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FO 371/148957

Sovereignty dispute between Abu Dhabi and Qatar over Halul and Las Hat islands, 1960

This file relates to the dispute between Abu Dhabi and Qatar over the islands of Halul and Las Hat. It contains correspondence concerning: Evidence in favour of Abu Dhabi's claim, and J C Moberly's suggestion to obtain an unbiased view on use of the islands by both states from the Shell employee stationed on Halul (1) Views on the establishment of a camp on Halul for Shell contractors (2) The views on the problem of E T S Henderson (3) Moberly's visit to the Shell drilling platform, where he questioned the wireless operator about visitors to Halul.

FO 371/148956

Frontier disputes between Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, 1960

This file relates to the frontier dispute between Abu Dhabi and Qatar, and C A Gault's investigation with the aim of providing an impartial recommendation of the location of the land border and the ownership of disputed islands.

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