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FCO 8/78

British forces, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Parliamentary questions of James Davidson MP and Rear Admiral Morgan Morgan-Giles to Secretary of Defence Denis Healey on the role of British forces in the Gulf 'The Forthcoming Struggle in the Arabian Gulf', Sawt Al Arab, Cairo, 3 November 1967 US State Department's assessment of the British presence in and stabilisation of the Gulf Parliamentary question from Ben Whitaker to Foreign Secretary Goronwy Roberts on the expiry date of UK defence treaty commitments in the Gulf with further comments Article on 'Support for Iranian Militar
FO 371/179905

Internal political situation: overthrow of Ruler of Sharjah, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: A conversation between Minister of State George Thomson and the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi on 13 May 1965, reported by Al Gomhuria of Cairo; a request for information on the movements and intentions of Sheikh Saqr and his son; a letter of protest from the Committee for the Rights of Oman to the Secretary of State; a report on a mass rally held in support of Sheikh Saqr as the 'legitimate' ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikh Saqr's accusation that HMG is pursuing a policy of 'divide and rule' in the Emirate; a letter from Bob

FO 371/174493

Arab League: Persian Gulf states, 1964

This file relates to an Arab League mission, headed by the Secretary General Abdul Khalek Hasouna, to the Gulf with the objective of establishing formal relations between the Gulf states and the Arab League.
FO 371/168657

Security of merchant shipping in Persian Gulf, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Guidance which the Royal Navy have for anti-smuggling operations in the Gulf (1) Appointment of additional petty officers to strengthen the security on British India Steam Navigation Company (BISN) ships and suggestions by the Marconi Company for establishing a reporting system covering the movements of BISN ships (2) Signing of the Bahrain Customs (Amendment) Regulation, 1963, in order to bring legislation into line with the Ruler's Customs (Amendment) Ordinance, 1963 (3) Copies of the Bahrain Customs (Amendment) Regulation, 1963