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FO 371/168749

Foreign investment and business, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Legislation governing the participation of foreigners in business in Kuwait (1) Accomplishments and proposed undertakings in Kuwait of John Murray of the Economist Intelligence Unit.
FO 371/168748

Annual economic report for 1962, 1963

This file contains the: Economic Report for Kuwait, including the rate of exchange and selected share prices, for the period October-December 1962 (1) Annual Economic Report for Kuwait for 1962 (2) Economic Report for Kuwait, including the rate of exchange, selected share prices, and money in circulation, for the period January-March 1963 (3) Economic Report for Kuwait, including the rate of exchange, selected share prices, and money in circulation, for the period April-June 1963 and correspondence about delayed reports (4)

FO 371/168745

Political relations: Commonwealth, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Pakistani plans to set up a Consulate General in Kuwait (1) Kuwait and India's decision to raise the level of diplomatic representation from consular to ambassadorial level (2) Indian Ambassador in Lebanon, Jordan, and Cyprus Inder Sen Chopra, also being accredited in Kuwait where the Indian Consulate General is raised to Embassy status (3) Visit to Kuwait of goodwill delegations from Kenya and Somalia (5) Pakistani Consulate General in Kuwait becoming an Embassy (6) Visit of Kenyan delegations and VIPs to Kuwait without notice (7)
FO 371/174743

Visit to UK of Ruler of Ajman, 1964

This file contains: Programme of arrangements for the visit of the Ruler of Ajman Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi and his son Sheikh Nasir Bin Rashid Al Nuaimi to Britain and related correspondence (4) Biographical note about Sheikh Rashid and correspondence relating to his visit (7) Correspondence relating to Robert Mathew MP's agreement to meet the Ruler of Ajman and suggested topics of conversation (8)

FO 371/174734

Police, 1964

This file contains: 'Statement of Expenditure' under the Dubai Police Force budget for the period between 1 April and 31 December 1963 and related correspondence (1) Correspondence relating to funds paid by the Ruler of Dubai towards the cost of the police (2) Dubai Police Force budget estimates for the year 1965-6 and related correspondence (3) 'Statement of Expenditure' under the Dubai Police Force budget for the period between 1 April and 30 September 1964 and related correspondence (4) Correspondence relating to Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi's desire for Ras Al Khaimah t
FO 371/174729

Oil: Fujairah, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Vancouver Iron Engineering Limited's interest in forming a consortium to negotiate an oil concession with Fujairah (1) Approach by Victor De Teranto to the Ruler of Fujairah, offering to bring an American company to purchase an oil concession (2) Peter Hoguet's claim that H L Hunt Company of Texas want to pursue an oil concession in Fujairah (3) Provisional agreement between Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Sharqi and Hunt International Petroleum Company (4) Ministry of Defence having no objection to the omission of defence provisions fr
FO 371/174722

Postal services, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Postal agreements between the Baroody Stamp Company and the Rulers of Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah.
FO 371/174721

Water resources, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Commissioning of Sir William Halcrow & Partners to provide a survey of water resources within the Trucial States Development Scheme (5) Investigation by consulting geologist K Spink of reported submarine springs of fresh water near Ras Al Gharab Island to the east of Abu Dhabi (9) Plans for a preliminary water resources survey by Halcrow this winter and the question of how big a survey Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan will agree to (11) Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's agreement to cooperate with th
FO 371/174720

Ports, 1964

This file contains draft regulations for the port of Jebel Al Dhanna and related correspondence. The draft is similar to the regulations for the port of Das Island and was requested by the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company (2).
FO 371/174711

Economic situation, 1964

This file contains: The Economic Report for Abu Dhabi for the quarter ending 30 September 1963 (1) The Economic and Commercial Report for the Trucial States (except Abu Dhabi) for the quarter ending 31 December 1963 (2) The Economic and Commercial Report for Abu Dhabi for the quarter ending 31 December 1963 (3) The Economic and Commercial Report for the Trucial States (except Abu Dhabi) for the quarter ending 31 March 1964 (4) The Economic and Commercial Report for the Trucial States (except Abu Dhabi) for the quarter ending 30 June 1964 (5) The Economic and Commercial Report f
FO 371/174581

Slavery, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Britain considering an approach to Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur to persuade him to subscribe to the Anti-Slavery Convention of 1956 and issue a proclamation banning slavery throughout the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1) Advice from the United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations as to how the Sultan can satisfy the UN regarding slavery (2) Memo detailing the history of anti-slavery actions and present attitudes regarding slavery in Muscat and Oman, the Trucial States and South Arabia (3) Britain's belief that it is no longer politically e
FO 371/174578

Tribes, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Arab refugees deported from Zanzibar to Oman contrary to international practice. Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur accepts responsibility only for his own subjects (Omanis born in Oman) and will not allow Zanzibar subjects or any others to land.