Trucial States stamps

This file contains:

• Request to the General Post Office for the secondment of a postal official for the position of Accountant General in the Dubai Post Office, including a draft terms of service
• Wish of the Ruler of Umm Al Quwain Sheikh Ahmad Bin Rashid Al Mu'alla to know whether a British firm would be interested in his stamp concession, with the current agreement with US dealer Finbar Kelly due for renewal; and the Board of Trade's decision to approach three firms: Harrison & Sons Limited; Thomas de la Rue & Company Limited; and Bradbury Wilkinson & Company Limited
• Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi's termination of his stamp concession agreement with Fouad Antoun and the Ruler's consequent take over of the Sharjah Post Office
• Issue of using Manama on Ajman stamps given that Manama is also a place in Bahrain
• Ruler of Ajman Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi's cancellation of his stamp agreement with Finbar Kelly's company and its replacement by the Lebanese firm Middle East Stamps Company, which Britain fears may ruin the market for local stamps; and the possibility of legal action in the US between the Ruler and Kelly
• Departure of P J Crowley and his replacement by C W Randle as Director of Posts in Dubai