ENGLISH

Ruling Shaikhs and Her Majesty's Government: 1960-1969

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2003
ISBN
0714654132, 9780714654133
LCC
DS247.A138 J69 2003
Open Library ID
OL21309780M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1737225 bytes)
Pages
150\150
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This volume discusses the evolution of the British-protected Gulf states during the 1960s and explains how these small Shaikhdoms moved towards independence. Based on extensive research using British documents from the Public Records Office and selected American documents from the National Archives, this book investigates the relationship between British officials and Arab Gulf Shaikhs. At the beginning of what was to be their final years as guardians of the Gulf, British officials pressed for political progress, co-operation among the Shaikhdoms and improvements in education and health care. At the same time, Foreign Office officials continued to safeguard specific British economic interests and the political interests of the Western Alliance.

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