Editorial: The birth of the United Arab Emirates: From the archive, 3
 

13-04-14 08:20 PM

Gulf monarchies unite in a new federation following the departure of the British from the region The four-year search for a political arrangement unifying the Persian Gulf sheikhdoms could have had a worse outcome. The hope, after the Labour Government announced its decision in 1968 to withdraw the British presence from the area by the end of 1971, was a union containing Bahrain, Qatar, and the ...

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