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FO 1016/207

Mr Wendell Phillips, 1952

This file relates to the American archaeologist Wendell Phillips.
FO 371/104401

Oil concessions in Fujairah and Muscat. Code EA file 15311, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: Desire of the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) to enter into agreement with Fujairah on the same lines as the old Ajman agreement (1) Fujairah's keenness to attract an oil company, and the proposal to approach Shell (2) Oil exploration at Dhofar, including interest from the US and IPC (3-4) Oil exploration permits in Fujairah, including: the request of Mr Bird of IPC that he be allowed to pay for a permit in rupees rather than sterling; and Petroleum Concessions Limited's offer of 40,000 rupees over three years (5-6) Agreement for oil ex
FO 371/109900

Oil concessions in Dhofar, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Exploratory visit to Dhofar via Aden by a team from Cities Service Oil Company (associated with Phillips Petroleum) (1) Wendell Phillips (from Cities Service Oil Company) being denied permission to export two antique bronze statues from Beihan (2) Contract between Huntings Aerosurveys Limited and Dhofar Cities Service Petroleum Company to survey 25,000 square miles near Salalah (3) Dhofar Cities Service Petroleum Corporation's intention to drill for oil in the autumn.
FO 371/114723

Prospecting licences for mineral deposits in Muscat, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to the mining of copper in Muscat, and contains: Minute by Mr Lamarque of a meeting on 13 June with Lieutenant Colonel G de Gaury, who has made an agreement with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur (1) Copy of a letter from Muscat to Bahrain enclosing a licence granted by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to de Gaury for prospecting in the Batinah and Masirah islands (2) Reports on the Sultan of Muscat's copper and the deposits on Masirah Island.