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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 8/6039

Relations between Saudi Arabia and Middle Eastern and Near Eastern countries, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns Saudi Arabia's relations with the Middle East and regional affairs.

FCO 8/6038

Relations between Saudi Arabia and Middle Eastern and Near Eastern countries, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns Saudi Arabia's relations with the Middle East and regional affairs.

FCO 8/3864

Oil affairs in the Persian Gulf, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file concerns oil affairs in the Gulf.

FCO 8/3038

External relations of Saudi Arabia, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns the external relations of Saudi Arabia, between January 1977 and January 1978.

CAB 134/1086

Middle East Oil Committee: Meetings 1-16 (1955); Papers 1-32 (1955-1956); Meeting 1 (1956); Papers 1-3 (1956), 1955 Jan 6-1956 Jan 24

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Middle East Oil Committee’s minutes of meetings from 6 January 1955 to 7 January 1956. This entire file concerns Gulf matters.

FCO 8/2890

UK/UAE Joint Committee: general, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns matters about the UK-UAE Joint Committee, December 1976 to December 1977.

FCO 8/2083

Political relations between Qatar and UK, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns political relations between the UK and Qatar, from September to October 1973. It contains correspondence relating to: A conversation involving Prime Minister Edward Heath, Amir Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani, HM Ambassador E F Henderson, Sayyed Isa Bin Ghanim Al Kawari, Lord Bridges [Thomas Edward Bridges] and Sheikh Ahmad Bin Saif Al Thani on 18 September 1973.

FCO 8/2156

Talks between France and UK on Gulf states, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file contains briefings and records of talks between Britain and France on the Middle East in London in June 1974 and Paris in October 1974.

FCO 8/1971

Use of oil as political weapon by Persian Gulf states, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file is part B of a sequence that contains correspondence and press reports relating to the reduction of oil production by the Arab States and embargoes on the US and the Netherlands in response to support for Israel in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.

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