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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 371/174716

Commercial relations with UK, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's demand that Gray Mackenzie & Company reduce its lighterage charges for transferring cargo between vessels to match its rates in Dubai (12).

FO 371/163074

Ruling family of Dubai, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: G H Middleton's gifts to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (1) Sheikh Rashid's unexpected private visit to London on 15 April 1962 for dental treatment (2) Plans for Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum the Ruler of Dubai's son to be educated in London (3) Sheikh Rashid's visit to Iran in September 1962 (4) Sheikh Rashid's possible visit to the Sudan in early 1963 for business and pleasure and hunting (5).