Boundary settlement with Abu Dhabi

FO 371/162991 1962
Description

This file contains correspondence relating to:

  • An incident in which the Abu Dhabi Police Force shot over a vessel flying the Red Ensign (1)
  • The issues addressed by the Gault/Anderson report, in particular the dispute between Abu Dhabi and Qatar over the ownership of Halul and other islands, as well as the waters of Khor Al Odaid [Khawr Al Adaid] (2)
  • A summary of the three boundary disputes between Abu Dhabi and Qatar and its implications for the development of oil fields (3)
  • A report on the Abu Dhabi-Qatar boundary settlement, as well as an analysis of the different possible courses of action. Also included are two maps showing the contested areas at both land and sea (4)
  • The claim of Khamis Bin Ahmad Al Obaidly a Qatari contractor to the Khor Al Odaid [Khor Al Adaid]. D C P Gracie told him that he could not find any basis for this claim (5).