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Based on an extensive study of archival records, this article shows how a series of episodes in the history of the Trucial Coast — today’s United Arab Emirates (UAE) — helped to shape the direction of the area’s history. At face value, the island of al-Zorah appeared to have little to offer, but it nevertheless figured in the ambitions of the Wahhābīs, local rulers and the British, all of whom coveted it for one reason or another; the outcome of their struggles helped to set the seal on the future configuration of the UAE. While the article provides a valuable insight into Great Britain’s role in the area, it also reveals regional rivalries and inter-tribal tensions that still exist in the region today. However, the coming together of the UAE and Saudi Arabia, and their need to show solidarity in the face of current challenges, have obscured the historical differences that the story of al-Zorah represents.
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This article charts the history of the Buraimi Oasis affair, the boundary dispute between Saudi Arabia and the neighbouring Trucial Coast (later the United Arab Emirates) and Oman. Having laid out the pre-20th century context, the article traces the rise of the dispute from the discovery of oil in 1932 and the protracted negotiations over the eastern borders of Saudi Arabia (and hence the partitioning of any oil concessions) between Saudi Arabia, the UK and US, factoring in the complex interests of the various oil companies in their exploration of the region. The climax of the affair came in the 1950s, with efforts by Saudi Arabia to win over the areas tribes frequently by bribery, whilst moves were made towards arbitration despite military tension. The article examines the continuing role of the UK in the government of the Trucial coast and Oman throughout the period, the impact on US-UK relations, and the longer-term consequences of the boundary dispute. It also considers the role played by the oil companies such as Aramco in the affair.
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