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040			_aACL _cACL
082			_a953.052 TOY
100			_aToye, Patricia
245			_aThe lower Gulf islands : Abu Musa and the Tunbs _cPatricia Toye
260			_aSlough, England _bArchive Editions _c1993
300			_a6 v. : maps, facsims. ; 26 cm
500			_aChiefly in English; some documents in Arabic . 1. 1818-1887, the islands, the nineteenth century lower Gulf and the initial development of the dispute -- v. 2. 1888-1908, Persian consolidation at Lingeh and Sirri, the nature of rival claims and the hoisting of flags -- v. 3. 1906-1923, Red oxide deposits and lighting and buoying: Anglo-German disputes over Abu Musa oxide and the lighthouse on Tunb -- v. 4. 1923-1933, resurrection of the dispute in the postwar era, the seizure of a dhow off Tunb and the islands in the Anglo-Persian General Treaty negotiations -- v. 5. 1934-1935, the islands and Anglo-Persian relations in the Gulf, the Ruler of Ras al Khaimah, Persia and the Tunbs, no compromise -- v. 6. 1935-1971, continuing Iranian claims to the islands: articulation of rival claims and the failure of schemes for settlement: stalemate over Abu Musa persists until the forced compromise of 1971 (the Iran-Sharjah Memorandum of Understanding). &nbsp
650			_aAbu Musa -- International status -- Sources
650			_aTunb Islands -- International status -- Sources
650			_aUnited Arab Emirates -- Boundaries -- Iran -- Sources
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