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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 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 371/109902

The rights of oil companies, IPC and AIOC in concession areas in regions of frontier disputes, 1954

This file relates to the effect of frontier disputes between Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi on the rights of British oil companies in concession areas. It covers correspondence on: Action to be taken to safeguard the rights of the oil companies and attempts to resolve the frontier dispute.
FO 371/163061

Oil, 1962

This file relates to oil development in the Trucial States.
FO 371/149108

Jurisdiction in Trucial States, 1960

This file contains: Account by D F Hawley of his discussion with the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan regarding HMG's proposals concerning jurisdiction (20) Correspondence regarding the preparation of amending legislation relating to jurisdiction in Abu Dhabi and the question of whether to make the legislation apply to the other Trucial States as well.
FO 371/163047

Compensation claims by Trucial Oman Scouts, 1962

This file relates to compensation claims by members of the Trucial Oman Scouts. It contains correspondence on: Problem of coming to an agreement with Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan over the compensation payable to the widow of Arif Rashid Ali and the issue of reconciling Sharia Law and British jurisdiction (1) Proceedings of a compensation board assembled in Sharjah for the purpose of assessing the award of compensation to be paid to the dependents in India of Ahmad Saleem (No. 2602), who died on duty.
FO 1016/776

Abu Dhabi/Muscat and Oman/Saudi Arabia boundaries at Buraimi Oasis, 1964 Jan 01 - 1964 Dec 31

This file relates to the boundaries of Buraimi.