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FCO 8/1619

Disposal of military assets in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the disposal of British military assets in the Gulf, between April and May 1971.
FCO 8/1618

Disposal of military assets in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the disposal of British military assets in the Gulf, between January and April 1971.
FCO 8/739

Defence sales, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Transportation of 25,000 rounds of 7.62 calibre ammunition from Gdynia, Poland to Doha Order for military supplies placed from Qatar and the involvement of Ghassan Farha Negotiations between Westland Helicopters Limited, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani and Mohammad Mahdi Cochrane over the sale of Whirlwind helicopters Sale by Tennant Trading Limited of 20,000 rounds of 9 mm ball ammunition to Qatar Enquiry from Qatar for the purchase of 200 cartridges of 25 pounder blank ammunition Purchase of a consignment of hunting rifles and

FCO 8/737

Export licences: explosives, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to a series of no objection certificates for exporting arms and ammunition from the UK to Qatar.

FCO 8/972

Defence and Overseas Policy (Official) Committee, sub committee on problems of Persian Gulf, 1968 Jan 01-1968 Dec 31

This file relates to Bahrain and Britain's proposed withdrawal from the Gulf in 1971.
FCO 8/978

Future of military installations, 1969 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file is part B of a two-part sequence relating to the future of British military assets in the Gulf after withdrawal.
FCO 8/977

Future of military installations, 1968 Jan 01-1968 Dec 31

This file is part A of a two-part sequence relating to the future of British military assets in the Gulf after withdrawal.
FCO 8/687

Rail link from Kuwait to Basra, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposal to link Kuwait to the Iraqi railway system at Umm Qasr; and perhaps to Saudi Arabia at Riyadh and Dhahran Enquiry about reports on the military implications of linking Kuwait to the Iraqi system Letter from A Ibbott to D A J West on commissioning an authoritative study of the implications

FCO 8/678

British Eagle airways trooping flights through Kuwait, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to: Minute on the restoration of trooping flights from Akrotiri to Bombay and the Far East, following the closure of the route due to the clash between India and Pakistan in September 1965. The flights had previously been re-routed from Akrotiri to Kuwait to Ceylon during winter, and from Akrotiri to Abadan to Ceylon during summer, but the direct route is now open to Eagle Airways

FCO 8/513

Future of Bahrain and Protection Treaty, 1967-1968

This file relates to the formal notice given to Bahrain of the British withdrawal from the Gulf.
FO 1016/356

Development in Oman, 1954

This file concerns political events in Oman. It contains correspondence relating to: Question of whether the Muscat and Oman Field Force (MOFF), also known as the Huqf Force, should advance further north to take Dhank and perhaps even to join up with the Batinah Force.
FO 371/174556

Political relations with UK, 1964

This file relates to HMG's financial subsidy of Muscat.