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FCO 8/6119

Christianity in the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to Christianity in the Middle East, including a report and memorandum entitled "Christian Worship in the Arabian Peninsula".
FCO 8/2158

Position of UK in Middle East, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns relations between Britain and the Arab world following the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and the tension between public support for Israel and the economic need for good relations with oil-producing Arab states.
FCO 8/1953

Political relations between Persian Gulf and Pakistan, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file contains a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Research Department paper on 'Pakistan's Relations With Her Middle East Neighbours'. In preparation for the production of this paper, British diplomatic posts are asked to give guidance on political, military, and economic topics and to consider how Pakistan could harm or help British interests. It includes responses from diplomatic posts in Bahrain, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, South Yemen (PDRY), the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran and Kuwait.
FO 371/126999

Repatriation problems of destitute pilgrims abandoned on coast of Trucial States, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Question of how to deal with a group of destitute pilgrims who have been abandoned on the Trucial Coast and in particular the provision of the expenses necessary for the support and repatriation of the pilgrims (1) Report of a message from the Government of Burma, who do not recognise the claim of the pilgrims to be Burmese nationals (2) Request for authority to provide for the maintenance of the pilgrims until they can be repatriated (3) Report on the circumstances of the arrival of the pilgrims in the Trucial States and dis