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FCO 8/6054

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 Britain.

FCO 8/6052

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 8/6051

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.

FCO 8/5738

UK defence sales to Saudi Arabia, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns UK defence sales to Saudi Arabia.

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 8/781

UK arms sales, 1968

This file concerns the sale of British arms to Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/780

UK arms sales, 1967-1968

This file concerns the sale of British arms to Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/779

UK arms sales, 1967

This file concerns the sale of British arms to Saudi Arabia.

FCO 8/1886

Visit of Shah of Iran to UK, 21-25 June, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file relates to the visit to the UK of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 21-25 June 1972.

FCO 8/740

Training of security forces, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Formation of a committee comprised of Arab officers and the British Commandant of Police to make recommendations about the reorganisation of the security forces of Qatar, following the near mutiny of the Yemeni-Yafa soldiers during the Middle East crisis and the Deputy Ruler Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani's determination to prevent a re-occurrence Conversation between the Political Agent in Doha R H M Boyle and Mohammad Mahdi Cochrane about the recruitment, training, composition and budget of the security forces Proposals of Boyle tow

FCO 8/668

Supply of arms, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between Ambassador G G Arthur and Kuwait Minister of Defence Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah about the Eilat Incident involving Egypt and Israel in October 1967, and Sheikh Sa'ad's request for information about the vessels and missiles concerned.

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