FCO 8/2622
Talks between UK and USA on Indian Ocean, 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31
This file contains arrangements, agendas and correspondence relating to Anglo-US talks on the Indian Ocean during 1976. Topics discussed include:
US naval operations in Masirah, Kenya, the Seychelles and Singapore; and the Bahraini Government’s desire for the US to end its naval staging facility on Bahrain Island by mid-1977
The British Middle East Force, including reference to its background, current status and alternative basing possibilities
HMG’s withdrawal from Masirah; and the US’s interest in using Masirah as a landing place for P3 reconnaissance aircraft.
