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FCO 8/741

Oil production, 1967-1968

This file is about the production of oil to be used as fuel and for the generation of power in Qatar.
FO 1016/852

Trucial States: internal security and policing (excluding Abu Dhabi), 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to:The consideration of P J McGill and J K Humphreys for the posts of Commandant at Sharjah and Deputy Commandant at Dubai [including details of M J McKinlay and L A H Lack] and the possible consideration of P F Murch serving as officer in the Special Branch; and the assessment by Major F C L Chauncy of McGill's earlier service in MuscatThe loyalty of locally enlisted police forces with particular reference to the Dubai Police ForceThe proposal for the secondment of an Arab police officer from Amman to serve in SharjahA proposal to award contracts to

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 1016/840

Trucial States: water resources; with hydrological and groundwater survey, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Permission for aerial photographs of the Buraimi area to be shared with I L Ward of Sir William Halcrow & Partners Limited to conduct a planned hydrological survey of the Trucial States Services rendered by Halcrow for the preliminary hydrological and groundwater survey 'Trucial States Hydrological & Groundwater Survey Interim Report 1965', dated March 1965 'Trucial States Hydrological & Groundwater Survey Expenditure on Counterpart Services' Authorisation given to Halcrow to proceed with the planned survey on the underst
FO 371/185543

Financial situation, 1966

This file relates to the financial situation Abu Dhabi and Dubai.