Arabia: historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Sheikhdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1928-1953

This file contains Volume I of a 'Historical summary of events in the Persian Gulf Shaikdoms and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, 1928-1953'. It is divided into the following sections:

• Chapter 1: General, including general policy with regard to the Shaikdoms; the Arab League and the Gulf Shaikdoms; currency and exchange control; slavery; arms; and protocol
• Chapter 2: Bahrain, including Bahrain's internal affairs; the Zubarah dispute; Bahrain's oil affairs; and Bahrain's relations with other states
• Chapter 3: Kuwait, including Kuwait;s internal affairs; Kuwait's neutral zone; Kuwait's land boundaries; Kuwait's oil affairs; and Kuwait's foreign relations
• Chapter 4: Qatar, including Qatar's internal affairs; the southern boundary of Qatar; oil; and Qatar's relations with other states
• Chapter 5: The Trucial States, including the Trucial States internal affairs; the Trucial States Council; the Trucial Oman Levies [Trucial Oman Scouts]; local development; the Trucial States oil affairs; and the Trucial States foreign relations
• Chapter 6: Muscat, including Muscat's internal affairs; relations between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the Ibadhi tribes of Oman; relations between the Sultan and the Sunni tribes of the Dhahirah and Buraimi area; Muscat's boundaries; Muscat's oil affairs; and Muscat's foreign relations.