Reactions by other countries to military occupation of Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs by Iran

This file concerns reactions to the occupation by Iran of Abu Musa and the Tunb Islands. It contains correspondence on:

• Statements, reports and conversations with senior figures recording the responses of Iran, Ras Al Khaimah, Kuwait, Iraq, Libya, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY), the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG), Bahrain, Egypt, Dubai, Sharjah, Algeria, Somalia, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia
• Proposals to refer the case to the Arab League and the UN
• The question of how UK representatives should respond to questions, particularly regarding the Tunb Islands, where no agreed settlement had been achieved before the occupation
• Accusations against Britain for allowing the occupations to take place
• Media reactions to the occupation of the islands
• A debate in the Kuwait National Assembly on the Gulf islands
• The departure of the residents of the islands
• The invitation of the brother of the Shah of Iran to visit Qatar.