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FO 371/140049

Exchange of Notes between UK and Iran on sovereignty of islands in the Gulf. Code B file 1081, 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to an exchange of Notes between HMG and the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the sovereignty of the Gulf islands of Farsi and Arabi.
FCO 51/37

Territorial disputes between Iran and the Persian Gulf States, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to Iran's territorial disputes with Bahrain, the Trucial States (the United Arab Emirates), Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. It includes drafts and the final version of a memorandum of historical summaries of these territorial claims.
FCO 8/1352

Lighthouse on Tunb Island, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file relates to the Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS), which is owned by HMG, and the lighthouses it maintains in the Gulf. It relates primarily to the Tunb Islands, which are disputed between Ras Al Khaimah and Iran, though the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi is willing to make some concessions to Iran. The file contains correspondence concerning the legal position of the lighthouse stationed there and the question of its future management.
FCO 8/1597

Claims of Iran to disputed islands in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part of a sequence of files relating to Iran's claim to the Tunb Islands, disputed with Ras Al Khaimah, and to Abu Musa, disputed with Sharjah, in the Strait of Hormuz.
FCO 8/1596

Claims of Iran to disputed islands in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part of a sequence of files relating to Iran's claim to the Tunb Islands, disputed with Ras Al Khaimah, and to Abu Musa, disputed with Sharjah, in the Strait of Hormuz.
FCO 8/56

Discussions with Iran on Median Line and disputed islands of Tunbs and Abu Musa, 1968

This file relates to tensions and discussions with Iran over a Median Line in the Gulf and disputed islands, including the Tunb Islands, Abu Musa and Sirri.
FO 371/179758

Persian Gulf median line, 1965

This file relates to the creation of a median line in the Gulf.
FO 1016/130

Persian Gulf islands: territorial claims, 1951 Jan 7-Dec 29

This file contains correspondence and reports relating to the disputed territorial claims by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Persia [Iran] to islands in the Gulf, including: Farsi, Arabi, Harqus, Qran, Qurain [Qarain], Janah, Jaraid, Muqta and Fasht Abu Sa'afa [Abu Sa'afah].
FO 1016/115

Territorial claims to Farsi Islands, 1950 Aug 22-Dec 14

This file relates to disputed claims to the islands of Farsi and Arabi between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
FO 1016/114

Territorial claims to Faosi Islands, 1949 Dec 30-1950 Aug 10

This file relates to disputed claims to the islands of Farsi and Arabi between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
FO 371/126909

Political relations between States in Persian Gulf and Iran, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Report of a hunting trip to Iran made by the Regent of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1) Report on the effects in Iran of the uprising in Oman and Iranian efforts to establish closer relations with the Gulf States (2) Suggestion that Iran and the UK should form a common policy in order to prevent the growth of Egyptian and Saudi Arabian influence in the Gulf (3) Sheikh Rashid's recent trip to Tehran and its implications for Dubai-Iran relations (4, 7-8) Iranian Government's unhappiness at an article in The Times

FO 371/114641

Claims by Persia to Bahrain and Gulf islands of Abu Musa and Tamb: dispute between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia over sovereignty over islands in the Neutral Zone, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between the British Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows and the Saudi Arabian Government on: the Buraimi arbitration agreement; the sovereignty of islands claimed by Kuwait and the Saudis; the issue of a proclamation regarding the seabed of the Kuwait-Saudi Neutral Zone and the determination of the frontiers of that zone (24) Persian [Iranian] claim to the islands of Bahrain and Abu Musa (25-26) Admiralty's views on the territorial dispute between Iran and Bahrain and its requirement to install temporary radio ai