Comments on: Blast from the Past… Early photos of UAE leaders upon announcing the union of the Emirates http://www.jazarah.net/blog/blast-from-the-past-early-photos-of-uae-leaders-upon-announcing-the-union-of-the-emirates/ follow me Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:04:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Samer Marzouq http://www.jazarah.net/blog/blast-from-the-past-early-photos-of-uae-leaders-upon-announcing-the-union-of-the-emirates/#comment-208129 Samer Marzouq Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:00:13 +0000 http://www.jazarah.net/blog/?p=1777#comment-208129 Wow, so detailed :) but useful of course. Wow, so detailed :) but useful of course.

]]> By: BuJ http://www.jazarah.net/blog/blast-from-the-past-early-photos-of-uae-leaders-upon-announcing-the-union-of-the-emirates/#comment-208035 BuJ Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:19:20 +0000 http://www.jazarah.net/blog/?p=1777#comment-208035 Thanks Samer! Interestingly it was called Sa7el Oman and not the Arabian or Persian Gulf.. lol.. them Arabs just can't stand them 3ajam :) Anyways, I've dug up the following info from Western sources.. I imagine Arab sources might be more racy! <i>"In 1968, the U.K. announced its decision, reaffirmed in March 1971, to end the treaty relationships with the seven Trucial Sheikhdoms which had been, together with Bahrain and Qatar, under British protection. The nine attempted to form a union of Arab emirates, but by mid-1971 they were unable to agree on terms of union, even though the termination date of the British treaty relationship was the end of 1971. Bahrain became independent in August and Qatar in September 1971. When the British-Trucial Sheikhdoms treaty expired on December 1, 1971, they became fully independent. On December 2, 1971, six of them entered into a union called the United Arab Emirates. The seventh, Ras al-Khaimah, joined in early 1972."</i> Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5444.htm Other sites of note: http://www.archiveeditions.co.uk/titledetails.asp?tid=90 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/828687.stm (very basic but rather useful reference) Keep up the good work bro! Thanks Samer!

Interestingly it was called Sa7el Oman and not the Arabian or Persian Gulf.. lol.. them Arabs just can’t stand them 3ajam :)
Anyways, I’ve dug up the following info from Western sources.. I imagine Arab sources might be more racy!

“In 1968, the U.K. announced its decision, reaffirmed in March 1971, to end the treaty relationships with the seven Trucial Sheikhdoms which had been, together with Bahrain and Qatar, under British protection. The nine attempted to form a union of Arab emirates, but by mid-1971 they were unable to agree on terms of union, even though the termination date of the British treaty relationship was the end of 1971. Bahrain became independent in August and Qatar in September 1971. When the British-Trucial Sheikhdoms treaty expired on December 1, 1971, they became fully independent. On December 2, 1971, six of them entered into a union called the United Arab Emirates. The seventh, Ras al-Khaimah, joined in early 1972.”

Source: http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5444.htm

Other sites of note:

http://www.archiveeditions.co.uk/titledetails.asp?tid=90

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/828687.stm (very basic but rather useful reference)

Keep up the good work bro!

]]> By: Samer Marzouq http://www.jazarah.net/blog/blast-from-the-past-early-photos-of-uae-leaders-upon-announcing-the-union-of-the-emirates/#comment-208028 Samer Marzouq Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:00:23 +0000 http://www.jazarah.net/blog/?p=1777#comment-208028 thanx BuJ for the information, first time I hear that Qatar and Bahrain were supposed to join the United Emirates, it would of been great! thanx for the information :) thanx BuJ for the information, first time I hear that Qatar and Bahrain were supposed to join the United Emirates, it would of been great!

thanx for the information :)

]]> By: BuJ http://www.jazarah.net/blog/blast-from-the-past-early-photos-of-uae-leaders-upon-announcing-the-union-of-the-emirates/#comment-208002 BuJ Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:48:57 +0000 http://www.jazarah.net/blog/?p=1777#comment-208002 Wowy.. thanks Samer for the heads up.. these pictures are beautiful.. and especially the fact that you mentioned that only 6 emirates joined in the fateful day in 1971.. it was only till 1972 that Ras Al Khaimah joined as the 7th emirate to give us the modern UAE. Out of interest Bahrain and Qatar were supposed to join but Saudi put an end to that.. Yislamu 2ideek Samer. Wowy.. thanks Samer for the heads up.. these pictures are beautiful.. and especially the fact that you mentioned that only 6 emirates joined in the fateful day in 1971.. it was only till 1972 that Ras Al Khaimah joined as the 7th emirate to give us the modern UAE.

Out of interest Bahrain and Qatar were supposed to join but Saudi put an end to that..

Yislamu 2ideek Samer.

]]> By: Samer Marzouq http://www.jazarah.net/blog/blast-from-the-past-early-photos-of-uae-leaders-upon-announcing-the-union-of-the-emirates/#comment-207984 Samer Marzouq Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:44:46 +0000 http://www.jazarah.net/blog/?p=1777#comment-207984 you are welcomed :) you are welcomed :)

]]> By: nzm http://www.jazarah.net/blog/blast-from-the-past-early-photos-of-uae-leaders-upon-announcing-the-union-of-the-emirates/#comment-207979 nzm Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:21:35 +0000 http://www.jazarah.net/blog/?p=1777#comment-207979 These are great - thanks for sharing them with us! These are great - thanks for sharing them with us!

]]> By: Samer Marzouq http://www.jazarah.net/blog/blast-from-the-past-early-photos-of-uae-leaders-upon-announcing-the-union-of-the-emirates/#comment-207958 Samer Marzouq Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:58:13 +0000 http://www.jazarah.net/blog/?p=1777#comment-207958 thank you UAE Students :) glad you liked them, and I like to say, you are fortunate. thank you UAE Students :) glad you liked them, and I like to say, you are fortunate.

]]> By: UAE Students http://www.jazarah.net/blog/blast-from-the-past-early-photos-of-uae-leaders-upon-announcing-the-union-of-the-emirates/#comment-207952 UAE Students Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:15:28 +0000 http://www.jazarah.net/blog/?p=1777#comment-207952 Thanks for the amazing photos! I was fortunate to have seen Sheikh Zayed and lived in Abu Dhabi under his rule. The great man will be missed forever. Thanks for the amazing photos! I was fortunate to have seen Sheikh Zayed and lived in Abu Dhabi under his rule. The great man will be missed forever.

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