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FCO 8/5518

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

This file concerns UK defence sales to Oman.
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.
FCO 8/1591

Treaties of Friendship between UK and Gulf States, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to British policy in the Gulf, and in particular the Treaties of Friendship between the UK and the Gulf Rulers, in Arabic and English.
FCO 8/1589

HM Government policy in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to British policy in the Gulf, and in particular the plans for withdrawal of the British military presence there.
CAB 148/117

Papers: 64-93, 1971 Oct 07-1971 Dec 31

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Defence and Oversea Policy Committee from 7 October to 31 December 1971. Those relevant to the Gulf are the memoranda concerning the UK’s policy in the Gulf, including the UK’s Treaties of Friendship with Bahrain and Qatar, and the Trucial States’ disputes with Iran over the Gulf islands (65, 69).

FCO 8/4281

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the development of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), against a backdrop of heightened regional tensions at the time of the Iran-Iraq War and 1982 Lebanon War.
FCO 8/2370

UK Military Advisory Team to United Arab Emirates, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns the withdrawal of the Military Advisory Team to the UAE (MAT) based in Sharjah due to cuts to the budget of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in the context of wider HMG cuts to expenditure.
FCO 8/3443

UK policy towards Arabia and the Persian Gulf, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file relates to UK policy towards Arabia and the Gulf.
FCO 8/1562

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'L' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates and an agreement in principle to establish the United Arab Emirate (UAE) reached by six Rulers.
FCO 8/1561

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'K' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates.
FCO 8/1693

UK Diplomatic representation in Oman, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the diplomatic representation of the UK in Oman, from April to October 1971. It contains correspondence relating to: The potential elevation of the Political Agent to HM Ambassador in Bahrain in the wake of independence, and the question of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf's relation to the new Ambassador The designation of the Consul General in Muscat D F Hawley as Ambassador in Oman.
FCO 8/1621

Status of Forces Agreements with Gulf States, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns the question of the legal status of British military personnel in the Gulf following the British withdrawal. It contains correspondence on: The proposal that British forces should remain to provide assistance to local forces The preparation of agreements to cover the different categories of British military personnel and other HMG staff who will remain in Bahrain, Qatar, and the UAE following independence.