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FCO 8/5438

Middle East: security of small states, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file contains a draft of the joint FCO and MOD planning paper, ‘The Security of Small States’, and related correspondence, including details of security related assistance provided to small states including Bahrain, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait and Oman.
FCO 8/5505

External relations of Oman, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns Oman’s external relations.
FCO 8/5507

Ministerial visits from the UK to Oman, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns ministerial visits to Oman. It contains arrangements, correspondence and memoranda relating to: The UK Energy Secretary Peter Walker’s intention to visit Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE The Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed’s wish for the UK Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine to visit Oman; and Heseltine’s intention to visit Egypt, Jordan, Israel and Oman The UK Minister for the Armed Forces John Stanley's visit to Oman.
FO 371/185181

UN activities in Persian Gulf, 1966

This file relates to UN activities in the Gulf, and in particular those of the UN Technical Assistance Board (UNTAB), which is later subsumed into the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and possible assistance to the Gulf States including: Bahrain, Qatar and the Trucial States.
FCO 8/4916

Private visits from the UK to the Middle East, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns visits to the Gulf States.
FCO 8/4911

UK articles and publications on the Persian Gulf, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns the management of information on the Gulf States in the public sphere, in particular information of an inaccurate or sensitive nature.
FCO 8/4906

Middle East studies at British universities: proposals to establish centres for Islamic studies at Oxford and Cambridge; FCO scholarships and awards scheme 1984-1985, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns educational links between the UK and the Islamic world.
FCO 8/4899

Civil aviation in the Persian Gulf, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns civil aviation in the Gulf region.
FCO 8/4895

Guidance for handling requests for assistance in territorial disputes, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file concerns HMG’s policy on providing assistance in settling frontier disputes in the Gulf and south Arabia, following a spate of requests from Oman, Kuwait, the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), Yemen Arab Republic (YAR), Bahrain and Qatar. It contains the guidelines for responding to requests for such assistance and handing over relevant documentation and maps.

FCO 8/4774

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and Middle East and Near East countries, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns Saudi Arabia's relations with the Arab world.
FCO 8/3513

Relations between the United Arab Emirates and People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file relates to UAE-People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY) relations. It contains correspondence concerning: The visit of the Prime Minister of PDRY Ali Nasir Mohammad to the UAE The UAE’s decision to establish formal diplomatic relations with PDRY; HMG’s desire to prevent such a move because a PDRY embassy in the UAE would be a potential source of subversion; and the reactions of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Egypt to this decision

FCO 8/4887

Visit by Douglas Hurd, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Kuwait, Iraq and Lebanon, March 1983, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file contains arrangements, briefs, and records of the visit by the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Douglas Hurd to the Middle East in March 1983, covering Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan, and including meetings with the President of Iraq Saddam Hussein and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sa’ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah.