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FCO 8/4507

Trilateral talks between Oman, the UK and USA, 1982 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31

This file concerns proposed Oman-US-UK trilateral talks.
FCO 8/5826

United Arab Emirates (UAE): annual review for 1984, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This file contains the Annual Review for the UAE for the year 1984, including a chronology of events, and related correspondence. It focusses in particular on foreign affairs, principally the UAE’s position on the Iran-Iraq War, and federal integration.
FCO 8/5496

Oman: annual review for 1983, 1984 Jan 01 - 1984 Dec 31

This file contains the Annual Review for Oman for the year 1983, and related correspondence covering: the economy and trade; internal and external political affairs, including increased ties with the US; the ‘Omanisation’ of the armed forces; and Oman's position on the Iran-Iraq War. It includes tables of economic data on Oman.

FCO 8/2340

Country Assessment Sheets for Saudi Arabia, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file contains the annual country assessment sheets for Saudi Arabia for the year 1973.
FCO 8/1734

Saudi Arabia: annual review for 1970, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file contains the Annual Review for Saudi Arabia (1970) from the Ambassador in Jeddah W Morris to Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home. It also contains a calendar of events in Saudi Arabia from January to December 1970.

FCO 8/82

Redeployment of forces and force levels, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Parliamentary question from Colin Jackson MP to the Secretary of Defence Denis Healey on the purpose of the planned increase in British forces stationed in the Gulf, March 1967 Proposals of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford for fixing establishment ceilings as a basis for control over the number of British servicemen deployed to the Gulf; a chart detailing the establishment figures for the Gulf approved by Ministry of Defence; a letter from Crawford to M S Weir describing the figures as surprising and disappointing

FCO 8/80

British forces, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Paper titled 'Persian Gulf - Future of our Support for Local Forces and Secondment Policy' Training of British units in the Gulf, 1968-69 and the outline of plans for 1969-70 Letter from the Ministry of Defence to the Treasury concerning 'Areas where difficulties are being or may be experienced in filling Seconded Posts', including sub-sections on the Trucial Oman Scouts, Abu Dhabi Defence Force, the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF), and Libya Confidential Far East Command Exercise Shadow, September to October 1968 'Provision of Military

FCO 8/570

Annual reviews for 1966 and 1967, 1967-1968

This file contains the Annual Reports and Calendar of Events for the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman for 1966 and 1967 by Consul-General D C Carden and related correspondence.