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FCO 8/790

Armed forces, 1967-1968

This file contains the reports of the UK's Defence Attaché in Saudi Arabia C S Fitzpatrick; his annual reports for 1966 and 1967; and his monthly reports February to April 1967 and September 1967 to February 1968.
FCO 8/1352

Lighthouse on Tunb Island, 1970 Jan 01-1970 Dec 31

This file relates to the Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS), which is owned by HMG, and the lighthouses it maintains in the Gulf. It relates primarily to the Tunb Islands, which are disputed between Ras Al Khaimah and Iran, though the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi is willing to make some concessions to Iran. The file contains correspondence concerning the legal position of the lighthouse stationed there and the question of its future management.
FCO 8/5797

Iran-Iraq War: attitude of the Gulf States, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31

This concerns the Iran-Iraq war.
FO 371/162813

Security of merchant shipping in Persian Gulf, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Recent bomb explosions in Dubai and the security concerns of the British India Steam Navigation Company Limited (BISN) (3) Damage claims made following the explosion in and loss of the ship Dara in April 1961, and information about an explosion on Daressa and one of the suspects (7) Explosion in the BISN steamer Dwhova between Dubai and Muscat (8) Explosion on the Dwarka and the question of whether BISN should change the itinerary of their ships, so that no ship would call both at Dubai and Muscat on the same voyage and wheth