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FCO 8/2898

Sale of military equipment from UK to United Arab Emirates, 1977 Jan 01 - 1977 Dec 31

This file concerns the sale of UK military equipment to the UAE. It contains correspondence and memoranda relating to: The sale of tanks by Vickers Limited to the UAE.
FCO 8/866

Development of Fujairah: people of dubious character attempting to cash-in on development of kingdom, 1967-1968

This file concerns development in Fujairah.
FO 1016/847

Fujairah oil concession, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Plans for the Ruler of Fujairah Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Sharqi's flight to Beirut via Bahrain and meeting with the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Sir W H T Luce Plans for the Ruler to meet the Director of McGregor and Werner International Incorporated in Beirut and proceed to London for the approval of the final oil concession agreement Proposal from Collins Submarine Pipelines Limited for establishing a marine base in Dubai Invitation from the Belgian firm Auxeltra Beton construction company to Sheikh Mohammad via Sulaima
FO 371/168960

Visit to London by Rulers of Sharjah, Ras al Khaimah and Umm al Qaiwain, 1963

This file relates to visits of the Rulers of the Trucial States to the UK.
FO 371/140223

Relations between rulers of Trucial States and Petroleum Development Trucial Coast Company. Code BA file 1531 (papers 1 to 11), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi's desire that Petroleum Development (Trucial Coast) (PDTC) should give up its oil concession in any undisputed Sharjah territory. It also contains a memo describing and two maps illustrating Sharjah's boundaries (1, 3) Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's relationship with PDTC, given the uncertainty as to whether they can or cannot find oil.
FO 371/174729

Oil: Fujairah, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Vancouver Iron Engineering Limited's interest in forming a consortium to negotiate an oil concession with Fujairah (1) Approach by Victor De Teranto to the Ruler of Fujairah, offering to bring an American company to purchase an oil concession (2) Peter Hoguet's claim that H L Hunt Company of Texas want to pursue an oil concession in Fujairah (3) Provisional agreement between Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Sharqi and Hunt International Petroleum Company (4) Ministry of Defence having no objection to the omission of defence provisions fr