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NA.0042.00001941

Sheikh Suroor Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Charles, Prince of Wales, and Saeed Bin Ahmad Al Otaiba, 15 March 1989

Sheikh Suroor Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan and Charles, Prince of Wales, during the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi Chamber building, in the presence of Saeed Bin Ahmad Al Otaiba.

NA.0042.00001940

Sheikh Suroor Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Charles, Prince of Wales and Saeed Bin Ahmad Al Otaiba, 15 March 1989

Saeed Bin Ahmad Al Otaiba presenting a gift to Charles, Prince of Wales, from Abu Dhabi Chamber & Commerce, in the presence of Sheikh Suroor Bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, during the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi Chamber building.

NA.0042.00001939

Saeed Bin Ahmad Al Otaiba chairing the Abu Dhabi Chamber & Commerce meeting with the Soviet Trade delegation, 18 February 1989

Saeed Bin Ahmad Al Otaiba chairing the Abu Dhabi Chamber meeting with the Soviet Trade delegation.

FO 371/120637

Maintenance costs of two lighthouses on islands in the southern Red Sea, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to maintenance costs of two lighthouses on islands in the southern Red Sea. It includes a memorandum on the history of the Red Sea Lights from 1919 to the present and a list of correspondence between HMG and L'Adminsitation Des Phares over the latter's claim for compensation for maintenance of the lighthouses.

FO 371/120636

Maintenance costs of two lighthouses on islands in the southern Red Sea, 1956

This file contains correspondence, in French and English, relating to maintenance costs of two lighthouses on the islands in the southern Red Sea. It includes a brief history of the lighthouses and notes on a meeting held at the Foreign Office in London.

FO 371/149253

Diplomatic representation in Saudi Arabia, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to diplomatic representation in Saudi Arabia.

FO 371/132593

Documents on acquisition by HMG of land in Bahrain, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to documents on acquisition by HMG of land in 1934 for the Royal Air Force base in Muharraq. It includes a photostat copy of the original Arabic title deed and plan as well as copies of those documents in English.

FO 371/127177

International Convention for protection of foreign investments, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to the International Convention for protection of foreign investments. It includes a copy of the Treaties for the Encouragement and Protection of Foreign Investment: Present United States Practice and copies of the revised draft memorandum entitled "Protection of Foreign Investments".

FO 371/120656

Extradition arrangements between Gulf states, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to extradition arrangements in the Gulf, particularly between the Trucial States and other Gulf States. It also includes a case of an Indian man's possible extradition from Kuwait to India.

FO 371/114682

Royal Navy ships in the Gulf, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to Royal Navy ships touring the Gulf and the issues of certain types of ships being sent there, as well as the issue with new regulations that reduce the period of foreign service in the Gulf.

FO 371/114573

Consular representation of Portugal in Gulf states, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to the proposal to establish consular representation of Portugal in Gulf States.

FO 371/104876

Red Sea fisheries scheme, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to Red Sea fisheries scheme involving the FAO and cooperation between Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

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