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FO 1016/844

Sharjah oil concession, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between Ellis Head of Mecom Oil Company and the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Mecom's new locations in Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain Conversation between H G Balfour-Paul and Sheikh Rashid about the new Mecom location and whether it falls on the Sharjah or Dubai side of the border marked by J F Walker Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection map of tribal settlements in Al Gharif Letter from Balfour-Paul to Sheikh Rashid informing him of his authorisation of Mecom to proceed with their operat
FO 371/163062

Oil, 1962

The file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between the Political Agent in Dubai A J M Craig and John W Mecom on a possible oil concession from the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi; a question about whether the Trucial States have agreed to pool their oil interests; drafts of the proposed oil concession agreement between Sheikh Saqr and John Mecom; a letter by W M Ballantyne enclosing a draft of the 'Sharjah Income Tax Decree 1962'.
FO 371/174726

Oil: Dubai land and offshore concessions, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Decision of Continental Overseas Oil Company to request a postponement of the drilling operations from the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1) Intention of Dubai Petroleum Company (DPC) to assign a minority stake in its land and offshore concessions in Dubai to Deutsche Erdöl Aktiengellschaft (DEA) of Hamburg and its formal request for permission (2, 8-9, 11) Position of DPC's drilling operations in relation to both safe limits and boundary (3, 6) Ratification of the offshore partnership between DPC and Duba