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FCO 8/3142

UK/UAE Joint Committee, 1978 Jan 01 - 1978 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK-UAE Joint Committee during the period from January to September 1978.
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.
FO 1016/848

Fujairah oil concession, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Chart illustrating the continental shelf appertaining to Fujairah, assuming that the seabed boundaries are formed by median lines, 'Ras Jask to Jazirat Sirri, 25 March 1966' Determination of the boundaries of Fujairah and Sharjah on median line principles in order to define the limits of the concession with Bochumer Mineralöl Gesellschaft MBH & Company (Bomin) Submission by M S Buckmaster to G P Wall of his views on the four coastal terminal points of the boundaries of Fujairah with Sharjah in connection with Bomin's concession Pro
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 1016/733

Rebel activity in Muscat, 1963 Jan 01 - 1963 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence on: A report from the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) that Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina’i is attempting to incite Dhofaris into an uprising against the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, and a report of such resistance on Cairo Radio A proposed ban by Gulf Aviation Company Limited on passengers holding paper passports issued by the Rulers of Ajman, Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah A visit to the Political Agent by Saeed Bin Suhail Al Kathairi to ask the former to press the Sultan to allow some progress in Dhofar J D C Blake’s ‘Impressions and Information Ga
FO 371/104401

Oil concessions in Fujairah and Muscat. Code EA file 15311, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: Desire of the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) to enter into agreement with Fujairah on the same lines as the old Ajman agreement (1) Fujairah's keenness to attract an oil company, and the proposal to approach Shell (2) Oil exploration at Dhofar, including interest from the US and IPC (3-4) Oil exploration permits in Fujairah, including: the request of Mr Bird of IPC that he be allowed to pay for a permit in rupees rather than sterling; and Petroleum Concessions Limited's offer of 40,000 rupees over three years (5-6) Agreement for oil ex
FO 371/140224

Relations between rulers of Trucial States and Petroleum Development Trucial Coast Company. Code BA file 1531 (papers 12 to end), 1959

This file relates to the relationship between the various Gulf states, HMG and the oil companies.
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
FO 371/179937

Oil: Fujairah, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Fujairah oil. Several oil companies and intermediaries are interested in discussions with the Ruler of Fujairah and Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Sharqi will not grant Kassab exclusive right to negotiate on his behalf. Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi suggests reviving the political union between Fujairah and Sharjah to consolidate oil concessions (2) Gibraltar Minerals Company's interest in an oil and mineral concession agreement with Sheikh Mohammad and British views on the sort of intermediaries he should avoid.