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FO 93/137

PERSIAN GULF STATES, 1820 - 1971

This file contains the following treaties and agreements related to the Gulf: Treaty of Darin between the UK and Ibn Saud, signed on 26 December 1915 (1) Treaty between the UK and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Abdulla Bin Jasim Al Thani, signed on 3 November 1916 (2) Letter from the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf Percy Cox to the Ruler of Qatar concerning the treaty of 3 November 1916 and the text of an announcement by the Ruler of Qatar prohibiting the illegal arms trade inside his territory (3) Treaty between the UK and the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Mubarak Al Sabah Al Saba
FO 1016/842

Shell Oil Company activities in Trucial States, 1964 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Permission for the Shell Company of Qatar Limited to commence operations in the concession areas of Continental Oil Company and Mecom Oil Company in Qatar, Dubai and Sharjah Letter from H G Balfour-Paul to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi about proposed research by Koniklijke-Shell Exploration and Production Laboratory into desert sedimentation; and responses by Sheikh Saqr and Sheikh Rashid dated 8 and 9 February 1965 respectively Request for the texts of fou
FO 1016/500

Muscat - Trucial States boundary: Wadi Kaur, 1956

This file contains correspondence on:A report that people in northern Beni Ka’ab [Bani Ka'ab] territory are being told to leave unless they declare an allegiance to SharjahThe illness of Sheikh Abdulla Bin Salem Al Ka'abi and his request to be relieved of his Sheikhdom; and the report that Sheikh Abdulla was selling some of the rifles he had received from the Sultan of Muscat and OmanThe frontier claim of the Ruler of Sharjah in the Wadi Quor [Wadi Kaur]The movement of a Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) squadron to Khorus in the Wadi Kaur; and the question of the precise whereabouts of KhorusThe arre
FO 371/179905

Internal political situation: overthrow of Ruler of Sharjah, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: A conversation between Minister of State George Thomson and the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi on 13 May 1965, reported by Al Gomhuria of Cairo; a request for information on the movements and intentions of Sheikh Saqr and his son; a letter of protest from the Committee for the Rights of Oman to the Secretary of State; a report on a mass rally held in support of Sheikh Saqr as the 'legitimate' ruler of Sharjah, and Sheikh Saqr's accusation that HMG is pursuing a policy of 'divide and rule' in the Emirate; a letter from Bob

FO 371/149144

Education in Trucial States, 1960

This file relates to education in the Trucial States. It contains correspondence relating to: Political difficulties over the appointment of a Sudanese Director of Education in Dubai.
FO 371/156693

Arms Smuggling in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Arms smuggling in the Gulf and the legality of the Royal Navy carrying out arrests of suspected crews (1) The agreement of Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan for the Abu Dhabi Police to cooperate with the Trucial Oman Scouts in anti-arms smuggling operations (2) Arms smuggling from the United Arab Republic to the Aden Protectorate (3) A meeting with Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, in which the Ruler agreed to cooperate with the anti-smuggling operations of the Trucial Oman Scouts in the Howeilat [Huway
FO 371/114720

Oil prospecting and drilling in Abu Dhabi, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation with Mr Gibson of Iraq Petroleum Company and his concern with the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's lack of interest in oil operations in the western part of his territory. He wondered whether Sheikh Shakhbut could be persuaded to appoint a representative to keep in touch with the oil companies.