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FCO 8/6115

Politico-military talks between the UK and the USA on the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to UK-US politico-military talks on the Middle East, mainly focusing on the Iran-Iraq War.
FCO 8/6110

Ministerial visits from the UK to the Middle East, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to British ministerial visits to the Middle East. It includes summaries of meetings that focus on defence sales and the Iran-Iraq War.

FCO 8/6102

Arab reactions to the USA-Libya crisis, April 1986, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to Middle East leaders' reactions to the US-Libya crisis of April 1986.

FCO 8/6096

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC): defence and security, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to various defence and security issues of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), particularly regarding Iran.

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".
BT 245/799

International Air Agreements: Qatar negotiations, 1952-1960

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations for a civil aviation agreement between the United Kingdom and Qatar. It includes air naviation, traffic and other regulations as well as Arabic documents, reports, meeting summaries and memoranda.

BT 245/798

International Air Agreements: Qatar negotiations, 1949-1952

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations for a civil aviation agreement between the United Kingdom and Qatar. It includes summaries of meetings and a translation of a draft agreement with annexes as well as a copy of the text of a treaty between the UK and Qatar from 1916.
AIR 2/16883

Muharraq Airfield, Bahrain: joint user policy between MTCA and RAF, 1954-1957

This file contains correspondence relating to the Joint User Policy between the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MTCA) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) at the Muharraq Aerodrome in Bahrain. It includes contract agreements, instructions for proper management of the facility, outlines of the roles and responsibilities of each party and details of the equipment at the airfield.

FCO 164/69

Trucial States (United Arab Emirates): oil concessions relating to Umm Al Qaiwain, 01 May 1969 - 30 November 1969

This file contains correspondence relating to Abu Dhabi oil concessions. It also includes the Abu Dhabi tax decree of 1965 and several documents in Arabic.
FCO 8/4310

British Petroleum (BP) in the Gulf States, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns the activities of British Petroleum (BP) in the Gulf.
FCO 8/2857

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 8/2856

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). It contains correspondence and memoranda relating to: The British Secretary of State for Energy Tony Benn’s proposed visit to Saudi Arabia A letter from Benn to the Saudi Minister of Petroleum Ahmad Zaki Yamani.