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FO 371/149057

Sale of UK aircraft to Gulf States, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to the prospective sale of UK civil and military aircraft to Gulf States.
FCO 8/5504

UK-Oman Joint Commission, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns the Anglo-Omani Joint Commission. It contains minutes of meetings, arrangements for meetings, briefs, correspondence and memoranda relating to:The killing of Arthur Angell; and the assistance that consular officers can give to the relatives of British nationals who die abroadMinister of State Richard Luce’s proposed visit to Bahrain, Oman and the UAE.
FCO 8/4685

Ministerial visits from Qatar, including visit of Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifah Al Thani, March 1982, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the preparations for visit by Sheikh Abdulla Bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Commander of the Qatar Air Force Sheikh Hamad Bin Abdulla Al Thani to the UK in to observe security measures at North Sea oil installations in March 1982.
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 8/4357

Ministry of Defence staff visits to the Middle East, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns Ministry of Defence (MOD) visits to the Middle East.
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 8/6055

UK defence sales to Saudi Arabia, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns UK arms sale to Saudi Arabia.
FO 464/47

Arabia: historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1928-1953, 1953 Jan 01 - 1953 Dec 31

This file contains Volume I of a 'Historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Shaikdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1928-1953'.
FCO 8/5518

UK defence sales to Oman, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns UK defence sales to Oman.
FCO 8/5411

UK defence exercises and manoeuvres in the Persian Gulf including Exercise Magic Carpet 1984, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file relates to defence exercises and manoeuvres in the Gulf. It contains correspondence concerning: The plans and preparation for Exercise Magic Carpet 1984, which concerns the visit of Tornado aircraft to Oman in the context of the Iran-Iraq War. It builds on previous sales visits to Bahrain and the UAE and also includes plans to sell the aircraft to Saudi Arabia The plans and preparation for Exercise Magic Roundabout 1984, which involves the visit of Nimrod aircraft to Oman and Diego Garcia The plans for press releases and briefs on these operations.

FCO 8/5410

UK arms sales to the Gulf states: general, including Defence Sales Organisation strategic plan 1984-1994, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file relates to arms sales in the Gulf States.
FCO 8/3855

Major commercial projects in the Persian Gulf: Middle East contracts, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file concerns the monitoring of commercial and defence contracts in the Middle East, upon the request by the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Douglas Hurd.