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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 1016/828

Fujairah village development project, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file relates to development in Fujairah. It contains correspondence on: Proposals for village development funded by the Trucial States Development Fund The plans of the Belgian firm Superlade to develop an asbestos works and a port and its hopes for a mineral concession The plans the Belgian firm Aucasultra to building housing.

FO 1016/405

UK policy and responsibilities towards Trucial States, 1955

This file contains: Political Agent in Dubai J P Tripp’s impressions of the Trucial States. It includes his analysis of the conditions in the states and their impact on HMG’s attempts at development; and an assessment of the annual revenue of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah Related correspondence from Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows

FO 371/168949

Minerals, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Efforts of the Ruler of Fujairah Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Sharqi, to let a mineral concession and whether the interest of a Yugoslav company Elektrusond should be pursued, or whether this might have unwanted political risks (1) Request from the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan for a British company to work the mineral deposits in Abu Dhabi. He hopes it might provide an alternative means of livelihood for those, such as on Dalma Island, who can no longer make a living by pearling.