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FO 371/104401

Oil concessions in Fujairah and Muscat. Code EA file 15311, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: Desire of the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) to enter into agreement with Fujairah on the same lines as the old Ajman agreement (1) Fujairah's keenness to attract an oil company, and the proposal to approach Shell (2) Oil exploration at Dhofar, including interest from the US and IPC (3-4) Oil exploration permits in Fujairah, including: the request of Mr Bird of IPC that he be allowed to pay for a permit in rupees rather than sterling; and Petroleum Concessions Limited's offer of 40,000 rupees over three years (5-6) Agreement for oil ex
FO 371/163060

Oil, 1962

This file relates to oil concessions in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Interest of Cities Service Oil Company and Continental Oil Company in Trucial Coast concessions, especially in Sharjah (1, 4) Need for political agreements between HMG and the companies negotiating concessions with the Rulers of the Trucial States.
FO 371/114879

Dispute over frontiers between Saudi Arabia and Aden Colony and Protectorate and other Persian Gulf States, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Colonial Office views on the question to be put to the Governor of Aden T Hickinbotham (1) US State Department asking ARAMCO not to enter the Mugshin area (2-3) Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's visit to Shisar [Shishr] and Mugshin (4) Possibility that Saudi Arabia is using the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) to further its claims against Muscat and Aden (5) A Saudi aide memoire which complains of trespassing by oil companies in areas disputed with Muscat and Aden (6) Reports that Turki Bin Ataishan has collected 1