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FO 371/185534

Political relations: UK, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: The Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi (1) Summary of points raised during luncheon between M St E Burton and Isa Gurg, who was in London as a member of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's suite.
FO 371/185532

Israel: boycott conference, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's alleged invitation to the Israel boycott authorities to hold their 1966 conference in Dubai. Sheikh Rashid denies offering the invitation and HMG's need to dissuade him from having anything to do with it (1).

FO 371/174733

Proposed establishment of central court, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to the idea of establishing a central court to hear cases where the plaintiff and the defendant are from different Trucial States, so as to avoid cases being difficult to settle due to bias. This was supported by the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum but opposed by Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah (2).

FO 371/174727

Oil: Dubai/Abu Dhabi seabed boundary, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Dubai-Abu Dhabi seabed boundary question and its connection to disputes over the land frontier (21) Opportunity to use the Dubai Petroleum Company's wish to drill for oil as a means to induce the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to accept Ras Hasian as the starting point of the seabed boundary line (22) Dubai Petroleum Company to postpone any new offshore drilling (23) Dubai Petroleum Company's desire to drill a structure which overlaps the operating limits imposed by HMG on both the Iran and Abu Dhabi sides

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)

FO 371/163074

Ruling family of Dubai, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: G H Middleton's gifts to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1) Sheikh Rashid's unexpected private visit to London on 15 April 1962 for dental treatment (2) Plans for Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum the Ruler of Dubai's son to be educated in London (3) Sheikh Rashid's visit to Iran in September 1962 (4) Sheikh Rashid's possible visit to the Sudan in early 1963 for business and pleasure and hunting (5).

FO 371/187678

Trucial States, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: The prospects of an oil strike by Meco, east of Sharjah town (Dubai) (1) Oil prospects in Dubai. It includes Continental Oil's activities (2) BP's opposition to the wishes of Continental Oil and the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum for the rapid development of the Fateh offshore oilfield (3).

MINT 20/4275

Dubai: order for HH Sheikh Rashid's Medal for marine engineering, 1972 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to the placing of an order for the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's Medal for Marine Engineering and contains: Details of the weight, relief and model size of the proposed medal Marking sheets for medal pricing and a cost estimate for gold medals to prize standard Full price for the commission Printed black and white examples of the front and back of the design of the medal Details of the materials to be used for the case Estimates for plaster and gilt electrotypes for making replicas Confirmation of payment of £700 for making the plasters
INF 14/423

OFFICIAL VISITS: Officials and Royals from overseas visiting UK. Individual photographs are described at item level., 1961-1979

This file includes black and white photographs: Amir of Bahrain Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa meeting with British Prime Minister Edward Heath in 1973 Saudi Arabian Minister of Defence meeting Britain's Foreign Secretary in 1972 Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum on his visit to Britain as a guest of the British Government in 1969

FO 371/187329

Air Services and Air Services Agreements: Dubai: air traffic ordinance, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to:The Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum who has promulgated his ordinance on Air Navigation Regulations. It is suggested that a parallel Queen's Regulation ought to be made (2)Dubai Air Traffic Regulations 1966, which provide for the proper control of air traffic in the state of Dubai (3).
FO 371/185574

Appointment of and intrigue against judges, 1966

This file contains the record of two interviews with the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum on appointing a qualified judge (1).
FO 371/185569

Travel documents, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conditions for the servicing of Trucial States passports (3) Question of passports for pilgrims from Abu Dhabi (5-10) Revised draft instructions on the servicing of Trucial States passports (12) Sheikh Shakhbut's willingness to allow UK citizens to enter Abu Dhabi without visas (13) Trucial States Rulers to be supplied with steel embossing machines for franking passports (14) Iraqi request for mutual abolition of visas between the Trucial States and themselves (16) Sheikh Shakhbut wishes to tighten up immigrat