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FO 371/109916

Disagreements between Trucial Coast rulers and British contractors, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed legal action against M Buckmaster by R A J Lippett and Abdul Rahman Khalifa, both for defamation of character.
FO 371/109851

Claims by Rulers of Qatar and Abu Dhabi to island of Halul, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to competing claims by the Rulers of Qatar and Abu Dhabi to Halul Island, which lies within the seabed concession granted to the Marine Oil Company by the Ruler of Qatar. Since 1869 Britain have regarded the Ruler of Abu Dhabi as the island's overlord and Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan has allowed the Shell Company use of the island for survey purposes. Includes a translation of a letter from Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani to the Political Resident in Bahrain, submitting proof of Qatar's claim (1-3).

FO 371/140135

Mapping of boundaries of Trucial States. Code BA file 1087 (papers 19 to end), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: Copies of letters sent to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur, the Ruler of Ajman Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum. The letters for the latter three in Arabic as well as English.
FO 371/104412

Comments on the plan for sharing of oil profits between the Trucial States; offer by Sheikh of Abu Dhabi of 4% of his revenues from oil for a general fund. Code EA file 15326, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: Petroleum Concessions drilling in Abu Dhabi with other exploration parties elsewhere in the territory.
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 371/187675

Abu Dhabi, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to BP and Abu Dhabi. It includes: A meeting between Sir M Bridgeman of BP and Sir W Anthony on 13 October 1965 (1) Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company's (ADPC) payments to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan since the signing of the 50/50 agreement on 19 September 1965 (2) The Abu Dhabi marine area.
FO 371/98833

Negotiations between the UK and Saudi Arabia on frontier questions. Code ES file 1081 (papers 95 to end), 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: Flight of an Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) Dakota aircraft over the Iraq Petroleum Company's (IPC) camp site at Murban (95) History of the dispute, the Saudi and American attitude, possible future action and recommendations for solutions (97-98) RAF to regard the 1935 boundary with the 1937 adjustment as the boundary of undisputed Saudi territory (99) Buckmaster's report on his visit to the Liwa Oasis (96, 100, 112) Iraq Petroleum Company and the Saudi frontier dispute (101) Saudi frontier negotiations (102, 103, 114-122)

FO 371/98832

Negotiations between the UK and Saudi Arabia on frontier questions. Code ES file 1081 (papers 66 - 94), 1952

This file contains correspondence on: Frontier negotiations. It includes the original Arabic text of the 1935 Saudi Arabia Frontier Offer; confirmation from Sheikh Hafiz Wahba that the Saudis do not propose to resume the conference until October at the earliest (67-68) American interest in the Saudi Arabian frontier negotiations (70) Southeastern Saudi Arabian frontier negotiations (71) Frontier dispute.
FO 371/98439

Negotiations for the Abu Dhabi Seabed Concession for the AIOC. Code EA file 15318, 1952

This file contains correspondence relating to: Records of various discussions with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company on the Abu Dhabi seabed concession (1-2) Abu Dhabi seabed concession (3-8) Comments on the draft political agreement with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company covering the Abu Dhabi seabed concession (9) Abu Dhabi political agreement (10) Conversation with Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan on the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company negotiations for the Abu Dhabi seabed concessions (11)

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.
FO 371/187328

Air Services and Air Services Agreements: Abu Dhabi, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Various drafts of the proposed Civil Aviation Agreement with the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1) The proposed Air Agreement with Abu Dhabi, with suggested amendments to the draft text (2) Comments on the redraft of the agreement with Sheikh Shakhbut (3) The view of Sheikh Shakhbut on the draft agreement on the Abu Dhabi Air Service Agreement that it would present a bad appearance if HMG and not himself controlled the grant of traffic rights to foreign airlines (6) A discussion on the rehash of the text of

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