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FO 371/179937

Oil: Fujairah, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Fujairah oil. Several oil companies and intermediaries are interested in discussions with the Ruler of Fujairah and Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Sharqi will not grant Kassab exclusive right to negotiate on his behalf. Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi suggests reviving the political union between Fujairah and Sharjah to consolidate oil concessions (2) Gibraltar Minerals Company's interest in an oil and mineral concession agreement with Sheikh Mohammad and British views on the sort of intermediaries he should avoid.
FO 371/179936

Oil: Dubai, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Western limit of the Dubai Marine Areas concession that Britain plans to give to the Continental Oil Company and the recommendation that the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan not be approached about Abu Dhabi's frontier with Dubai without the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum receiving equal treatment (1) Recommendation that HMG takes a firm stand on the Ras Hasian line and make another approach to Sheikh Rashid when the Dubai Petroleum Company want to start drilling (2) Sheikh Shakhbut's acceptance

FO 371/179931

Ports, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Jebel Dhana [Jebel Al Dhanna] Port limits and the legality of the regulation. It includes maps illustrating the port, harbour and prohibited area limits (4) Amended draft of the Jebel Al Dhanna Port Regulation, the Abu Dhabi (Port of Das Island) Regulation, 1963 and uncertainty over the name of the island referred to as either Jazirat Al Yas or Sir Bani Yas (7)

FO 371/179925

Chamber of Commerce, 1965

This file contains: Ordinance establishing a chamber of commerce in Dubai, a decree to appoint the constituent committee of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and related correspondence which discusses the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's intentions and rationale (8) Correspondence relating to the reaction of British and other businesses to the Dubai Chamber of Commerce ordinance and the questions of parallel legislation and compulsory or voluntary membership (9) Correspondence relating to discontent among merchants of Abu Dhabi with the Ruler Sheikh Shakhbut Bin S
FO 371/179922

Financial situation, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: A request for estimates of the annual incomes and expenditure of the six Rulers (1) A request for estimates of the income and expenditure for 1964 of Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (2) An approximate estimate of Sheikh Shakhbut's reserves, future commitments, income and expenditure (3) Talks between Political Agent A T Lamb and Sheikh Shakhbut on the subject of government organisation and financial control.
FO 371/179829

Recommendations for policing Sultanate, 1965

This file contains:P E Turnbull's report detailing recommendations for the development of a police force in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and his cover letter to Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur. It pays particular regard to the towns of Muscat and Mattrah [Muttrah], oil installations, and the urgent need for political intelligence, and discusses the role of the Sultan's Armed Forces, the existing police organisation, the establishment of a special branch unit, uniforms, salaries, recruitment, training, buildings, transport, radio, and arms (2).
FO 371/179824

Supply of arms, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Purchase by Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur of four Cadillac Commando armoured cars for the Dhofar Force with instruction by an American expert on how to use and maintain them. It also discusses Anglo-American competition for the supply of arms to the Middle East (6-7) Visit of arms salesmen to the Gulf and the possibility that the Sultan's Armed Forces may soon start purchasing non-British arms (12) Request by the MOD to replace the Piston Provost of the Sultan of Oman's Air Force which crashed on 22 May 1965.
FO 371/179823

Sultan's armed forces, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Plans for ambushes by the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) on the Hadramaut and Saudi Arabia frontiers (3) Preparations for raising a third infantry battalion of the SAF, which would have a specific oil company security responsibilities (4) Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's plan for the SAF to take over the Dhofar Force next year and his intention to meet the cost himself.
FO 371/179819

Political relations: Visit to Sultanate by Political Resident, Bahrain, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf W H T Luce and Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur on 27 March 1965.
FO 371/179774

Postal services in Persian Gulf, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Handover of control of postal services in Bahrain, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, representation on the Universal Postal Union, a proposed new currency for Bahrain and Muscat and the introduction of sultanate stamps in Muscat and Oman (1) Bahrain Postal Superintendent's displeasure about the proposal that he should supervise the running of the Abu Dhabi postal service after the Bahrain Post Office becomes fully independent in autumn 1965 (4) Outstanding points concerning Britain's withdrawal from the postal scene in the Gulf (5) Abu Dhabi's
FO 371/179773

Telecommunications in Persian Gulf, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to Cable and Wireless's development/expansion plans in the Gulf, including maps, and its request for commercial and political reassurances from HMG (1).

FO 371/179770

Arms control in Persian Gulf, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: A proposal to transfer control over the import of arms to the governments of Bahrain and Qatar.