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FO 371/163075

Education in England of son of Ruler of Abu Dhabi, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possible attachment of the son of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Sultan Bin Shakhbut Al Nahyan to one of the states in the East Aden Protectorate after he has completed his education at Felsham House (1) Meeting between J E H Boustead and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the latter's refusal to meet with King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud; a meeting between Boustead and Sheikh Shakhbut and the latter's refusal of a secretary (2, 7) Possibility of a future meeting between Sheikh Sultan and the Lord Privy Seal (
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 371/162847

Internal political situation, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: The visit of Sayyed Tariq Bin Taimur the brother of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman to Abu Dhabi. He is travelling on to Istanbul, ostensibly to take his sons to be educated there, but it is suspected that the main reason is the breakdown of his relationship with the Sultan (81) A recent visit of Ghalib Bin Ali Bin Hilal Alhinai the Imam of Oman to the Wadi M'zab in Algeria. Wadi M'zab and Oman are both centres of the Ibadi school of Islam (82) A meeting, in Cairo, between William Yates MP and Sheikh Himyar Bin Sulaiman Al Nabhanui.