Sharjah oil concession

This file relates to oil concessions in Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain. It contains correspondence concerning:

• An enquiry by the oil adviser for Sharjah and Ajman Nadeem Al Pachachi regarding the procedures and operating limits for concession negotiations
• The question of whether operating limits indicate doubts about Sharjah's sovereignty over the island of Abu Musa
• Shell's interest in the vacant Trucial Coast oil concessions
• Two maps relating to the Sharjah concession area
• Discrepancies in the boundaries pertaining to Fujairah noticed by Bochumer Mineralöl Gesellschaft MBH & Company (Bomin), which may affect the Sharjah concession
• Two bids for the Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain concessions from Shell and Phoenix of Canada with the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi accepting the bid from Shell
• A sketch map of the Fujairah and Sharjah concession areas
• A note of thanks from the Ruler of Sharjah for HMG's help and cooperation
• Shell's plans for the commencement of drilling in Sharjah
• Relations between Shell and Lebanese entrepreneur Haj Amin Nadeem
• Interest in the Ajman and Umm Al Quwain concessions from West German and Japanese firms
• An offer for a Sharjah concession from US firm Buttes Gas and Oil Company
• Shell and Bomin's wish to relinquish its east coast concession.