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Azerbaijan, and Russia, 459, 461;
BI , see British Petroleum Company
attempted secession, 464-5
Bntain: domestic politics, 48-9, 50,
Azzan ibn Qais Al Bu Said, imam of
57 8, 59, 408, 421—2; defence
Oman, 109, no, 112
policies, 25-6,49, 83, 102, and
budgets, 265; oil policy, 437-8, 456;
Baath, Baathists: in Aden, 7; in Bahrain, and OPEC, 349-50, 353, 355, 376;
184; in the Gulf, 221, 288; in Iraq, and 1973 oil crisis, 399, 402-4,
281, 282, 284, 286-7; in Syria, 287; 4°7-8, 411; and Aden colony and
and ANM, 16-17; and PDRY, 288 protectorate, 2-5, 9-14, 19/20-1, 25
Bahlah, 61, 105, 116 121, 471; decision to withdraw, 25-6,
Bahrain: history, 178-80; population, 27, withdrawal, 29-43, 46; general
55, 181; religious divisions, 181-2, policy in the Gulf, 61-2, 76, 89, 90,
315; economy, 180-1; educational 98, 217-18, 227, 275, 311,
system, 183; politics, 182-5; withdrawal, 47-60, 77, 78-87, 90-6,
constitution, 184; national assembly, 97-103, 324, 501-2; relations with
184, 219, 482; and Gulf federation, Bahrain, 51-2, 54, 58-9, 90-1, 94,
55-6, 90, 92; oil, 180-x; 1973 179-80, 182-3; with Iraq, 96, 232-3,
embargo/reductions, 399; US naval 275-7; with Kuwait, 3, 51, 52, 53,
base, 317-18; relations with Britain, 80, 167, 168-72,232,276-7,282-3,
51-2, 54, 58-9,90-1,94, 179-80, 402, 408, 413, 460; with Libya, 332,
182-3; with Persia, 54-5, 58-9, 87, 366-7; with Oman, 52, uo-il, 113,
179, 180, 315; with Qatar, 56-7, 116-17, 119, 138.. 141-2, I59-6i;
185-6; with UN, 55, 58-9- See also with Ottoman empire/Turkey,
Al Khalifah 169-70, 186, 228-9, 275, 460, 465;
Bandar Abbas: as Omani dependency, with Persia, 54-5, 88, 90, 93, 94-6,
88; as naval base, 313 tot, 289, 300, 310, 311, 421-2, 458,
Bani Riyam tribe, no, 112, 116 459-61, 464; with Qatar, 3, 51-2,
Bani Yas tribe: range, 64, 186; and 90-1, 94, 186-7, 189; with
Wahhabis, 64; and Qawasim, 200-1 Russia/Soviet Union, 275, 289,
Barber, Anthony, chancellor of the 458-61, 462, 465; with Saudi
exchequer; and Persian loan, 421,422 Arabia/Najd, 3, 31, 33, 61, 64-74,
Barran, Sir David, chairman of Shell; on 76-7, 80, 84-7, 91, 92, 99, 101, 113,
Libyan oil crisis, 338, 339-40; on 228-33, 235-7, 238, 252-3, 256, 264
OPEC, 343; on participation, 368 266, 268, 402; with Trucial
Batinah, 105 Shaikhdoms, 51-3, 76-7, 89-91, 95,
Berque, Jacques: on the Arabs, 213 201; with UAE, 205-6; with United
Bonaparte, Napoleon: expedition to States, 117, 252-3, 255, 261-2, 268,
Egypt, it 1, 504; and Persia, 301 403, 477-8; and Egypt, 9, 404; and
Boumedienne, Houari, president of Hijaz, 230, 234; and Palestine/
Algeria, 285; nationalizes French oil Palestinians, 66-8, 82; and EEC,
companies, 360-1; and 1973 oil crisis, 102, 402-4, 414-15; and UN, 28-9;
413 and Gulf arms traffic, 101, no, 311’
Boustead, Sir Hugh: in Oman, 116-17, 488-9. See also British Army,
119 Colonial Office, Conservative Party,
Bouteflika, Abdul Aziz, Algerian foreign Foreign Office, India Office, Labour
minister, 360; and 1973 oil crisis, Party, RAF, RN
414 Bntish Army: in Aden, 2, 34-6> 4U
