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FO 1016/839

Dubai: proposed deep water harbour and construction agreement, 1967 Jan 01 - 1967 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Financial difficulties of the Overseas Dredging Company following their work in Qatar; and a possible meeting between Tilbury Contracting Group and Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani to come to terms over the current dispute or refer the case to arbitration Proposal by Pomeroy Hawaiian Dredging Company to the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to construct a harbour without the services of consulting engineers Possibility of obtaining rock from Wadi Hatta or Jebel Ali for the construction of Dubai Harbour in view of the dif
FO 371/174567

Civil development estimates, 1964

This file relates to civil development spending in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/157027

Economic development, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Trucial States Development Scheme (TSDS) for 1961-62, including the entertainment allowance for the Agricultural Superintendent Mr Morgan, annual leave passages for Sudanese teachers and Ali Ansari's emoluments (46) Maintenance of a grader supplied by John Birch and Company under the TSDS (47) Sets of Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah maps [not enclosed] (48) Economic Secretary for the Political Residency in the Persian Gulf J P Tripp's views on the Ras Al Khaimah rehabilitation project following a discussion with the Political Resident

FO 371/157038

Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS), 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Appointment of Trucial States gazetted officers and inclusion of this in the Persian Gulf Gazette (41) Accommodation for the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS), including: a meeting between the War Office and the Air Ministry; development of a construction timetable; and the question of size and cost of accommodation at Sharjah (42, 47, 59) [Document retained in the Department] (43, 54) Tenure of land used by the TOS and the question of payment to Rulers (44) Costs for a new range of radio equipment for the TOS to be introduced during 1962-63
FO 371/157062

Police forces, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: The report of Major R Waggitt on the formation of a Trucial States police force, based on the proposals of D F Hawley, and the role of the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS); the rejection of Waggitt's proposals by Sir W H T Luce and his counter-proposal for the formation of a small, mobile wing of the TOS based at Sharjah for patrolling urban areas (16, 26) The secondment of an experienced police officer to provide advice to the TOS.
FO 371/168647

Persian Gulf economic report for 1962, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Economic reports for 1962 submitted direct by the Gulf posts under W H T Luce's superintendence.