Persian Gulf Lights service

FO 371/148875 1960
Description

This file contains correspondence relating to:

  • Decision to send a letter to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, urging him to come to a settlement regarding Decca Navigational Stations (1)
  • Uncertainty over whether Iranian ownership of Nabiyu Farur Island has been recognised by HMG or not, in light of the Persian Gulf Lighting Service's proposal to site a new light-vessel station to the south of the island (2)
  • Sheikh Shakhbut's responses to the requests of the Persian Gulf Lighting Service regarding the Decca Navigational Stations (3)
  • Decision to revise the Local Advisory Committee of the Persian Gulf Lighting Service (4)
  • Disagreement over whether the Persian Gulf Lighting Service should pay customs charges on equipment brought in to establish the Decca Navigational Station (5)