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FCO 8/5036

Non-UK defence sales to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file relates to non-UK defence sales to the UAE. It contains correspondence concerning:US defence sales to the UAE, with HMG assessing the challenge this presentsFrench defence sales to the UAE, with the visit of a special representative of President Francois Mitterand, Claude de Kemoularia to the UAE. It also includes a subsequent French sales pitch in Saudi ArabiaA consignment of arms from the Soviet Union, which was impounded in Dubai upon inspection. It is later found to be bound for India, where the missiles are to be used for training purposes.
FCO 8/5965

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

This file concerns Qatar's foreign relations and regional affairs.
FCO 8/4922

External political affairs of Bahrain, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns the external affairs of Bahrain.
DEFE 5/12

Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee: Memoranda, 1948 Aug 2 - Oct 11

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 2 August 1948 to 11 October 1948, concerning global strategy and potential war with the Soviet Union.
PREM 15/538

UK policy and military presence in Persian Gulf: discussions on Union of Arab Emirate states; correspondence with Carol Mather MP, 1970 Jun 25-1971 Jan 10

This file concerns UK policy in the Gulf, the military withdrawal scheduled for 1971 and proposals for establishing a Union of Arab Emirates.
FCO 8/2843

Talks between UK and USA on Indian Ocean, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns US-UK discussions on the Indian Ocean in May 1977.
FCO 8/2486

External political relations of People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen’s (PDRY or South Yemen) international relations.
FCO 8/3454

Visits by Douglas Hurd, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Qatar, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates, January 1980, and to Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic and Kuwait, March 1980, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file concerns a visit to the Gulf by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Douglas Hurd.
FCO 8/2421

Political guidance for Central Treaty Organisation, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the drafting of a paper on political guidance for military planning by the Political Planning Group of the Central Treaty Organisation (CENTO).
FCO 8/1846

People's Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG): rebellion in Dhofar province of Oman, 1971 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns the rebellion in the province of Dhofar in Oman, particularly the ‘information war’ over the narrative of the conflict in the public sphere.
FCO 8/1883

Foreign policy of Iran, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file relates to the foreign relations of Iran.
FCO 8/1828

Attitudes of member countries towards CENTO, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO). This was valued by HMG primarily as a framework for relations with Iran; while Pakistan, following its defeat in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani war, is taking a new interest in the organisation as a means to pursue its national interests against India. This file contains correspondence relating to this issue.