HENDERSON, Edward.

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This Strange Eventful History. Signed copy of the first edition, second impression, signed by the author on the title page.Henderson fought in the Middle East during the Second World War and then served for two years in the Arab Legion in Jordan and Palestine. He joined the Iraq Petroleum Company in 1948 as its representative to the Trucial Coast and Oman. In 1956, he was headhunted by the British Foreign Office, which appointed him the political officer in Abu Dhabi three years later. This valuable insider account covers the years 1948-56 and is dedicated to Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan.

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