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FCO 14/961

Air Service Agreements between the UK and the United Arab Emirates, 01 January 1971 - 31 December 1972

This file contains correspondence relating to civil aviation development in the Gulf, mainly about landing rights for British airlines in Dubai. It contains general correspondence, meetings summaries, agreements and drafts of various types of correspondence of British officials' interactions with Gulf Officials.

FCO 164/88

Termination of special treaty relations between the United Arab Emirates and the UK, December 1971

This file contains correspondence relating to the termination of special treaty relations between the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

FCO 164/87

Constitution of the United Arab Emirates, July 1971

This file contains the draft Constitution of the United Arab Emirates in English and Arabic. It includes a reply and annexes to the suggested amendments to the draft Constitution.

FCO 164/86

United Arab Emirates: provisional constitution, July 1971

This file contains an English copy of the Provisional Constitution of the United Arab Emirates.
FCO 164/76

United Arab Emirates: immigration law, 1971

This file contains correspondence relating to new immigration laws in the United Arab Emirates at the time of the union and includes Arabic documents.

FCO 164/75

United Arab Emirates: union laws, 1971

This file contains correspondence relating to new laws in the United Arab Emirates at the time of the union.

FCO 164/74

United Arab Emirates: Committee of Representatives; decrees and ordinances, 1971

This file contains correspondence relating to decrees and ordinances issued by the Committee of Representatives of the United Arab Emirates.
FCO 14/816

Air services agreement: Netherlands airline KLM access to Dubai, 1971

This file contains correspondence relating to civil aviation development in the Gulf, particualrly KLM's quest to be granted landing rights in Dubai. It contains reports, meeting summaries and drafts of correspondence of British officials' interactions with Gulf Rulers and Dutch Officials. The question of landing rights for KLM in Dubai was raised during the visit of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to London.

FCO 14/590

Visit of the Ruler of Dubai and aviation law in the Persian Gulf, 1968 Jan 01 to 1969 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to civil aviation development in the Gulf, including but not limited to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait. It contains reports, meeting summaries, draft agreements and summaries of visits of British officials to the Gulf and the visit of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to London.