One example, typed out on an Arabic typewriter, is an agreement for a new "Arabian Gulf" currency signed on the 7th of July, 1965 by the rulers of Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Qatar, Ajman, Sharjah, Dubai, Fujairah, Umm Al Qaiwain and Ras Al Khaimah. Following the 1967 six-day Arab-Israeli war, and upon his return from the Arab summit in Khartoum, Sudan, the founding father of the nation, the late Sheikh Zayed, decreed that oil exports to western countries were to be stopped. "We always thought that the first time this was decided was in 1973, but based on documents we received and analysed, Sheikh Zayed had already decided on this much earlier," said Dr Abdulla El Reyes, the director general of the newly renamed National Archives. A man who "hated history" in school has ended up being a beacon and patron of historical documents and facts as the head of the National Center of Documentation and Research (NCDR) for more than 14 years.
06-10-2014, 11:12 PM
The man with all our memories
One example, typed out on an Arabic typewriter, is an agreement for a new "Arabian Gulf" currency signed on the 7th of July, 1965 by the rulers of Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Qatar, Ajman, Sharjah, Dubai, Fujairah, Umm Al Qaiwain and Ras Al Khaimah. Following the 1967 six-day Arab-Israeli war, and upon his return from the Arab summit in Khartoum, Sudan, the founding father of the nation, the late Sheikh Zayed, decreed that oil exports to western countries were to be stopped. "We always thought that the first time this was decided was in 1973, but based on documents we received and analysed, Sheikh Zayed had already decided on this much earlier," said Dr Abdulla El Reyes, the director general of the newly renamed National Archives. A man who "hated history" in school has ended up being a beacon and patron of historical documents and facts as the head of the National Center of Documentation and Research (NCDR) for more than 14 years.
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