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FCO 8/2859

Oil: general, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns oil in the Middle East.
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 8/3038

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.
FCO 8/2171

Use of oil as a weapon by oil producers., 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns the price rises and embargoes which were introduced by oil-producing countries following the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the subsequent energy crisis, and the grave effects of this on the economies of Britain and other countries.
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 8/1972

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

This file is part C 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.
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.
FCO 8/1958

Claims of Iran to Abu Musa and The Tunbs (disputed islands in lower Gulf), 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to Iran's claims to Abu Musa, disputed with Sharjah, and the Tunb Islands, disputed with Ras Al Khaimah, in the Strait of Hormuz.
FO 371/110179

The Onassis-Saudi Arabian oil shipping agreement: affairs of the AIOC; exchange of correspondence between FO and Mr H P Drewry, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Independent British oil broker H P Drewry’s unsolicited views advice and complaints to HMG about issues including: the Onassis-Saudi Arabian oil agreement; Aristotle Socrates Onassis; the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company; and an allegation that Drewry was improperly prevented from returning to France in 1944 and 1945 by the Petroleum Attaché at the British Embassy in Paris, which ultimately prejudiced his business as an oil broker.
FO 371/168743

Political relations: South Africa, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Kuwaiti measures against South Africa in response to apartheid. It includes an unofficial translation of a declaration issued by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a UN General Assembly debate report (1-2) Latest edition of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce, which contains an amplification of the decree to boycott South African trade (3)