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FCO 8/6095

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to various affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), including the GCC Summit in Abu Dhabi, the Iran-Iraq War, the Arab/Israel dispute and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. There is also a report entitled "Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): The First Two Years".
T 295/834

Future of exchange control relations with the Persian Gulf States, Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, 1968 - 1972

This file contains correspondence relating to the future of financial exchange control relations between the United Kingdom and the Gulf States of Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
CAB 134/2344

Official Committee on the Middle East: Meetings 1-5; Papers 1-18, 1960 Jan-Nov

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East’s minutes of meetings from 19 January 1960 to 1 November 1960.
CAB 134/2339

Official Committee on the Middle East: Papers 1-36, 1957 Jan-1957 May

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East from 23 January 1957 to 21 May 1957.
PREM 13/2209

MIDDLE EAST. Future of bases in Mediterranean and Middle East following defence expenditure review: forces and facilities in Persian Gulf, 1965 Jun 01-1968 Sep 30

This file concerns Britain’s intention to withdraw from the Gulf in 1971.
CAB 148/80

Minutes and papers: Meetings 1-10 (1967 Mar 10-Dec 16) Papers 1-8 (1967 Mar 3-Jun 7), 1967

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Defence and Oversea Policy (Official) Committee’s minutes of meetings from 10 March to 13 December 1967. Those relevant to the Gulf are the memoranda concerning the defence expenditure studies and the situation in the Middle East (5th). This file also contains cabinet memoranda for the Defence and Oversea Policy (Official) Committee from 3 March to 7 June 1967.
CAB 148/57

Papers 15-29, 1967 Mar-May

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Defence and Oversea Policy (Official) Committee’s Defence Review Working Party from 10 March to 16 May 1967. Those relevant to the Gulf are the memoranda concerning: The UK’s Kuwait defence commitment up to 1970-71 (21, 27) The UK’s long term policy and political objectives in the Gulf (22, 28) The UK’s future policy towards the Central Treaty Organisation (CENTO) and the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus, including the relationship to the UK’s future policy in the Gulf, and air support for Kuwait (23, 26)

CAB 148/18

Meetings 1-55. Includes subject index, 1965 Jan-Dec

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Defence and Oversea Policy Committee’s minutes of meetings from 13 January to 22 December 1965.
FCO 8/5814

Gulf Heads of Mission Conference, Bahrain, January 1985, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file relates to the Gulf Heads of Mission Conference in Bahrain held on 11 January 1985, involving the British representatives at the Embassies in: Bahrain, Jeddah, Kuwait, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Aden, Sana'a, Baghdad and Tehran. It contains records of meetings, and correspondence concerning: Meeting of the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (FCO) Richard Luce with Yusef Al Shirawi in Bahrain Suggestion of computerised facilities for Embassies in the Gulf, as part of the FCO’s drive for information technology advancements.
FCO 8/5813

Gulf Heads of Mission Conference, Bahrain, January 1985, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file relates to the Gulf Heads of Mission Conference in Bahrain held on 11 January 1985, involving the British representatives at the Embassies in: Bahrain, Jeddah, Kuwait, Doha, Abu Dhabi, Aden, Sana'a, Baghdad and Tehran.
FCO 8/627

Iraq, 1967-1968

This file relates to relations between Kuwait and Iraq.
FCO 8/623

UK: defence policy, 1967

This file contains correspondence concerning the UK’s defence policy in the Gulf, with contributions from the Ministry of Defence and the Treasury. It also includes mention of the UK’s defence commitment to Kuwait until 1970-71; debate over its cost and future; and the interests of Pakistan in the Gulf.