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FO 464/49

Arabia: historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, together with a collection of oil agreements and connected documents, 1953-1964, 1964 Jan 01 - 1967 Dec 31

This file contains documents relating to the Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 464/57

Arabia: collection of oil agreements and connected documents relating to the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms, 1965-1970, 1966 Jun 01 - 1970 Dec 31

This file contains a collection of oil agreements relating to the Gulf littoral States dating from 1965 to 1970, and organised in six parts: Part I - Ajman Part II - Fujairah Part III - Sharjah Part IV - Umm Al Quwain Part V - Ras Al Khaimah Part VI - Abu Dhabi

FO 464/56

Arabia: collection of oil agreements and connected documents relating to the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1954-1964, 1964 Dec 01 - 1964 Dec 31

This file contains a collection of oil agreements and documents relating to the Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1954-1964. It includes all agreements operative in the Gulf States on 31 December 1964, organised in seven parts: Part I - General Part II - Bahrain Part III - Kuwait Part IV - Concessions in the Kuwait-Saudi Arabia Neutral Zone Part V - Qatar Part VI - The Trucial States - A) Abu Dhabi; B) Dubai; C) Sharjah, Ajman and Umm Al Quwain; D) Ras Al Khaimah; E) Fujairah Part VII - Muscat and Oman

FO 464/55

Arabia: collection of oil agreements and connected documents relating to the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1954 Jun 01 - 1954 Jun 30

This file contains a collection of oil agreements and documents relating to the Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FCO 8/721

Annual reviews for 1966 and 1967, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: The annual 'Review of Events in Qatar in 1966' submitted by the Political Agent in Doha R H M Boyle to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford in Bahrain, December 1966.
FCO 8/574

Sultan of Muscat, 1967-1968

This file relates to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur.
FO 1016/842

Shell Oil Company activities in Trucial States, 1964 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Permission for the Shell Company of Qatar Limited to commence operations in the concession areas of Continental Oil Company and Mecom Oil Company in Qatar, Dubai and Sharjah Letter from H G Balfour-Paul to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi about proposed research by Koniklijke-Shell Exploration and Production Laboratory into desert sedimentation; and responses by Sheikh Saqr and Sheikh Rashid dated 8 and 9 February 1965 respectively Request for the texts of fou
FO 1016/313

The Imamate of Oman: report by George Rentz, 1954

This file contains a Comment by the Research Department at the Foreign Office on George Rentz's Book on South-East Arabia entitled "Oman and the Southern Shore of the Persian Gulf" (originally published in 1952), 25 February 1954.
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 371/149085

Oil industry in Trucial States, 1960

This file concerns the oil industry in the Trucial States.
FO 371/163060

Oil, 1962

This file relates to oil concessions in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence concerning: Interest of Cities Service Oil Company and Continental Oil Company in Trucial Coast concessions, especially in Sharjah (1, 4) Need for political agreements between HMG and the companies negotiating concessions with the Rulers of the Trucial States.
FO 371/163036

Economic development, 1962

This file relates to economic development in the Trucial States.