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FCO 164/2

Trucial States: register of companies, 1 April 1909 - 30 September 1965

This file contains the register of companies and company representatives in the Trucial Sates. It includes certificates of incorporation for the registered companies, agreements and contracts concluded between companies, a site plan of the oil depot at Dubai, and a Memorandum of Association of the Dubai State Telephone Company Limited.
FCO 96/1651

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1982 - 31 December 1982

This file contains correspondence relating to the arbitration and settlement of the dispute between the Shell and the Government of Qatar over Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) pipeline explosion, North Field Gas project, and BP's negotiations for securing services agreement with the Government of Qatar to provide services for on-shore operations of the Qatar General Petroleum Corporation. The file includes statistics on crude oil exports for the period 1970-1979 and a country assessment paper on Qatar.
FCO 96/1310

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1981 - 31 December 1981

This file contains correspondence relating to the development of the North Field Gas project, the Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) plant, the emergence of possible commercial opportunities in Qatar, a visit to the United Kingdom (UK) by the British Ambassador to Doha to study the commercial opportunities for British firms in Qatar and test the interest of British Petroleum, Shell and other companies in the development of the North Field Gas and LNG projects. The file includes a summary of Shell’s dispute with the Government of Qatar due to the explosion of a Natural Gas Liquids pipeline.
FCO 96/1309

Qatar: gas, 1 January 1981 - 31 December 1981

This file contains correspondence relating to Shell’s apparent culpability in the construction of the new pipeline carrying associated natural gas liquids from the off-shore Qatari oil fields to the industrial area at Umm Said. It includes Qatar annual review for 1980, meetings on financing of the North Dome project, and regarding British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s visit to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
FCO 96/147

Economic co-operation with Qatar, 1 January 1974 - 31 December 1974

This file contains correspondence relating to oil supplies of Qatar, negotiations on Qatar Petroleum Company’s buy-back oil price, economic and industrial development of Qatar in coperation with United Kingdom, Shell’s industrial prospects in Qatar, bilateral trade relations between France and Qatar, and proposed construction of oil refinery in Qatar.
FCO 93/1248

Attitude of the United Arab Emirates to the Arab/Israel dispute, 22 February 1977 - 21 December 1977

This file contains correspondence relating to the views of United Arab Emirates and Qatar concerning the situation in the Middle East, particularly the Arab/Israel dispute.
FCO 93/68

Purchase by Abu Dhabi of French military aircraft for transfer to Egypt, 1 January 1973 - 31 December 1973

This file contains correspondence relating to the French policy on arms sales to the Middle East, and regarding purchase of Mirage aircraft by the Ruler of Abu Dhabi for eventual transfer to Egypt.

FCO 67/269

Soviet Union and Gulf pipeline, 1 January 1969 - 31 December 1969

This file contains correspondence relating to the political implications of Russia’s economic and strategic interest for Gulf oil, records of the meeting with the representatives of International Iranian Management and Engineering Group (IMEG) , and IMEG project for shipping crude oil from Iran and the Gulf to the Soviet Union by means of a pipeline scheme running through Iran from Abadan.

FCO 30/3044

European political co-operation and the Middle East: Euro-Arab dialogue and Experts' Meeting, 1 January 1975 - 31 December 1975

This file contains correspondence relating to the Euro-Arab Dialogue. It includes background notes and briefs for the experts’ meetings at Abu Dhabi on 22 to 27 November 1975 and at Brussels from 23 to 24 October 1975. Some of the briefs include political affairs of the United Arab Emirates, Palestine Liberation Organisation, the Arab League, industrialisation, infrastructure, financial cooperation, agriculture, and rural development.
FCO 14/935

Air Service Agreements between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, 1 January 1972 - 31 December 1972

This file contains correspondence about UK/Saudi air service negotiations, revision of UK/Saudi Arabian route schedule, the question of the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) stopover rights in Jedda and Bahrain, exemption agreement with Saudi Arabia on profits of air and shipping lines, and Memorandum of Understanding signed between representatives of the Saudi Arabian and United Kingdom aeronautical authorities.
FCO 13/845

Cultural relations between the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, 1 January 1976 - 31 December 1976

This file contains correspondence relating to the British Council activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It includes correspondence on the UAE University project and Language Teaching Institute in Abu Dhabi, independent representation of British Council in Abu Dhabi, UK/UAE Joint Committee meetings, and the annual Information Policy Report with details on news media, operations of TV, radio programs and cinemas in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
FCO 8/6151

Visit by the Prince and Princess of Wales to the Middle East; British Aerospace container inspection system, 1 January 1986 - 31 December 1986

This file contains correspondence relating to the sale of a British Aerospace (BAe) container inspection system in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates and the potential visit of Prince of Wales to the Middle East.