External relations of Bahrain

This file concerns Bahrain’s foreign relations. It contains memoranda and correspondence concerning:

• Bahrain’s request for HMG’s support for Bahrain’s nomination to the Arab/Asian seat in the UN Security Council
• The activities of the Bahraini delegation at the Non-Aligned Movement foreign ministers’ conference in New Delhi, which Sheikh Mohammad did not attend
• The Bahraini Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa’s views on topics including the Cold War; the defence of the Gulf; and Bahrain-Iran relations; and his statement at the UN General Assembly
• The Amir of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa’s comments on topics including internal affairs in the UK and France; and the attitude of the British press to the planned causeway between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
• Relations between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
• The acceptance of Sheikh Abdulla Bin Isa Al Khalifa to study at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
• Bahraini views on the Arab-Israel peace process
• The visits to Bahrain of: the King and Queen of Tonga; President Abdou Diouf of Senegal; King Juan Carlos and Queen Sophia of Spain; the Chancellor of Austria Dr Bruno Kreisky
• The visit of the President of Syria Hafez Al Assad and the strain in Bahrain-Syria relations.