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FO 371/148976

Economic development in Trucial States, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Expenditure of the £10,000 allocated to the Trucial States Council for general development under the 1949/50 budget (41) Responses to a feasibility report on Ras Al Khaimah (42) Aerial surveys and mapping of Abu Dhabi (43) Proposed development scheme for the Trucial States and a suggestion that the Governments of India and Pakistan might be asked to participate (44) Question of the federation of the Trucial States (46, 51) Discussions with Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and subsequent plans for town planning in Abu Dhab
FO 371/148946

Political Relations: Multilateral political relations of Trucial States, 1960

This file contains: Report on the relations of the Trucial States with Qatar, Iran and Kuwait, and the influence of expatriate teachers recruited from other Arab nations (1) Correspondence regarding Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's meetings with the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani in Beirut (2-3) Report regarding Sheikh Ali's efforts to conduct more friendly relations with member of the other Gulf Ruling Families while in Beirut (4) Report regarding Sheikh Zayed's meeting with Sheikh Saleh Bin Isa Al Harthi (5) Correspondence regarding the significance of t
FO 371/148933

Political Relations Between Muscat and Oman, and UK, 1960

This file contains: Summary of a conversation between HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Tamur (24) Discussions of a draft Cabinet paper on future policy in Muscat and Oman (25-26) Summary of Colonel P R M Waterfield's discussion with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, particularly regarding the Sultan's attitude towards the development of his country, and his relationship with foreign powers (27) Notes and summaries from the meeting of the Lord Mills Sub-Committee on Muscat and Oman, concerning the future British policy in Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/148923

Political Relations: Iran, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Planned visit of General Bakhtiar to Qatar (2-3) D F Hawley's report of a meeting with Colonel Rahmani, who was visiting the Trucial States from Iran.
FO 371/168744

Political relations: UK, 1963

This file contains: Summary of a conversation between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Sir Alec Doublas-Home, and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, covering topics including the reduction of the size of the Arab League Security Force contingents stationed in Kuwait; Sheikh Sabah's discussions with the President of Egypyt Gamal Abdul Nasser; the situation in Yemen; and British relations with Saudi Arabia.
FO 371/168729

Foreign policy, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Formal recognition by the Indonesian Government of Kuwait and a request from the Pakistan Government to establish a Consulate General in Kuwait.
FO 371/168719

Oil, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Report from Mecom Oil that they have found a 'trace of oil' in their concession in Oman and will now carry out deeper drilling. The concession, in Dhofar, is now 50% controlled by Mecom Oil and 50% by the Pure Oil Company (1) Copy of Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO)'s concession agreement with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, along with details of later amendments. PDO was previously a subsidiary of the Iraq Petroleum Company, but is now mostly owned by Shell (2) Progress of Shell in searching for oil at Yibal and at Natih.
FO 371/168949

Minerals, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Efforts of the Ruler of Fujairah Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Sharqi, to let a mineral concession and whether the interest of a Yugoslav company Elektrusond should be pursued, or whether this might have unwanted political risks (1) Request from the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan for a British company to work the mineral deposits in Abu Dhabi. He hopes it might provide an alternative means of livelihood for those, such as on Dalma Island, who can no longer make a living by pearling.
FO 371/168937

Airstrip construction, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Approach by Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to Costain Group Plc and Frederick Snow and Partners for assistance in constructing a civilian airfield in Buraimi (1) Request for information about Dimitrios Demetriou, who is said to be working as an intermediary for Sheikh Zayed (2) Earlier tender put in by Zompi, a firm of European contractors, for laying a concrete airstrip in Buraimi, with assistance from the RAF in transporting equipment.
FO 371/168936

Fisheries, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposal for a fish marketing enterprise in Sharjah, whereby a plane that currently transports fruit and vegetables from Beirut to Doha, would be used, on its return journey, for exporting fish. Checks are requested to make sure that the proposal is above board (1) Complaint by the Deputy Ruler of Ajman Sheikh Humaid Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi  to the Iranian Government about the Iranian navy confiscating the catches of a group of fishing boats belonging to Ajman, and operating from Kuwait.
FO 371/168933

UK commercial interests in Trucial States, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Points for discussion during the Political Resident's visit to the Foreign Office, particularly regarding British commercial activities in the Trucial States.
FO 371/168922

Iranian claims to Persian Gulf islands, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Iranian claims to the islands of Sirri, Bu Musa [Abu Musa] and Tunb. There are signs that Iran is planning to revive these claims, as the islands could contain oil. The Iranian Prime Minister has spoken of pursuing this claim through the expansion of Iranian influence on the islands.