Trucial States - Dubai Waterfront Prior to 1971. And a Fire in the World Trade Center.

            The Postcard

A postcard that was photographed and distributed by Said H. Salah, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia. The card was printed by Kruger of Western Germany.

Note the traditional wooden fishing boats in the foreground (forewater?).

The card was posted via a British Army field post office on Thursday the 13th. February 1975. It was sent to:

Mr. D. Webb,
166, Normanton Road,
Basingstoke,
Hampshire.

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"By Forces Air Mail.
Just a few lines to say that
I cannot make the next 
camp but I shall try to see
you after if I can.
I shall be thinking of you
drinking those lovely cool
English pints while I am
here in this boiling sun.
All the best from
Allan."

The Trucial States

The Trucial States were a group of tribal confederations to the south of the Persian Gulf (southeastern Arabia) whose leaders had signed protective treaties, or truces, with the United Kingdom between 1820 and 1892.

The Trucial States remained an informal British protectorate until the treaties were revoked on the 1st. December 1971. 

The following day, six of the sheikhdoms—Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah—formed the United Arab Emirates; the seventh, Ras Al Khaimah, joined on the 10th. February 1972.

The card was therefore published in 1971 or earlier.

A Fire in the World Trade Center

So what else happened on the day that Allan posted the card?

Well, on the 13th. February 1975, an intense fire broke out on the 11th. floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center shortly after midnight.

It then spread across six floors, from the 9th. to the 14th., before being brought under control. There were no serious injuries, although 16 firemen were treated for smoke inhalation. 

Only fifty people, all maintenance employees, were present in the towers and were safely evacuated. 

New York City Councilmen Howard Golden and Stephen Kaufman, citing the need for mandatory installation of sprinkler systems, wrote in a joint statement:

"Had that fire erupted during the 
working day, we could have had 
another Triangle Shirtwaist disaster."

To read about the deadly Triangle fire in Manhattan, please search for the tag 77TPG32

   

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