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FO 1016/841

Trucial States: water resources, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: 'Trucial States Development Water Resources Survey, Progress Report for December, 1965' from Sir William Halcrow & Partners Limited to the Director of the Trucial States Development Office Acting Director of the Trucial States Council, C B Kendall's authorisation of the Chief Resident Engineer of Halcrow, N G Allen to purchase a suitable drilling rig for the Council Planned visit by Professor Howard Bowen-Jones of Durham University and Dr Stanley Gordon Willimott of the universities of Reading and Southampton to parts of Jordan 
FO 371/174713

Economic development, 1964

This file relates to development schemes in the Trucial States, particularly competing schemes to establish deep water ports. It contains correspondence concerning: Contracts and foreign service allowances for Trucial States development staff. It includes two draft standard letters of appointment (22) Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi's revised decision not to award the jetty and causeway contract to Sir William Halcrow & Partners Limited.
FO 371/168926

Economic development, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Details of Kuwait's aid programme for the Trucial States and progress so far (21) Question of involving UN technical assistance in the Trucial States, raised by the outgoing Resident Representative of the UN Technical Assistance Board T O P Lilliefelt (22) Reports that Head of the Technical Section of the Kuwait Municipality Abdul Muhsin As Zaben has left for Ajman to study the possibility of establishing a municipality there (23) Status of development in Abu Dhabi, where near deadlock has been reached.
FO 371/157028

Economic development, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation with the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi about schemes for economic development in his territory (61) Help given by the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi in obtaining help from Kuwait to re-site Ras Al Khaimah town.