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FO 1016/850

Subversive pamphlets in Trucial States, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: A letter from H G Balfour-Paul to G F N Reddaway on 'Awni Mustafa's "Saltanat al Zalam fi Masqat wa 'Uman" published by Dar Al Adab in Beirut with copies available in Dubai and a Swahili version of the Chinese magazine China dispatched to Washington Old in Dubai An anti-British pamphlet, typewritten, copied and distributed on the streets of Ras Al Khaimah.

FO 1016/848

Fujairah oil concession, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Chart illustrating the continental shelf appertaining to Fujairah, assuming that the seabed boundaries are formed by median lines, 'Ras Jask to Jazirat Sirri, 25 March 1966' Determination of the boundaries of Fujairah and Sharjah on median line principles in order to define the limits of the concession with Bochumer Mineralöl Gesellschaft MBH & Company (Bomin) Submission by M S Buckmaster to G P Wall of his views on the four coastal terminal points of the boundaries of Fujairah with Sharjah in connection with Bomin's concession Pro
FO 371/179905

Internal political situation: overthrow of Ruler of Sharjah, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: A conversation between Minister of State George Thomson and the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi on 13 May 1965, reported by Al Gomhuria of Cairo; a request for information on the movements and intentions of Sheikh Saqr and his son; a letter of protest from the Committee for the Rights of Oman to the Secretary of State; a report on a mass rally held in support of Sheikh Saqr as the 'legitimate' ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikh Saqr's accusation that HMG is pursuing a policy of 'divide and rule' in the Emirate; a letter from Bob