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FCO 8/1761

Transference of responsibility to local governments in Trucial States, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to the transference of responsibility to local governments in the Trucial States in 1971.
FO 371/126932

Boundaries between Trucial States, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Settlement of internal frontiers in the Trucial States (1) Plans to attempt a settlement of the frontier between The Trucial States and Oman.
FO 371/140133

Mapping of boundaries of Trucial States. Code BA file 1087 (papers 1 to 7), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to:Maps of the Muscat - Trucial States frontiers (1)Julian F Walker's work on the Muscat - Trucial States boundary and tribal demands in the Dhahira region. It includes a request by Sheikh Mohammad Bin Salimin of the Al Bu Shamis [Al Shamsi] tribe to purchase arms and receive financial aid from HMG, and a request by Sheikh Ali Bin Ahmad Al Salf that the Naim tribe be accepted as another Trucial State.
FO 371/132784

UK policy towards Trucial States, 1958

This file contains: Text of a Cairo Radio allegation of a British plot to assassinate Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi of Ras Al Khaimah (1) Record of the meeting between the Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi of Sharjah and the Foreign Office on 23 July 1958. They discussed topics including: the general situation in the Middle East; the oil concession with Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited; Sheikh Saqr's desire for the unification of the Trucial States; and the Air Ministry's desire for a longer runway at Sharjah airport and an extension of the Air Agreement beyond 1961.