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FO 371/157054

Postal service, 1961

This file relates to postal services in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Visit of the Postal Superintendent F W Thorpe to the Trucial States, namely: Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah; the recommendations from Thorpe if the Rulers do not like the General Post Office’s (GPO) terms.
FO 371/163059

Postal service, 1962

This file relates to postal services in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Note on the possible transfer of control of the Dubai Post Office to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum [enclosed] and questions of international services, income, advisors and the production of stamps.
FO 371/179932

Postal services, 1965

This file relates to postal services in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Request received by the Crown Agents from Sharjah to supervise the distribution of their postage stamps. The Crown Agents ask for advice on how to inform the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi that they do not wish to deal through Fouad Antoun of Middle East Stamps Incorporated (1) Signing of an agreement between the Sheikh of Himriyya [Hamriyah] Humaid Bin Abdul Rahman and Fouad Antoun for the publishing of postage stamps.
FO 371/168940

Postal services, 1963

This file relates to the establishment of postal services in the Trucial States.
FO 371/149069

UK/Abu Dhabi Air Agreement, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposals for an Abu Dhabi air agreement and the anticipated difficulties of successfully negotiating this with Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1) Discussions regarding the development of aviation and postal services in Abu Dhabi and the suggestion of paying Sheikh Shakhbut a lump sum to regularise the scheduled flights of Gulf Aviation Company Limited into Abu Dhabi (2-5) Discussion of a reputed offer made by Sheikh Shakhbut to International Aeradio Limited of a monopoly concession for the sale of airline tickets in Abu

FO 371/174722

Postal services, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Postal agreements between the Baroody Stamp Company and the Rulers of Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah.