List of British representatives in the Trucial States

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 NotesPolitical Officers (in Sharjah)October 1939 to October 1940John Baron HowesOctober 1940 to April 1941Roy Douglas Metcalfe7 April 1941 to April 1942Cornelius James PellyFirst timeMarch 1943 to April 1944Maurice Patrick TandyMay 1944 to October 1944Michael HadowOctober 1944 to April 1945Richard Ernest Rowland Bird3 April 1945 to April 1946Raymond Clive MurphyMay 1946 to January 1947Hugh RanceFirst timeJanuary 1947 to May 1947Gordon Noel JacksonFirst timeMay 1947 to June 1947Hugh RanceSecond timeJune 1947 to July 1947Cornelius James PellySecond timeJuly 1947 to August 1947Gordon Noel JacksonSecond time1947 to 1948Joseph Edward Havelock Hudson1948 to 1950Patrick Desmond Stobart1950 to 1951Harry Denis Mitchell1951 to 1952John Wilton1952Martin Buckmaster1952 to 1953Michael Scott WeirPolitical Agents (in Dubai)20 May 1953 to 1955John William WallMost known by his pen name Sarban1955 to 1956Christopher Pirie-Gordon1956 to 1958John Peter Tripp1958 to 1961Donald Hawley1961 to 1964Alfred James M. Craig1964 to 1966Glencairn Balfour Paul1966 to 1968David Roberts1968 to 1971Julian Bullard1971Julian Fortay Walker

See also

Persian Gulf Residency History of the United Arab Emirates Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates

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