Skip to main content
Home
Menu العربية
  • The archives
  • Online exhibitions
  • About us
  • Log in
  • Register

The archives

Filter by:

Filter by places

  • (-) UK (3)
  • (-) Umm Al Quwain (3)
  • Abu Dhabi (3)
  • Ajman (3)
  • Bahrain (3)
  • Dubai (3)
  • London (3)
  • Qatar (3)
  • United Arab Emirates (3)
  • Cairo (2)
  • Egypt (2)
  • Fujairah (2)
  • Kuwait (2)
  • Ras Al Khaimah (2)
  • Saudi Arabia (2)
  • Sharjah (2)
  • Beirut (1)
  • Dhofar (1)
  • Iran (1)
  • Iraq (1)
  • Jordan (1)
  • Lausanne (1)
  • Lebanon (1)
  • Muscat (1)
  • Oman (1)
  • Soviet Union / Russia (1)
  • Switzerland (1)

Filter by personalities

  • (-) Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani (3)
  • W H T Luce (3)
  • Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum (3)
  • Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (3)
  • John Biggs-Davison (2)
  • Ahmad Khalifa Al Suwaidi (2)
  • Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud (2)
  • Alec Douglas-Home (2)
  • Patrick Wall (2)
  • Mahdi Al Tajir (2)
  • Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi (2)
  • Julian F Walker (2)
  • Sheikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa (1)
  • Easa Saleh Al Gurg (1)
  • H G Balfour-Paul (1)
  • John W Mecom (1)
  • Joseph Godber (1)
  • Omar Saqqaf (1)
  • P R H Wright (1)
  • Sheikh Ahmad Bin Rashid Al Mu'alla (1)
  • Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi (1)
  • John Willoughby (1)
  • Sheikh Mohammad Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa (1)
  • Sheikh Rashid Bin Humaid Al Nuaimi (1)
  • Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah (1)
  • Sheikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Bin Hasher Al Maktoum (1)
  • Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi (1)
  • T F Brenchley (1)
  • Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Sharqi (1)
  • W Morris (1)

Filter by entities

  • Union of Arab Emirates (2)
  • Iraq Petroleum Company (1)
  • John W Mecom Company (1)
  • Kayhan International (1)
  • Pravda (1)
  • Shell (1)
  • Trucial Oman Scouts (1)
  • Trucial States Council (1)
  • Trucial States Development Fund (1)
  • United Nations (1)

Filter by subjects

  • Foreign relations/External affairs (3)
  • Internal relations (inter-UAE) (2)
  • Oil and gas (2)
  • Treaties and agreements (2)
  • Visits (2)
  • Borders/Boundaries (1)
  • Conflicts/disputes (1)
  • Defence (1)
  • Internal affairs (1)
  • Leading personalities (1)
  • Maps (1)

Filter by date range

Active filters

  • Remove filter Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani
  • Remove filter UK UK
  • Remove filter Umm Al Quwain Umm Al Quwain
FCO 8/1562

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'L' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates and an agreement in principle to establish the United Arab Emirate (UAE) reached by six Rulers.

FCO 8/1559

Formation of United Arab Emirates, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is part 'H' in a sequence relating to the Union of Arab Emirates.

FO 1016/844

Sharjah oil concession, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between Ellis Head of Mecom Oil Company and the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and Mecom's new locations in Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain Conversation between H G Balfour-Paul and Sheikh Rashid about the new Mecom location and whether it falls on the Sharjah or Dubai side of the border marked by J F Walker Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection map of tribal settlements in Al Gharif Letter from Balfour-Paul to Sheikh Rashid informing him of his authorisation of Mecom to proceed with their operat

  • Tips for searching
  • Contact us
  • Accessibility
  • Sitemap
  • Browser support
  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy policy
  • Terms of Use

© 2025 National Library and Archives of the UAE