UK policy in Middle East

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• Possible expenditure for 1957/58 in Eastern Department countries (1)
• Discussions about British policy in the Middle East, including: the possibility of an emergency loan for Iraq; limits on expenditure despite the end of the Jordan subsidy; the reasons for Britain's presence in the Gulf; Anglo-Iranian relations; the impact of Suez on British policy in Bahrain; Iranian-Kuwaiti passport dispute; disputes over islands in the Gulf; Afghanistan; the Baghdad Pact; Oil; and overflying Iran (2)
• Notes on Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf suitable for inclusion in speeches in the House of Commons debate on the Middle East (3)
• Britain's interest in the Middle East (Gulf and Saudi Arabia), which is primarily: the free flow of oil; freedom of communication; and opposing the spread of Communism. The pillars of British policy are the Baghdad Pact and Britain's position in the Gulf. It also discusses relations with Saudi Arabia, including Buraimi (4)
• Briefs on Muscat and Oman, Yemen, and Anglo-Saudi relations for the Prime Minister's visit to India and Australia (6)