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Continental Oil Company Limited
Abu Dhabi
Conflicts/disputes

Discussions with Iran on Median Line and disputed islands of Tunbs and Abu Musa, 1967

This file relates to relations between HMG and Iran over various disputes in the Gulf including the Median Line with Saudi Arabia, the Tunbs, Sirri and Abu Musa.

FO 371/179872

Oil, 1965

This file relates to oil concessions and seabed disputes involving Qatar.

FO 371/179936

Oil: Dubai, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Western limit of the Dubai Marine Areas concession that Britain plans to give to the Continental Oil Company and the recommendation that the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan not be approached about Abu Dhabi's frontier with Dubai without the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum receiving equal treatment (1) Recommendation that HMG takes a firm stand on the Ras Hasian line and make another approach to Sheikh Rashid when the Dubai Petroleum Company want to start drilling (2) Sheikh Shakhbut's acceptance

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Discussions with Iran on Median Line and disputed islands of Tunbs and Abu Musa, 1967

Oil, 1965

Oil: Dubai, 1965