Digital Archive of the Middle East

Items

• "Appeal for support for the people of Oman and the Gulf against the British-Iranian Occupation"
  An appeal by PFLOAG to the British working class for messages of support, c. 1974-75.
• "How Imperialism Preserves Its Interests in the Arabian Gulf"
  "This booklet contains a collection of political statements issued by the People's Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf on different occasions. It also contains the statement issued by the People's Front on account of 1st July, 1969, and * A Political Statement issued by the People's Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf on the so-called Federation of Arabian Gulf Amirates [sic]. * A Political Statement issued by the People's Front on the hostile movements of Saudi reaction. * A lecture prepared by the Aden office of the People's Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf."
• "Memorandum to organisations concerned with abused human dignity"
  A memorandum addressing the Omani and other Gulf regimes violations of their citizens rights.
• "Platform for KROAV"
  A document in English and French platforming the Swedish group KROAV, (Kommittén för Revolutionen i Oman och Arabiska Viken, or Committee to Support the Revolution in Oman and the Arabian Gulf). KROAV later changed its name to Sydvästasien-kommitten (Southwest Asia Committee).
• "Struggling with the Dhofari rebellion: Omani Authorities Fear the Development of a Second Revolutionary Front."
  Draft article in English for the French newspaper Le Monde about the activities of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf in Dhofar and intentions in Oman more broadly. Published in French on 17 February 1973, under the title "Les dirigeants d'Oman redoutent l'ouverture d'un second front révolutionnaire." [Omani Authorities Fear the Development of a Second Revolutionary Front.]
• "Two roads for the people of the Gulf"
  "Two Roads for the People of the Gulf, " published in "The Opinion", Monday 27 December 1971.
• 1) Report from KROAV/Sydvästasien-kommittén to the 3rd PFLO-solidarity conference; 2) Platform for Southwest Asia Committee, (Sydvästasien-kommittén), Sweden
  Two documents by Sydvästasien-kommittén [Southwest Asia Committee], formerly KROAV (Kommittén för Revolutionen i Oman och Arabiska Viken [Committee for the Revolution in Oman and the Arabian Gulf])
• 18th century map of Arabia
  Folding map of Arabia, engraved by Richard William Seale (1703-62), and bound in an edition of George Sale's translation of the Qur'an: 'The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed' (London: Hawes &c., 1764). In addition to delineating the Arabian Peninsula, the map shows the Mediterranean, Indian and Red seas, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Persia, parts of Egypt and Ethiopia, as well as a small insert illustration of ‘The Temple of Mecca, as it was formally, from a draught in the Bodleian Library.'
• A Dynamic Approach to a National Housing Programme
  30-page booklet published by the Bahrain Ministry of Housing in around 1974, outlining their policy on housing, with some information on the history of human settlement in Bahrain.
• A guide to Qatar
  A guide to Qatar, with oil shipment figures 1949-1958
• A Look at Iran's Role in the Arabian Gulf
• A Look at the Role of Iran in the Arabian Gulf
  Booklet providing a critical look at Iran's involvement in the Gulf, particularly in relation to support for Oman in its conflict with the PFLOAG. Published by the National Union of Kuwaiti Students (al-Ittiḥād al-Waṭanī li-Ṭalabat al-Kuwayt).
• A news report authored by H.G. Balfour-Paul, published in the Emirates News Newspaper on August 6, 1996
  A news report titled "The Old and the New in Abu Dhabi", authored by H.G. Balfour-Paul, was published in the Emirates News Newspaper on August 6, 1996
• A photograph of the Ruler's Palace in the Old Abu Dhabi
  A photograph of the Ruler's Palace in the Old Abu Dhabi, with handwritten text on the back.
• A photograph of Col. Boustead's farewell from his Trucial Oman Scouts
  A photograph of Col. Hugh Boustead (1895-1980) at his farewell parade before the Trucial Oman Scouts in 1965. A caption on the reverse states that, upon retirement, he was 'setting off at [age] 70 to climb the Himalayas.'
• A photograph of H.G. Balfour-Paul
  A photograph of Glencairn Balfour Paul, Political Agent in Dubai from 1964-66. A handwritten text on the back states: 'St Andrews Night Party in Dubai 1965'
• A photograph of H.G. Balfour-Paul and Sheikh Rashid of Dubai
  A photograph of H.G. Balfour-Paul and Sheikh Rashid of Dubai, with stamped and handwritten text on the back.
• A photograph of H.G. Balfour-Paul, Sheikh Rashid and the Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League
  A photograph of H.G. Balfour-Paul, then Political Agent in Dubai, with the ruler, Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, and the visiting Deputy Secretary General of the Arab League, with a handwritten note on the back stating that the latter was 'seeking to undermine Britain's position in the Gulf'.
• A photograph of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad, Ruler of Fujairah
  A photograph of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad, Ruler of Fujairah, with stamped and handwritten text on the back.
• A photograph of the son of the Sheikh of Ajman
  A photograph of the son of the Sheikh of Ajman, with handwritten text on the back.
• A political statement about Bahrain's false "independence"
  A political statement issued on 15 August 1971 by the National Democratic Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf and the Popular Front for the for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG). The statement discusses the political situation in the region after the declaration of Bahraini independence.
• A statement issued by Arab national organizations and forces present in the city of Baku in the Soviet Union regarding the reactionary movements in Oman and the Arabian Gulf
  A statement issued by Arab national organizations and forces present in the city of Baku in the Soviet Union regarding the reactionary movements in Oman and the Arabian Gulf. Signed by student unions and communist and leftist parties from the Arab world.
• Akhbar Dubai, Special Issue (13 October 1969)
  Special Issue of Akhbar Dubai, a bulletin published by the Information Office, Dubai, on 13 October 1969.
• Al Amal No. 2 (October-November 1991)
  Issue no.2, Year One, of 'Al-Amal', a publication issued jointly by The Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain and the National Liberation Front of Bahrain, in October 1991
• Al Amal No. 37 (June 1995)
  Issue no.37 of 'Al-Amal', a publication issued jointly by The Popular Front for the Liberation of Bahrain and the National Liberation Front of Bahrain, in June 1995