Financial situation

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• A request from J E H Boustead for details of the level of payments that Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Limited (ADMA) would make to the Ruler of Abu Dhabi up to the end of 1963. The insistence of the British Petroleum Company Limited (BP) that any figures provided should be kept confidential (1)
• A request to the Bank of England for assistance in finding a candidate for the post of head accountant for the Abu Dhabi Government (2)
• Concerns that the figures provided by ADMA, regarding the amount the company expects to pay the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, seem lower than expected (3)
• A copy of a paper, 'The Possible Lines of Future Economic Development in Abu Dhabi' (4)
• A cutting of an article, 'Oil Shipments from Abu Dhabi: Projected Increase in the Sheikhdom's Revenue', from the Financial Times (5)
• Discussions about the future organisation of financial affairs in Abu Dhabi, in light of the projected increase in revenue (6).