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PREM 15/538

UK policy and military presence in Persian Gulf: discussions on Union of Arab Emirate states; correspondence with Carol Mather MP, 1970 Jun 25-1971 Jan 10

This file concerns UK policy in the Gulf, the military withdrawal scheduled for 1971 and proposals for establishing a Union of Arab Emirates.

FCO 8/3454

Visits by Douglas Hurd, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Qatar, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates, January 1980, and to Saudi Arabia, Yemen Arab Republic and Kuwait, March 1980, 1980 Jan 01 - 1980 Dec 31

This file concerns a visit to the Gulf by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Douglas Hurd.

FCO 8/3146

Relations between United Arab Emirates and UK, 1978 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31

This file concerns the relations between the UK and the UAE, from January to September 1978.

FCO 8/2129

Political relations between United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to a border dispute and political relations between the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/1563

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'L' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates and an agreement in principle to establish the United Arab Emirate (UAE) reached by six Rulers.

FCO 8/1562

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'L' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates and an agreement in principle to establish the United Arab Emirate (UAE) reached by six Rulers.

FCO 8/1760

Visit of Prince Fahd of Saudi Arabia to UK, September, October 1971, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to the visit to the UK of the Saudi Arabian Minister of the Interior and Second Deputy Prime Minister Prince Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud.

FCO 8/1810

Views of Sir William Luce, UK special envoy, on Persian Gulf, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file contains an article by W H T Luce, which appeared in the Round Table in October 1969, 'A Naval Force for the Gulf: Balancing Inevitable Russian Penetration'.

FCO 8/1611

Claims of Iran to disputed islands in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part of a sequence of files relating to Iran's claim to the Tunb Islands, disputed with Ras Al Khaimah, and to Abu Musa, disputed with Sharjah, in the Strait of Hormuz. It contains correspondence and memoranda from December 1971 concerning the aftermath of UN Security Council debate on Iran's occupation of the islands.

FCO 8/1569

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns the formation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

FCO 8/958

United Kingdom policy, 1968 Jan 01-1968 Dec 31

This file relates to British policy in the Gulf ahead of withdrawal in 1971.

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