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FCO 8/1212

Palestinians, 1969 Jan 01-1969 Dec 31

This file concerns the political influence of Palestinians in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence and memoranda relating to: The Amiri Decree (No.

FCO 8/893

Dubai off-shore oil concessions and harbour project: Abu Dhabi/Dubai sea boundaries, 1967-1968

This file relates to Dubai offshore oil concessions and the funding for a deep water harbour.

FCO 8/892

Dubai off-shore oil concessions and harbour project, 1967

This file relates to Dubai offshore oil concessions.

FCO 8/889

Abu Dhabi oil concessions, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to: Petroleum concession agreement between the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Phillips Petroleum Company, Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli (Agip) and American Independent Oil Company (Aminoil), dated 21 January 1967; and a list of Aminoil's shareholders Abu Dhabi Income Tax (Amendment) Regulation, 1966, amended in connection with oil royalties Objection of Aminoil and French state oil company Enterprise de recherches et d'activitiés pétrolières (ERAP) to the inclusion of a clause that allows the Ruler to establis

FO 371/179940

Jurisdiction, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request for a copy of the Pesticides Ordinance approved by six of the Trucial States and a further approach to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to obtain his signature and enable the implementation of parallel legislation in Bahrain; the approval of the ordinance by Judge Subhi Hijab and its rejection by Sheikh Shakhbut; the Northern Trucial States Pesticides (Control) Regulation 1965 (Queen's Regulation No 4 of 1965) by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf,and approved on 24 August 1965 (4, 7, 20) Tru

FO 371/163065

Oil, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Information about the Perkins Oil Company, as well as other companies seeking a concession in the Trucial States (81, 87, 92) Question of Abu Dhabi's boundaries with Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and the effect of these on the operations of the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company Limited (ADPC) (82, 91) Correspondence and documentation relating to the awarding of oil concessions to John W Mecom in Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah (83-85, 88, 90, 95, 98) Defining of the seabed boundaries of the Trucial States (86) Request for

FO 371/179872

Oil, 1965

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

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