UNITED ARAB EMIRATES.

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Third Anniversary. First edition of this extensively illustrated booklet celebrating the third anniversary of the foundation of the UAE, and advertising the country's achievements to British investors and tourists.The introduction by the UAE ambassador to the UK praises Sheikh Zayed's vision and the unity of all Emirati rulers in view of cooperation and the "common national denominator" of social and economic planning. The sections address industrial development projects and the necessary upgrades to the transport and road systems, oil exploration and production, investment in developing countries, agriculture and fisheries, finance, citizens' services, and tourism. Interested are the sections on the media, concerning UAE newspapers and six mobile film units for education, information, and entertainment, introduced to compensate "until television covers the whole area". The photographic images show ports, oil infrastructure in Abu Dhabi and Das Island, old Bedouin villages in Fujairah, and Abu Dhabi's Beach Club.

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