Appointment of director of education to improve quality of local education

This file relates to the position of Director of Education in Abu Dhabi. It contains correspondence concerning:

• Appointment of Dr Harold Spencer, including reference to his contract, travel and family arrangements
• Suggestion that Spencer visit Kuwait on his way to Abu Dhabi to assess what has been done wrong in Kuwait
• Spencer's visits to Bahrain and Beirut, Lebanon to recruit teachers
• Assessment of the state of education in Abu Dhabi and the seven phases in its development, produced by Spencer
• Concern at Spencer's performance and abilities
• Nomination of David R J Cox, currently at Ilkeston Grammar School, to replace Spencer
• Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's unwillingness to employ another British director, and the consequent nomination of Ibrahim Robleh, Permanent Secretary of the Federation of South Arabia Ministry of Education
• Appointment of Dr Khalid Al Hashemi of the University of Baghdad