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FCO 164/73

Trucial States (United Arab Emirates): mediation between Ajman, Sharjah and Umm Al Qaiwain, volume 2. With map, August 1970

This file is volume 2 of 2 and contains correspondence relating the mediation between Ajman, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain concerning their sea boundaries. It includes agreements, maps and Arabic documents.

FCO 164/72

Trucial States (United Arab Emirates): mediation between Ajman, Sharjah and Umm Al Qaiwain, volume 1. With map, August 1970

This file is volume 1 of 2 and contains correspondence relating to the mediation between Ajman, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain concerning their sea boundaries.

FCO 164/71

Trucial States (United Arab Emirates): Sharjah; territorial sea and continental shelf rights. With map, August 1970

This file contains correspondence relating to Sharjah's territorial sea and continental shelf rights, specifically regarding Abu Musa Island.

FCO 8/1594

Claims of Iran to disputed islands in Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part of a sequence of files relating to Iran's claim to the Tunb Islands, disputed with Ras Al Khaimah, and to Abu Musa, disputed with Sharjah, in the Strait of Hormuz.
FO 1016/914

Territorial issues relating to the Persian Gulf Islands (Abu Musa and the Tunbs), 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns Iran's dispute over Abu Musa and the Tunb Islands with Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.
FO 1016/910

Territorial issues relating to the Persian Gulf Islands (Abu Musa and the Tunbs), 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns the disputed Abu Musa and Tunb Islands (which are held by Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah respectively but claimed by Iran) and attempts to reach a settlement on this dispute before the imminent British military withdrawal from the Gulf.