Abstract

One of the notable characteristics of Britain’s imperial role in the Trucial States (United Arab Emirates from 1971) was the establishment of armed forces and security services. The Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) were the most important proto army in the sheikhdoms. During the last decade of the pax Britannica in the Trucial States competing units were also established in the region. The Foreign Office also sought to counter the potential threat of opposition groups inspired by several models of Arab nationalism by developing the internal security forces of the sheikhdoms. The establishment of these military organisations was attractive because they were much cheaper than deploying British forces. In January 1968 the Labour government decided to withdraw from East of Suez. The armies of the Trucial States formed the basis of the UAE armed forces, and British played a central role in creating the security state in the Emirates.

摘要

英国在帝国主义国家（1971年成立的阿拉伯联合酋长国）中的帝国作用的显着特征之一是建立了军队和安全部门。阿拉伯阿曼童军（TOS）是酋长国中最重要的原始军队。在大不列颠的最后十年在战国，在该地区也建立了竞争单位。外交部还试图通过发展酋长国的内部安全部队，来对抗由阿拉伯民族主义的几种模式所激发的反对派团体的潜在威胁。这些军事组织的建立很有吸引力，因为它们比部署英军便宜得多。1968年1月，工党政府决定从苏伊士东部撤军。Trucial国家的军队构成了阿联酋武装部队的基础，而英国人在建立阿联酋的安全国方面发挥了核心作用。