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FCO 8/1843

Oil affairs in Kuwait, 1972 Jan 01-1973 Dec 31

This file concerns oil affairs in Kuwait.
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 8/36

US, 1967-1968

This file relates to US relations with HMG and the Gulf States.
FO 1016/120

Disposal of estates of persons who die in Kuwait: policy, 1949 Dec 16-1950 Nov 20

This file relates to policies regarding the disposal of estates of foreign oil company employees who die in Kuwait.
FO 371/163065

Oil, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Information about the Perkins Oil Company, as well as other companies seeking a concession in the Trucial States (81, 87, 92) Question of Abu Dhabi's boundaries with Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and the effect of these on the operations of the Abu Dhabi Petroleum Company Limited (ADPC) (82, 91) Correspondence and documentation relating to the awarding of oil concessions to John W Mecom in Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah (83-85, 88, 90, 95, 98) Defining of the seabed boundaries of the Trucial States (86) Request for

FO 371/148999

Financial situation in Kuwait, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Suggestion that Kuwait Government investments outside the sterling area should be carried out by the Kuwaiti Investment Board, rather than the Finance Department (95) Suggestion that there should be a Kuwaiti member on the Kuwaiti Investment Board and that the Board's meetings should take place alternately in Kuwait and London (96, 98) Suggestion of van Zeeland that Kuwait should have four reserves: a main state reserve, a currency board reserve, a development reserve and a current budgetary reserve (97) Proposal for the Departmen
FO 371/120614

New currency for Muscat, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between C E Loombe and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur on currency, and points to be dealt with concerning monetary law for Muscat (1) The Sultan's project for the issue of a new dollar-linked currency in Dhofar based on Cities Service oil revenues, and British opposition to it (2-3, 5-8) Enquiries by American lawyer Paul C Aiken, acting on behalf of the Sultan, to the US State Department and the American Bank Note Company about negotiating contracts for printing bank notes and minting coinage (4) Question o