Desert dispute: the diplomacy of boundary-making in South-Eastern Arabia: (in 2 vol.)

The struggle to delineate the boundaries of south-eastern Arabia can claim to be one of the longest running diplomatic disputes of the twentieth century, which has echoes to this day. This study, by the foremost authority on the subject, is an exhaustive one, based on thorough research in the relevant archives and direct experience of the dispute. As such it will be the standard reference work on this question for all who have an interest in the Gulf Arab states, their territorial origins and its effects on their increasing role in regional and world affairs. Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Contents List of Maps Maps in Volume II Maps in Volume III Introduction 1 The Anglo-Turkish Conventions of 1913-14 Notes 2 The Spoils of War, 1914-32 Notes 3 Oil Concessions and Frontier Claims, 1933-39 Notes 4 Oil Prospecting and Territorial Limits, 1939-49 Notes 5 ARAMCO and the Re-Opening of the Frontier Question, 1949-52 Notes 6 The Saudi Incursion to Buraimi, 1952-53 Notes 7 The Arbitration Agreement, 1953-54 Notes Appendices Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Maps List of Maps Map 1 Map 2 Map 3 Map 4 Map 5 Map 6 Map 7 Map 8 Map 9 Map 10 Map 11 Map 12 Map 13 Map 14 Map 15 Map 16 Map 17 Map 18 Map 19 Map 20 Map 21 Map 22 Map 23 Map 24 Map 25 8 The Interim Regime in the Disputed Areas, 1954-1955 Notes 9 The British Declared Line of August 1955 and the Dhufar and Aden Protectorate Frontiers Notes 10 Buraimi and Anglo-American Relations, 1955-56 Notes 11 The Search for a Frontier Settlement, 1957-64 Notes 12 Qatari Frontiers, 1965-70 Notes 13 A Suq Bargain, 1970-71 Notes 14 Final Frontiers? Notes Conclusion Appendices Appendix 4 Appendix 5 Appendix 6 Appendix 7 Appendix 8 Maps List of Maps Map 26 Map 27 Map 28 Map 29 Map 30 Map 31 Map 32 Map 33 Map 34 Map 35 Map 36 Map 37 Map 38 Map 39 Map 40