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FO 371/168945

Oil, 1963

This file concerns oil affairs in the Gulf. It contains correspondence on: Acquisition by Dubai Petroleum Company Limited (DPC) of a half share in the Dubai offshore concession (82) Negotiations of Frank M Tye with the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi for the offshore concession area.
FO 1016/713

UK policy on rulers' jurisdiction, 1961

This file relates to transfer of jurisdiction from HMG to the Trucial States, Bahrain, Qatar and Muscat and Oman and to reforms of court systems.
FO 1016/312

Report on Eastern areas of Al-Hasa Province by George Rentz of ARAMCO Ltd: two criticisms by E F Henderson, 1954

This file contains a two-part commentary by E F Henderson on the report on 'The Eastern Provinces of Al Hasa' by George Rentz. The commentary is divided into two sections: Part I) The Rentz Report in Relation to M S Buckmater's Findings (fols. 2-13); and Part II) Rentz criticised from Other Sources (fols. 14-20).
FO 1016/260

Slavery in Persian Gulf States, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: HMG's advice to Gulf Sheikhs to resist attempts by Saudi Arabia to recover runaway slaves Attempts to recover British protected persons who have been enslaved in Saudi Arabia, including the case of Afrah Bint Mohammad who was kidnapped from Buraimi The extinction, in Bahrain, of forced unpaid labour in date gardens and debt bondage in pearl diving The regulations governing pearl diving, issued by the Ruler of Qatar The manumission of slaves across the Trucial Coast, including: Id Bin Suwaid, a slave of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh S
FO 1016/176

Anglo-Iranian Oil Company negotiations with Sheikh of Abu Dhabi over marine oil concessions, 1952

This file relates to the negotiations over the Abu Dhabi seabed concession.
FO 371/163065

Oil, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Information about the Perkins Oil Company, as well as other companies seeking a concession in the Trucial States (81, 87, 92) Question of Abu Dhabi's boundaries with Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and the effect of these on the operations of the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company Limited (ADPC) (82, 91) Correspondence and documentation relating to the awarding of oil concessions to John W Mecom in Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah (83-85, 88, 90, 95, 98) Defining of the seabed boundaries of the Trucial States (86) Request for

FO 371/162792

Political relations between Persian Gulf States and UK, 1962

This file relates to the political and treaty relations between the UK and the Gulf States.
FO 371/168659

Legal jurisdiction in Persian Gulf states, 1963

This file relates to legal cases and jurisdiction in the Gulf.
FO 371/163061

Oil, 1962

This file relates to oil development in the Trucial States.
FO 371/163034

Economic development, 1962

This file relates to economic development in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Plans to develop Abu Dhabi from a village to an oil town.
FO 371/168941

Oil, 1963

This file relates to oil in the Trucial States.
FO 371/149106

Jurisdiction in Trucial States, 1960

This file relates to jurisdiction in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Transfer of jurisdiction in Abu Dhabi.