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FCO 8/2899

Sale of military equipment from UK to United Arab Emirates, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns the sale of UK military equipment to the UAE.

FCO 8/6065

Saudi Arabia: media matters, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file relates to Saudi Arabia's relations with the media, both domestic and international.

FCO 8/5430

Arab publications in the Gulf and the UK, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns Arab media publications in the UK and the Gulf.

FCO 8/2667

Political relations between United Arab Emirates and UK, 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31

This file concerns political relations between the UK and the UAE.

FCO 8/6070

Saudi Arabian Embassy in London, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the Saudi Arabian Embassy in London.

FCO 8/2449

Sale of military equipment to Kuwait from UK, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the sale of military equipment, in particular Chieftain tanks, to Kuwait.

FCO 8/3439

Contacts with the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO), 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file relates to informal contacts between British officials, notably J C Moberly and W R Tomkys, and Khalid Al Hasan of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Topics of discussion include the PLO's aims, its relationship with the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA), the Arab-Israeli conflict, HMG policy, and the position of Nabil Ramlawi in London.

FCO 8/1343

Withdrawal of British forces from Persian Gulf, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file relates to the planned withdrawal of British forces from the Gulf in 1971.

FCO 8/2159

Euro-Arab dialogue, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns the Euro-Arab Dialogue, an attempt to foster multilateral economic, cultural, and technical cooperation between the nine member states of the European Economic Community (EEC) and Arab states.

FCO 8/1888

Visit of Shah of Iran to UK, 21-25 June, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file is part C of a sequence of files relating to the visit to the UK of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 21-25 June 1972. It contains correspondence concerning: The meetings of the Shah with: the Foreign Secretary Alec Douglas-Home; the Prime Minister Edward Heath; the Defence Secretary Lord Carrington [Peter Carington]; and Lord Victor Rothschild.

FCO 8/2137

Military advisory team to United Arab Emirates, 1973 Jan 01 - 1974 Jan 16

This file relates to the Military Advisory Team based in Sharjah.

FCO 8/1980

Visit of Sheikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah, Crown Prince and Minister of Defence of Bahrain, to UK, 28 July - 4 August 1973, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to a visit to the UK by Crown Prince Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, who is Minister of Defence, Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF), and heir to the throne in Bahrain.

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