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FCO 164/38

Trucial States: lease of Bank House, Sharjah, 1 May 1955 - 30 November 1955

This file contains correspondence on the possibility of retaining the Bank House situated at Dubai by the British Bank of the Middle East. It includes a copy of the English and Arabic version of the leasing agreement between the Ruler of Dubai and the Imperial Bank of Iran.

FCO 164/21

Trucial States: tribes, 1 August 1950 - 29 February 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to the tribes of Oman with comments from P D Stobart of the Political Agency Sharjah, and F C L Chauncy of the British Consulate Muscat. It also includes notes on the Imam’s administration in the interior of Oman with a list of Walis appointed by the Imam.

FCO 164/19

Trucial States: Dubai sea-bed concession, 1 December 1949 - 31 July 1950

This file contains correspondence relating to the Dubai seabed concession. It includes a signed copy of the English and Arabic version of the Dubai seabed concession agreement between the the California-based Superior Oil Company and the Ruler of Dubai, and a copy of the political agreement between His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom and the Superior Oil Company regarding oil concession agreement with the Ruler of Dubai.
NA.0042.00001233

Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum in Dubai, 10 May to 18 May 1948

Standing full length portrait of Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, son of Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Al Maktoum, in front of a rock wall in Dubai. This image was taken during Wilfred Thesiger's stay in Sharjah and Dubai.

AIR 5/1216

Civil Air Route: Persian Gulf and Arabian Coast, 1929-1932

This file concerns HMG’s efforts to establish a new civil air route between Iraq and British India through the Arabian Coast of the Gulf.
CO 727/4

Offices: Individuals., 1922

This bound volume of Colonial Office correspondence with the Foreign Office, India Office and others, relates to 'Arabia'.
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 1016/255

Dubai seabed oil concessions, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: Concession agreement between the Ruler of Dubai and George Heseldin of Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) Limited; and the Ruler's acceptance of the political agreement between HMG and Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) HMG's wish to obtain the approval of the Ruler of Ajman for its political agreement with PCL

FO 1016/83

Copies of various agreements and concessions, 1950 Apr 27-Dec 2

This file contains copies of various agreements and concessions with the Trucial States.
FO 1016/82

Agreement between the Ruler of Dubai and the Electricity Company in Dubai, 1950 Mar 7

This file contains an agreement between the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Bin Hashir Al Maktoum and the Electricity Company in Dubai for the provision of electricity.
FO 371/132624

Ruling family in Trucial States: death of Ruler of Dubai, 1958

This file relates to the death of the Ruler of Dubai and the subsequent succession.
FO 371/98431

Superior Oil Company's withdrawal from oil operations in the Persian Gulf because of unreasonable demands by the Sheikhs; surrender of Qatar marine oil concession by its subsidiary International Marine Oil Company. Code EA file 15311, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: Superior Oil Company's decision to surrender all its offshore concessions in the Gulf.