Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan - The UK's Foreign Office Minister's Visit
Time: Monday Jan 8, 1968
Place: United Arab Emirates
Details: Between 8–11 January 1968, the UK's Foreign Office Minister Goronwy Roberts visited the Trucial States and announced to its shocked rulers that the United Kingdom would abrogate its treaties with them and intended to withdraw from the area.
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