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FCO 8/5416

Naval mines in the Persian Gulf: possible mine clearance operations, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file relates to naval mines in the Gulf.
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.
FCO 8/2844

Royal Navy visits to Middle East, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns official visits by Royal Navy ships to ports in the Gulf and the Middle East.
DEFE 6/50

Nos 43-85. (Described at item level), 1958 Apr 10-Aug 7

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee Joint Planning Staff papers from 2 May 1958 to 3 July 1958.
FO 464/60

Arabia: Arab / Middle East issues; Research Department memoranda, 1959 Nov 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file contains a collection of the FCO's Middle East Research Department memoranda on Arabia and Arab-Middle East issues.
FCO 8/1952

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

This file relates to Soviet Union policy in the Gulf.
FCO 8/677

UK commitment to 1970/1971, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence concerning: Minutes of the 62nd meeting of the Planning Committee on defence expenditure studies for the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), relating to Cyprus, the Gulf, Sharjah and Kuwait Paper on 'The Kuwait Commitment in the Period to 1970-71' to be circulated at the meeting Telegram from Ambassador G N Jackson to M S Weir on the Kuwait commitment Letter from Jackson to T F Brenchley on HMG's commitment to the defence of Kuwait, including views of the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, Prime Minister Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Sabah and Minist
FO 371/115480

Briefs and papers on UK policy in Middle East, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: C A E Shuckburgh's tour of the Middle East from October - December 1955. In his report Shuckburgh commented on issues including: the strategic and political importance of the Middle East; the state of the Arab world; regional defence; public relations; the British Council; the BBC Arabic service; development and the work of the British Middle East Office; Anglo-US relations; other outside influences, including Russia, communism, France, and Turkey, Persia [Iran]; the Gulf; oil; and Egypt.
FO 371/126845

UK policy in Middle East, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possible expenditure for 1957/58 in Eastern Department countries (1) Discussions about British policy in the Middle East, including: the possibility of an emergency loan for Iraq; limits on expenditure despite the end of the Jordan subsidy; the reasons for Britain's presence in the Gulf; Anglo-Iranian relations; the impact of Suez on British policy in Bahrain; Iranian-Kuwaiti passport dispute; disputes over islands in the Gulf; Afghanistan; the Baghdad Pact; Oil; and overflying Iran (2) Notes on Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the&nbsp