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FO 1016/839

Dubai: proposed deep water harbour and construction agreement, 1967 Jan 01 - 1967 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Financial difficulties of the Overseas Dredging Company following their work in Qatar; and a possible meeting between Tilbury Contracting Group and Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani to come to terms over the current dispute or refer the case to arbitration Proposal by Pomeroy Hawaiian Dredging Company to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to construct a harbour without the services of consulting engineers Possibility of obtaining rock from Wadi Hatta or Jebel Ali for the construction of Dubai Harbour in view of the dif
FO 1016/838

Dubai: proposed deep water harbour, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possible complaint by Sir William Halcrow & Partners Limited Dubai against Arabicon Development Consultants to the Association of Consulting Engineers about Arabicon's allegedly unprofessional methods in dealing with the government of Dubai over a planned deep-water harbour; a letter from H Ridehalgh of Halcrows to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum reminding the latter of the services rendered by Halcrows and Arabicon's inexperience; and a reply from Sheikh Rashid citing the conclusion of a preliminary contract with A
FO 1016/219

Petroleum Concessions Limited Qatar concession, 1952

This file relates to the concession agreement between Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited (PDQ), Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL) and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani and the issue of oil royalties.
FO 1016/74

Qatar: royalties to Sheikh, 1951 Feb 20-Nov 15

This file relates to the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani’s request for a rise in the value of the oil royalties he receives from Petroleum Development (Qatar) Limited (PDQ) and Petroleum Concessions Limited (PCL).
FO 371/185546

Customs and trade ordinance, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Trade Agencies Ordinance of 1966, restricting new trade agencies to Trucial States citizens and uniting the states into a commercial zone covered by one trade agency (4) Dispute involving the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Spinney's (1948) Limited and Sheikh Sultan Bin Shakhbut over terms of agreement (5) Customs Ordinance, 1966, promulgated by the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum for the management and regulation of port and customs and the Dubai Customs Regulation 1966 publi