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FCO 8/6051

UK defence sales to Saudi Arabia: Tornado aircraft, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns an agreement for Saudi Arabia to buy combat aircraft from the UK.
FCO 8/6050

UK defence sales to Saudi Arabia: Tornado aircraft, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns an agreement for Saudi Arabia to buy combat aircraft from the UK.
DEFE 5/12

Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee: Memoranda, 1948 Aug 2 - Oct 11

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 2 August 1948 to 11 October 1948, concerning global strategy and potential war with the Soviet Union.
FCO 8/791

Armed forces, 1968

This file contains monthly the reports of the UK's Defence Attaché in Saudi Arabia C S Fitzpatrick from March to September 1968.
FCO 8/790

Armed forces, 1967-1968

This file contains the reports of the UK's Defence Attaché in Saudi Arabia C S Fitzpatrick; his annual reports for 1966 and 1967; and his monthly reports February to April 1967 and September 1967 to February 1968.
FCO 8/2846

Arms sales to Middle East, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns arms sales to the Middle East and Africa.
FCO 8/2843

Talks between UK and USA on Indian Ocean, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns US-UK discussions on the Indian Ocean in May 1977.
FCO 8/2861

Aviation security in Middle East, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns the development of a policy for dealing with hijackings and increased security measures in the Gulf and elsewhere following a spate of attacks on aircraft, including the hijacking of a Japan Airlines (JAL) flight by the Japanese Red Army and a Lufthansa flight by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) which culminated in military action by West German Special Forces in Mogadishu, Somalia.
FO 371/179768

UK defence forces in Persian Gulf, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to:The supply of ammunition from Germany to the Federation of South Arabia and the approval of export licences (2)The unofficial black market distribution and re-selling of arms ordered by the Crown Agents for the Federation. Destinations may include: arms dealers; tribes; Indonesia; and Somalia. It also includes a newspaper cutting from The Observer: 'Sheikhs cash in on guns' by Kenneth Mackenzie (4-7).