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FCO 8/1563

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'L' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates and an agreement in principle to establish the United Arab Emirate (UAE) reached by six Rulers.
FCO 8/677

UK commitment to 1970/1971, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence concerning: Minutes of the 62nd meeting of the Planning Committee on defence expenditure studies for the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), relating to Cyprus, the Gulf, Sharjah and Kuwait Paper on 'The Kuwait Commitment in the Period to 1970-71' to be circulated at the meeting Telegram from Ambassador G N Jackson to M S Weir on the Kuwait commitment Letter from Jackson to T F Brenchley on HMG's commitment to the defence of Kuwait, including views of the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, Prime Minister Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Sabah and Minist
FCO 8/73

UK aid, 1967-1968

This file contains:The Annual Report on the working of the UK aid programme in the Gulf during 1966A note by the Head of the Economic Relations Department on the revised aid programme for 1968-69, including a table of related figures.
FO 371/179920

UK aid: Trucial States Development Fund, 1965

This file concerns development programmes in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence on: Priority projects to be carried out in Fujairah (245) Administration of the British contribution to the Trucial States Development Fund (TSDF).
FO 371/163068

Jurisdiction, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Dubai Rates Ordinance and agreement to I S Winchester sounding out the Director of Dubai Municipality.
FO 371/114751

Education in Kuwait: Egyptian school teachers and doctors for Sharjah, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Offer by Egypt to send schoolteachers, engineers and doctors to Sharjah. Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi would like advice but was keen to accept the offer if Britain cannot fund the equivalent. Foreign Office are suspicious, as Egyptian teachers in Kuwait are believed to be introducing anti-West propaganda into the classroom and Egypt may have ulterior motives. The idea of employing Palestinian refugees as teachers is mentioned (1-8) Supply of free school meals to children in Kuwait (9)

FO 371/114768

Proposal for Ruler of Sharjah to visit UK, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Trucial States Rulers; confirmation that the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi is leaving for Europe in the middle of June and that the British Red Cross would welcome a visit from Sheikh Saqr (1) The Ruler of Sharjah intends to visit Cairo and possibly Italy, France and England (2) Consideration given on whether HMG should entertain the Ruler for the first few days of his stay if he visits the UK (3) Ruler of Sharjah's itinerary (4) Confirmation that the Ruler of Sharjah had bought two horses when he was in Baghda