Inquiry into loss of UK merchant ship Dara in Persian Gulf

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• Date for the enquiry into the sinking of the Motor Vessel Dara, and the question of whether there will be Pakistani representation at the Court of Enquiry (33)
• Copy of a draft report for the Indian Government, regarding the progress of investigations into the sinking of the MV Dara (34)
• Press cutting of an article in the Daily Express which states that Omani rebels were responsible for the explosion that led to the sinking of the MV Dara. It also contains a note commenting on the allegedly distorted nature of the reporting by the USSR about the activities of the Omani rebels (35)
• Request by the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum that the wreck of the MV Dara be removed, as it has caused the recent sinking of a local launch, resulting in the deaths of about 15 people (36)