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Contents
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Preface (second edition) v
Preface (first edition) vi :
Table of cases xi !
Abbreviations xiv
Introduction (second edition) xxi
I Political development in the Arabian Gulf 1968-1972 xxi
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II Legal and constitutional developments xxvii
1 Introduction (first edition) 1
Political history of the Arabian Gulf States 2
Constitutional structure of the Arabian Gulf Governments 10

PART ONE
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British treaty relations with the Arabian Gulf States t.-
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2 Relations with the Trucial Shaikhdoms 25
3 Relations with Bahrain 31
4 Relations with Qatar 36
5 Relations with Kuwait 40
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6 Treaty relations of Muscat 47
The United Kingdom 47 k
Other foreign powers 54

PART TWO !

The international status of the Arabian Gulf States

7 General considerations affecting the legal position of protectorates 61
8 The present legal position of the Gulf States 67
Their status in the light of their treaties with the United Kingdom 67
Position within the framework of British constitutional law:
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