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FO 371/179916

UK aid: Trucial States Development Fund, 1965

This file concerns development programmes in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence on: Transfer of responsibility for the Trucial States Development Scheme (TSDS) to the Ministry of Overseas Development (ODM).
FO 371/163037

Economic development, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possible contribution of Kuwait and Abu Dhabi to the Trucial States Development Scheme (TSDS), the future of HMG control over the scheme and development of the Trucial States (61) Press release on the successful conclusion of negotiations between the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and consultant engineering firms Sir William Halcrow & Partners Limited and Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners, covering all aspects of development; and the operation of Halcrow and Scott Wilson as Abu Dhabi Consultants (62, 78)

FO 371/148978

Economic development in Trucial States, 1960

This file relates to development in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Establishment of a hospital at Ras Al Khaimah (76) Mapping of the town of Abu Dhabi, with a list of district names to be used [hand-drawn map enclosed] (77) Five-year plan of the Trucial States Development Scheme from 1961-66 (78)

FO 371/168929

Economic development, 1963

This file relates to economic development in the Trucial States.
FO 371/163034

Economic development, 1962

This file relates to economic development in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Plans to develop Abu Dhabi from a village to an oil town.
FO 371/163035

Economic development, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Dispute between the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the CAT Company (21) Possibility of obtaining UN technical assistance for the Trucial States (22, 25, 28) Kuwaiti mission to the Trucial States to study economic, social, education and health conditions there.
FO 371/140143

Economy of Trucial States. Code BA file 1104 (papers 18 to 52), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: 14th meeting of the Trucial States Council, which includes agendas and minutes of the council meeting, as well as for the meetings of the Education Committee and the Public Health Committee; and the text of an address by the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf to the Council (20, 18) Statement of expenditure under the Trucial States Development Scheme for the first quarter of the 1959-60 financial year along with notes and comments (26) Requests regarding expenditure for particular items under the Trucial States development

FO 371/140142

Economy of Trucial States. Code BA file 1104 (papers 1 to 17), 1959

This file relates to the Trucial States Development Scheme.
FO 371/148974

Economic development in Trucial States, 1960

This file relates to the economic development of the Trucial States. It contains correspondence relating to: Request from the Political Agency for an immediate order of equipment to be placed with the Crown Agents for the Agricultural Trials Station at Ras Al Khaimah. It includes a list of equipment (17) Aerial surveys in the Trucial States, including the recommendation that work for Abu Dhabi should be done before Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. Also, that accounts for states should be done separately and submitted before the end of the financial year.
FO 371/126942

Development plan for Trucial States, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Decision as to whether to appoint the Crown Agents as UK purchasing agents for the Trucial States Development Scheme (TSDS).
FO 371/126941

Development plan for Trucial States, 1957

This file contains: Brief for a meeting of the Treasury for the Trucial States Development Scheme (TSDS) (1) List of agricultural equipment purchased under the TSDS (2) Discussion of how to spread the expenditure for the TSDS over the next three financial years (3) Statement of expenditure in Bahrain in respect of Trucial States development between 1 October and 31 December 1956 (4) Statement of Trucial States development expenditure for January 1957 (5) Further details in explanation of the Trucial States development estimates for 1957-58 (6) Breakdown of the TSDS proposed e
FO 371/148979

Economic development in Trucial States, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Payment for the air photography and mapping of Abu Dhabi carried out by Hunting Surveys (86, 79) Budgetary provision for the Trucial States Development Scheme (85) Plans for the construction of a jetty and for a water survey to be carried out in Abu Dhabi (84) Difficulties in assembling equipment purchased for the Agricultural Trials Station in Ras Al Khaimah (83) Approach from the engineering firm Condev regarding opportunities for development projects in Abu Dhabi and a suggestion that both Condev and Cementation might be invited t