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FCO 8/4473

External relations of the United Arab Emirates, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the external relations of the UAE.
FCO 8/5794

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
FCO 8/5792

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
FCO 8/4922

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

This file concerns the external affairs of Bahrain.
FCO 8/4938

Politico-military talks between the UK and the USA, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns UK-US political-military talks in London on 9 May and in Washington, DC on 18-19 October 1983.
FCO 8/3826

Visit by John Nott, Secretary of State for Defence, to the Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf, March-April 1981, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file concerns the preparations the Defence Secretary John Nott's visit to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and the UAE (Abu Dhabi and Dubai) in March and April 1981.
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 8/2861

Aviation security in Middle East, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns the development of a policy for dealing with hijackings and increased security measures in the Gulf and elsewhere following a spate of attacks on aircraft, including the hijacking of a Japan Airlines (JAL) flight by the Japanese Red Army and a Lufthansa flight by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) which culminated in military action by West German Special Forces in Mogadishu, Somalia.
FCO 8/1620

Withdrawal of British armed forces from Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the withdrawal of British military forces from the Gulf, January to August 1971.
FCO 8/78

British forces, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Parliamentary questions of James Davidson MP and Rear Admiral Morgan Morgan-Giles to Secretary of Defence Denis Healey on the role of British forces in the Gulf 'The Forthcoming Struggle in the Arabian Gulf', Sawt Al Arab, Cairo, 3 November 1967 US State Department's assessment of the British presence in and stabilisation of the Gulf Parliamentary question from Ben Whitaker to Foreign Secretary Goronwy Roberts on the expiry date of UK defence treaty commitments in the Gulf with further comments Article on 'Support for Iranian Militar
FCO 8/134

Visit by Mr Barran of Royal Dutch Shell, 1968

This file relates to visa applications and visits to the Gulf by various people.
FO 371/156695

Security of merchant shipping in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Paper by the Chairman of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited (BISN) E J Pakes on 'Sea Communications within the Persian Gulf and between India and the Persian Gulf' (1) Request for information on traffic in explosives and dangers to shipping in the Gulf.