Power generation

This file relates to power generation in Abu Dhabi. It contains correspondence concerning:

• Question of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan cancelling the contract with Hawker Siddeley Limited for the Buraimi power station, with the work not being completed on the Abu Dhabi power station either (7)
• Question of a senior engineer going to Abu Dhabi to examine the power station, with the Political Residency in Bahrain suggesting suitable candidates for Hawker’s side from the firm Kennedy and Donkin (8-9) Sheikh Shakhbut’s criticism of Hawker Siddeley but agreement to independent technical advice for his side, with his request for an engineer from Pakistan; the selection of F A Hamdani for the role (10-11)
• Arrival of Mr Salisbury of Kennedy and Donkin in Bahrain (12)
• Visit of Mr Park a General Manager for Hawkers to D Slater about the stopping of work on the Abu Dhabi plant and uncertainty over the status of the plant at Buraimi and the local company intended to distribute the power (14)
• Visit of Salisbury to Abu Dhabi to check the equipment and to see Sheikh Shakhbut; Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s indication that Hawker Siddeley should continue to build the Buraimi plant (15)
• Hamdani’s production of an adverse report as a result of pressure from Sheikh Shakhbut, with the Ruler subsequently informing Hawker Siddeley of the termination of their contract. It also includes mention that Kennedy and Donkin have produced their report which was broadly but not entirely in Hawker's favour (17)
• Hamdani’s original report to the Ruler that the equipment was satisfactory and the furious reaction of the Ruler, with the eventual creation of a new report criticising Hawker Siddeley (18)
• Kennedy and Donkin’s report [enclosed] (19)
• Agreement of the Ruler to discuss the matter with Hawker Siddeley after much pressure (21)
• Visit of the overseas credit consultant for Hawker Siddeley Mr F Greenwood about the Abu Dhabi power station and their efforts to get HMG to take action if Sheikh Shakhbut should refuse to accept their proposals (22)
• Letters from the Ruler and his secretary [enclosed] to Hawker Siddeley  (23)
• Sheikh Shakhbut’s wish for the case not to go to arbitration and to instead be heard in by HMG’s court in Abu Dhabi; the Ruler’s question as to whether there is any legal objection to this case being held in Abu Dhabi (25-26)
• Arrival of Hawker's Managing Director Sir George Briggs in Abu Dhabi (28)
• Meeting between Briggs and the Ruler, with Briggs instructed to come up with a suitable arrangement, or else risk a law suit from the Ruler (29)