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FO 371/163075

Education in England of son of Ruler of Abu Dhabi, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possible attachment of the son of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Sultan Bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan to one of the states in the East Aden Protectorate after he has completed his education at Felsham House (1) Meeting between J E H Boustead and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the latter's refusal to meet with King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud; a meeting between Boustead and Sheikh Shakhbut and the latter's refusal of a secretary (2, 7) Possibility of a future meeting between Sheikh Sultan and the Lord Privy Seal (
FO 371/168659

Legal jurisdiction in Persian Gulf states, 1963

This file relates to legal cases and jurisdiction in the Gulf.
FO 371/168957

Ruling family of Abu Dhabi; education in UK of Sheikh Sultan Bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan, 1963

This file relates primarily to press reports on the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and the education of his son Sheikh Sultan Bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan. It contains correspondence on: Sheikh Shakhbut's communication with the US Consul General James A May, and his annoyance at what had been said about him in Time, Life, and other publications. It also contains Political Agent J E H Boustead's complaint that Edward Atiyah used off the record comments regarding the Sultan of Muscat to construct an article in the Listener about Sheikh Shakhbut.
FO 371/168932

Commercial relations: UK, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Activities of R A Wright, his connection to a rumour regarding the granting of a monopoly to the Home Pharmacy for the importation of drugs and medicines into the Trucial States and the question of his suitability to represent Medway Building and Supplies in the Trucial States (1) Forthcoming visit to the Gulf of Captain Charles Kendall and his interest in becoming the Ruler of Abu Dhabi's Representative in the UK (2) General Departmental Policy Notice [enclosed] setting out revised terms and conditions of cover for Abu Dhabi (
FO 371/168955

Visit to UK of Ruler of Dubai, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's planned visit to London on his way to the US, when he is expected to ask for Dubai to have its own Political Agent, distinct from the other Trucial States (1-2) Abu Dhabi Political Agent J E H Boustead's impressions of a visit to Khartoum (3)