موقف المملكة العربية السعودية من فشل الاتحاد التساعي بين مشيخات الساحل العماني واستقلال البحرين وقطر 1970-1971

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The differences between the rulers reached a great degree of complexity during the sessions of the union، during which the rulers، the Arab League and the countries supporting the union، most notably the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia، could not revive the union project.

Qatar expressed its desire to hold more contacts and consultations before holding any meeting While Dubai، Ras al-Khaimah and Ajman officially refused to accept the invitation of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan to hold a new meeting of rulers، those sheikhdoms also refused to participate in the meetings of the special and constitutional committees that continued their work until December 1970.

It is clear from the above that the fourth session of the union did not reach To a satisfactory result for all parties.

As for the most important impact on the march of the union، it came from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

As we mentioned earlier، the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia refused for the ruler of Abu Dhabi to have control over the affairs of the union.

It also strongly opposed taking the city of Al Ain in the Buraimi oasis in dispute between the two sides as a temporary capital.

In addition، some of the sheikhdoms used the incident of the British agents' interference in the meetings of the Union as a pretext to leave the negotiations، as all the efforts to It was humiliated to complete it، and the signs of failure began to be clear through the withdrawal of Bahrain and Qatar from the nine-member union and its tendency towards achieving its independence unilaterally.