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FO 371/140197

Locusts in the Gulf, 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to locusts in the Gulf and measures taken to cull the swarms. It includes the request by the Pakistani locust control team to have a small station established in Kuwait to handle these swarms in the Gulf.
FO 371/168953

Health care: anti small-pox measures, 1963

This file relates to health care and the Trucial States Development Scheme. It contains correspondence concerning: Question of responsibility for paying for measures taken by the Trucial Oman Scouts to isolate a smallpox outbreak caused by illegal immigration in Fujairah and the question of getting Trucial States Rulers to contribute to measures to deal with future outbreaks (1, 5) Termination of Dr A J U Anderson's contract and the terms of service and recruitment process for his replacement as touring doctor for the Trucial States.
FO 371/168928

Economic development, 1963

This file relates to economic development in the Trucial States.
FO 371/179880

Foreign policy, 1965

This file relates to Saudi Arabian relations with the UK and the Middle East.
FO 371/120611

Development programme of Trucial States, 1956

This file relates to the Trucial States Development Scheme and the Buraimi rehabilitation project.
FO 371/120609

Development programme of Trucial States, 1956

This file relates to the Trucial States Development Scheme.
FO 371/120608

Development programme of Trucial States, 1956

This file relates to the Trucial States Development Scheme and the Buraimi rehabilitation project.
FO 371/114656

Economic development programme for Trucial States, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Visit by Mohammad Bakhit Saghir to Doha, Sharjah and Dubai. He arrived with a Lebanese passport, but no visa. Allegedly acting on behalf of Sadaka Kaki, founder of the Economic and Engineering Company Limited, he met the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi. He proposed many development schemes, but provided no details.
FO 371/114655

Economic development programme for Trucial States, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request for further information and a rough chart showing the present financial position regarding Buraimi equipment, water consultation and other development projects in the Trucial States.
FO 371/174721

Water resources, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Commissioning of Sir William Halcrow & Partners to provide a survey of water resources within the Trucial States Development Scheme (5) Investigation by consulting geologist K Spink of reported submarine springs of fresh water near Ras Al Gharab Island to the east of Abu Dhabi (9) Plans for a preliminary water resources survey by Halcrow this winter and the question of how big a survey Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan will agree to (11) Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's agreement to cooperate with th