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FCO 8/4887

Visit by Douglas Hurd, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Kuwait, Iraq and Lebanon, March 1983, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file contains arrangements, briefs, and records of the visit by the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Douglas Hurd to the Middle East in March 1983, covering Kuwait, Iraq, Lebanon and Jordan, and including meetings with the President of Iraq Saddam Hussein and the Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sa’ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah.
FCO 8/4357

Ministry of Defence staff visits to the Middle East, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns Ministry of Defence (MOD) visits to the Middle East.
FCO 8/5482

External political affairs of Kuwait, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file concerns Kuwait’s foreign relations.
FCO 8/5854

Ministerial visits from the UK to Oman, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file concerns the visit of the Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine to Oman in September and October 1985.
FCO 8/1920

Visit of Saudi Arabian Minister of Defence, Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, to UK, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns the visit of the Saudi Arabian Minister of Defence Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to the UK.
FCO 8/81

Visit by Chief of Defence Staff, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: The paper produced in connection with the visit of the Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Royal Air Force to the Persian Gulf, June 1968, with background brief and personality notes.
FCO 8/143

Briefs for Minister of State's visit, 1967

This file relates to the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Goronwy Roberts' visit to Iran during his tour of the Gulf in November 1967.
FCO 8/23

Pakistan, 1967-1968

This file relates to Pakistan’s interest in the Gulf following the planned British withdrawal.
FO 371/185484

Political relations: UK, 1966

This file relates to relations between Britain and Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence concerning: Conversation between Saudi Ambassador Sheikh Hafiz Wahba and Minister of State George Thompson on 27 January. Topics of discussion include: the Arab League's efforts to include Buraimi on the agenda at the UN; the question of King Saud hosting an Islamic conference; the situation in Yemen; and King Saud's talks with South Arabian leaders (1) Conversation between Hafiz Wahba and E M Rose (3) Conversation between Hafiz Wahba and Thompson on 18 February.
FO 371/168654

UK military operations in Aden and Persian Gulf, 1963

This file contains: A list of military exercises in the Gulf planned for 1963 and the need to avoid them coinciding with the visit to Oman of the representative of the UN Secretary-General.
FO 371/148870

Units of UK armed forces in Arabia and Persian Gulf, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Suggestion to station a tank-carrying landing ship, tank (LST) in the Gulf, in case of the need to intervene in defence of Kuwait, and the question of where to conduct exercises for the tanks and crew (17) Request for the LST Dieppe, sailing from Aden to carry out landings in Oman (18) Request from the new Political Officer with British Forces in the Arabian Peninsula (BFAP) R A Clinton-Thomas for a number of documents and reference papers [list enclosed] and details of Clinton-Thomas's visit to Aden (19) First visit to