the impact of Suez on British policy in Bahrain; Iranian-Kuwaiti passport dispute; disputes over islands in the Gulf; Afghanistan; the Baghdad Pact; Oil; and overflying Iran (2) Notes on Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the&nbsp