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Political Agents, Kuwait
1904 Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) S. G. 1939
Knox. Major (later Lieutenant-Colonel) A. C.
Galloway.
1909 Captain W. II. I. Shakespear. 1941 Major T. (later Sir Tom) Hickinbotham.
1914 Lieutenant-Colonel W. G. Grey. 1943 Mr. C. J. Pclly.
1916 Lieutenant-Colonel R. E. A. Hamilton 1944 Mr. G. N. Jackson.
(later Lord Bclhavcn and Stenton). 1945 Major M. P. CPC. Tandy.
1918 Captain D. V. McCollom. 1948
1920 Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) J. C. Lieutenant-Colonel A. C. Galloway.
More. 1949 Mr. M. G. Jakins.
1929 Lieutenant-Colonel H. R. P. Dickson. 1951 Mr. C. J. Pclly.
1936 Captain (later Lieutenant-Colonel) G. de
Gaury.
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Political Officers, Qatar
1949 Mr. A. J. Wilton. 1951 Mr. C. T. E. Ewart-Biggs.
1950 Mr. M. B. Jacomb. 1953 Mr. W. B. M. Johnston.

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British Political Representatives in the Trucial States (Headquarters Sharjah)*

Residency Agents.
1890 Khan Bahadur Abdul Latif. 1936 Khan Bahadur Saiyid Abdul Razzaq
1918 Khan Bahadur Isa bin Abdul Latif. Razuqi.
1935 Khan Sahib Hussain Amad. 1945 Jasim bin Muhammad Kadhmari.
This appointment was abolished in 1949.
Political Officers (resident during the cold weather only).
1937 Captain J. B. Howes. 1944 Captain R. E. R. Bird.
1940 Captain R. D. Metcalfe. 1945 Captain R. C. Murphy.
1941 Mr. C. J. Pelly. 1946 Captain J. E. H. Hudson.
1943 Captain M. P. O’C. Tandy. 1947 Mr. G. N. Jackson,
Political Officers (permanently resident).
1948 Mr. P. D. Stobart. 1952 Mr. M. S. Weir.
1951 Mr. A. J. Wilton.
On May 20, 1953, the post was raised to the status of a Political Agency.

Political Agent.
1953 Mr. C. M. Pirie-Gordon.
* In 1954 the headquarters were transferred to Dubai.
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Political Agents and Consuls, Muscat
The Political Agents held Her Majesty’s Commission as Consul since 1867.
After the signing of the Commercial Treaty of 1951 the designation of Political
Agent was dropped.
Major (later (Lieutenant-Colonel) W. G. 1916 Major L. B. H. (later Lieutenant-Colonel
1904
y Sir Lionel) Haworth.
Mr R E (later Sir Robert) Holland. 1919 Mr. R. E. L. Wingate (later Colonel Sir
1908
1910 Major (later Lieutenant-Colonel) A. P. Ronald Wi"8alc Bart.).
Trevor. 1921 Major(laterLieutenant-Colonel)M.E.Rae.
Major (later Lieutenant-Colonel) S. G. ,923 Major R G Hindc
1911
Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. E. Benn. 1924 Lieutenant-Colonel C. G. Crosthwaitc,
1914