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FCO 8/6097

UK policy in the Middle East (including Planning Paper on 'Unconventional Diplomacy'), 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to UK policy and unconventional diplomacy in the Middle East. It includes biographical notes on the British officials in each Middle Eastern country as well as a Planning Paper on the subject of Unconventional Diplomacy.

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".
FCO 8/2855

Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC): oil prices, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns oil prices and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
FCO 8/5966

Qatar and the Iran-Iraq War, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns Qatar in the context of the Iran-Iraq War.
FCO 8/5636

Qatar and the Iran-Iraq War, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns Qatar and the Iran-Iraq War.
FCO 8/1153

Qatar and Iran median line, 1968 Jan 01-1968 Dec 31

This file relates to an agreement signed by Qatar and Iran on 20 September 1968, concerning their continental shelf boundary, based on an 'agreed minute' from 1966 between the UK and Iran.
FCO 8/2849

Middle East Steering Group, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file contains briefs, minutes of meetings and reports by the Department of Trade's Middle East Steering Group on economic cooperation.
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 8/1369

The claim of Iran to Bahrain, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file concerns the claim of Iran to the Island of Bahrain from March to April 1970. It contains correspondence relating to: The concerns of Lord Caradon [H M Foot] about the reaction of UN Secretary-General U Thant and Dr Ralph Bunche to an article about Bahrain printed in the Daily Telegraph.
FCO 8/2410

Visits by UK Members of Parliament to Middle East, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the visits of British MPs to the Middle East.
FCO 8/1375

Bahrain/Iran median line, 1970 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns discussions of the Bahrain-Iran Median Line.