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FO 371/185562

Oil: New concessions, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Discussions on the problem of how best to deal with the political aspect of any new concession agreement in Abu Dhabi (2) Oil concession agreements with Trucial States’ Rulers and clauses HMG would normally wish to see included (4) Question of oil concessions discussed with the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan with specific reference to the four companies: Marathon, Aminoil, ERAP (French) and Wintershall (German) (5)

FO 371/185561

Oil, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to : Mecom Oil Company's concessions in the Trucial States (1, 6) Report on a dispute over Mecom's visit to Sharjah (5) Visit of Mr Burke of the Union Oil Company of California to London on his way to the Gulf (7) Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's objection to the drilling operations of Dubai Marine Areas (8, 9) Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's views regarding the Abu Dhabi-Dubai seabed boundary (10) Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi’s refusal to allow the Union Oil Company an extension of dri
FO 371/185560

Postal services, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Abu Dhabi Post Office, including details on the handover, scheduled for 1 March, and the problem of accommodation and reimbursement for Mr Wynn (1) Handover of the Abu Dhabi Postal Agency. The deferment seems inevitable (2) Copy of correspondence received from the Bahrain Government on the subject of the Postal Agency recently started in Manama, Ajman (6) Discussion with Wynn as to Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's reaction to the former Ruler's photograph on postage stamps and how best to overcome the problem (7)

FO 371/185559

Radio Abu Dhabi, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to Ahmad Sulaiman's proposals for Radio Abu Dhabi and the opinion of H G Balfour-Paul that Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan is too busy to become involved with radio stations in the near future (1).

FO 371/185558

Nationalising Abu Dhabi Telegraph and Telephone Co Limited, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who has agreed in principle with International Aeradio Limited to nationalise the Abu Dhabi Telegraph and Telephone Company (2).

FO 371/185557

RAF at Sharjah, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Water supply for the RAF station at Sharjah (1) Chemical analysis and the current situation of the Sharjah municipal water supply (2) Confirmation that the RAF camp at Sharjah is to take its water from the Sharjah water supply (6)

FO 371/185556

Ports, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to the transmitting of all the original Jebel Al Dhanna Port Regulation, 1966 (Queen's Regulation No 5 of 1966) (3).

FO 371/185555

Civil aviation, 1966

This file contains correspondence on the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who has now decided that the runway improvements should be effected by a 'consortium' of three local merchants (2).

FO 371/185554

Responsibility for loans to Dubai, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: A request from the Director of the Trucial States Council Development Office for details in connection with various loans. He also enquires whether the Development Officer should take over responsibility for the loans (3).

FO 371/185552

Political clearance requirements, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to the unexpected arrival of a Kuwait Air Force (KAF) plane with five Kuwaiti officers on board and the political clearance requirements for non-scheduled flights (3).
FO 371/185550

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed move of the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) camp (40) Report that no progress has been made on the Sawt Al Sahil radio project and there is a suggestion of pursuing commercial sources of funding (41) Suggestions made to counter any subversion among members of the TOS holding political views (48) Persuasive case made for proposed pay rises for the TOS (49) Anniversary of the battle on 26 October, fought by the Trucial Oman Scouts, and which is being commemorated in Buraimi (52) Possibility of sending Arab officers and p
FO 371/185549

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Site of the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) camp, located approximately six miles from Sharjah and approximately two miles from outskirts of Dubai. The Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum has not yet been approached (24) Trucial Oman Scouts, including a proposed draft letter to the Treasury (25) Evolution of Sharjah radio station.