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[[File:Maskat & Oman map.png|thumb|Trucial States (''grey''), shown with the [[Muscat and Oman|Sultanate of Muscat and Oman]] (''red'') and the [[Oman proper|Imamate of Oman]] (''orange'').]]
[[File:UAE en-map.png|thumb|Emirates of the UAE.]]
[[File:UAE en-map.png|thumb|Emirates of the UAE.]]


This is a '''list of [[British Empire|British]] representatives in the [[Trucial States]]''' from 1939 to 1971. They were responsible for representing British interests in the [[Trucial States]], a British protectorate consisting of seven [[Emirates of the United Arab Emirates|emirates]] which formed the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE) after the protectorate ended.
This is a '''list of British representatives in the Trucial States''' from 1939 to 1971. They were responsible for representing [[British Empire|British]] interests in the [[Trucial States]], a British protectorate consisting of seven [[Emirates of the United Arab Emirates|emirates]] in the [[Persian Gulf]], which formed the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE) after the protectorate ended.


For [[United Kingdom|British]] representatives in the UAE since 1971, see: ''[[List of High Commissioners of the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates]]''.
For [[United Kingdom|British]] representatives in the UAE since 1971, see: ''[[List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates]]''.


==List==
==List==
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|October 1940 to April 1941||'''[[Roy Douglas Metcalfe]]'''||
|October 1940 to April 1941||'''[[Roy Douglas Metcalfe]]'''||
|-
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|7 April 1941 to April 1942||'''[[Cornelius James Pelly]]'''||1st time
|7 April 1941 to April 1942||'''[[Cornelius James Pelly]]'''||First time
|-
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|March 1943 to April 1944||'''[[Maurice Patrick Tandy]]'''||
|March 1943 to April 1944||'''[[Maurice Patrick Tandy]]'''||
|-
|-
|May 1944 to October 1944||'''[[Reginald Michael Hadow]]'''||
|May 1944 to October 1944||'''[[Michael Hadow]]'''||
|-
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|October 1944 to April 1945||'''[[Richard Ernest Rowland Bird]]'''||
|October 1944 to April 1945||'''[[Richard Ernest Rowland Bird]]'''||
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|3 April 1945 to April 1946||'''[[Raymond Clive Murphy]]'''||
|3 April 1945 to April 1946||'''[[Raymond Clive Murphy]]'''||
|-
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|May 1946 to January 1947||'''[[Hugh Rance]]'''||1st time
|May 1946 to January 1947||'''[[Hugh Rance]]'''||First time
|-
|-
|January 1947 to May 1947||'''[[Gordon Noel Jackson]]'''||1st time
|January 1947 to May 1947||'''[[Gordon Noel Jackson]]'''||First time
|-
|-
|May 1947 to June 1947||'''[[Hugh Rance]]'''||2nd time
|May 1947 to June 1947||'''[[Hugh Rance]]'''||Second time
|-
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|June 1947 to July 1947||'''[[Cornelius James Pelly]]'''||2nd time
|June 1947 to July 1947||'''[[Cornelius James Pelly]]'''||Second time
|-
|-
|July 1947 to August 1947||'''[[Gordon Noel Jackson]]'''||2nd time
|July 1947 to August 1947||'''[[Gordon Noel Jackson]]'''||Second time
|-
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|1947 to 1948||'''[[Joseph Edward Havelock Hudson]]'''||
|1947 to 1948||'''[[Joseph Edward Havelock Hudson]]'''||
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|1950 to 1951||'''[[Harry Denis Mitchell]]'''||
|1950 to 1951||'''[[Harry Denis Mitchell]]'''||
|-
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|1951 to 1952||'''[[A. John Wilton]]'''||
|1951 to 1952||'''[[John Wilton (diplomat)|John Wilton]]'''||
|-
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|1952||'''[[Martin Stanley Buckmaster]]'''||
|1952||'''[[Martin Buckmaster, 3rd Viscount Buckmaster|Martin Buckmaster]]'''||
|-
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|1952 to 1953||'''[[Michael S. Weir]]'''||
|1952 to 1953||'''[[Michael Scott Weir]]'''||
|- align=center
|- align=center
!colspan="4"|Political Agents (in [[Dubai]])
!colspan="4"|Political Agents (in [[Dubai]])
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|20 May 1953 to 1955||'''[[John William Wall]]'''||
|20 May 1953 to 1955||'''John William Wall'''||Most known by his pen name [[Sarban (author)|Sarban]]
|-
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|1955 to 1956||'''[[Christopher Pirie-Gordon]]'''||
|1955 to 1956||'''[[Christopher Pirie-Gordon]]'''||
|-
|-
|1956 to 1958||'''[[John Peter Tripp]]'''||
|1956 to 1958||'''[[Peter Tripp (diplomat)|John Peter Tripp]]'''||
|-
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|1958 to 1961||'''[[Donald F. Hawley]]'''||
|1958 to 1961||'''[[Donald Hawley]]'''||
|-
|-
|1961 to 1964||'''[[Alfred James M. Craig]]'''||
|1961 to 1964||'''[[Alfred James M. Craig]]'''||
|-
|-
|1964 to 1966||'''[[Glencairn Balfour-Paul]]'''||
|1964 to 1966||'''[[Glencairn Balfour Paul]]'''||
|-
|-
|1966 to 1968||'''[[David A. Roberts]]'''||
|1966 to 1968||'''[[David Roberts (diplomat)|David Roberts]]'''||
|-
|-
|1968 to 1971||'''[[Julian L. Bullard]]'''||
|1968 to 1971||'''[[Julian Bullard]]'''||
|-
|-
|1971||'''[[Julian Fortay Walker]]'''||
|1971||'''[[Julian Fortay Walker]]'''||
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==See also==
==See also==


*[[Persian Gulf Residency]]
*[[History of the United Arab Emirates]]
*[[History of the United Arab Emirates]]
*[[Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates]]
*[[Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates]]


==External links==
==External links==
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*{{cite web |url= http://www.worldstatesmen.org/United_Arab_Emirates.html |title=United Arab Emirates |author=Ben Cahoon |year=2000 |accessdate=2018-10-04 |work= WorldStatesmen.org }}

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*{{cite web |url= http://www.worldstatesmen.org/United Arab Emirates.html |title=United Arab Emirates |author=Ben Cahoon |year=2000 |accessdate=2018-10-04 |work= WorldStatesmen.org }}


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[[Category:United Arab Emirates history-related lists|British representatives in the Trucial States]]
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[[Category:British colonial governors and administrators in Asia|Trucial States]]
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Revision as of 20:54, 4 April 2024

Trucial States (grey), shown with the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (red) and the Imamate of Oman (orange).
Emirates of the UAE.

This is a list of British representatives in the Trucial States from 1939 to 1971. They were responsible for representing British interests in the Trucial States, a British protectorate consisting of seven emirates in the Persian Gulf, which formed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the protectorate ended.

For British representatives in the UAE since 1971, see: List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to the United Arab Emirates.

List

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Tenure Incumbent Notes
Political Officers (in Sharjah)
October 1939 to October 1940 John Baron Howes
October 1940 to April 1941 Roy Douglas Metcalfe
7 April 1941 to April 1942 Cornelius James Pelly First time
March 1943 to April 1944 Maurice Patrick Tandy
May 1944 to October 1944 Michael Hadow
October 1944 to April 1945 Richard Ernest Rowland Bird
3 April 1945 to April 1946 Raymond Clive Murphy
May 1946 to January 1947 Hugh Rance First time
January 1947 to May 1947 Gordon Noel Jackson First time
May 1947 to June 1947 Hugh Rance Second time
June 1947 to July 1947 Cornelius James Pelly Second time
July 1947 to August 1947 Gordon Noel Jackson Second time
1947 to 1948 Joseph Edward Havelock Hudson
1948 to 1950 Patrick Desmond Stobart
1950 to 1951 Harry Denis Mitchell
1951 to 1952 John Wilton
1952 Martin Buckmaster
1952 to 1953 Michael Scott Weir
Political Agents (in Dubai)
20 May 1953 to 1955 John William Wall Most known by his pen name Sarban
1955 to 1956 Christopher Pirie-Gordon
1956 to 1958 John Peter Tripp
1958 to 1961 Donald Hawley
1961 to 1964 Alfred James M. Craig
1964 to 1966 Glencairn Balfour Paul
1966 to 1968 David Roberts
1968 to 1971 Julian Bullard
1971 Julian Fortay Walker

See also

  • Ben Cahoon (2000). "United Arab Emirates". WorldStatesmen.org. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
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