The following is from the UN directive in regards to the name of the Persian Gulf:UN directive of August 18 1994 {94-33224 (E) 180894} Stating: "Attention is once again drawn to editorial directive ST/CS/SER.A/29 and Corr.1 and Add.1 on the use of the term 'Persian Gulf'. The purpose of the present addendum is to urge that care be taken to ensure the appropriate use of this term in documents, publications and statements prepared by the Secretariat. The full term 'Persian Gulf' should be used in every case instead of the shorter term 'Gulf', including in repetitions of the term after its initial use in a text." Or the May 14, 1999 { 99-14427 (E) 200599 UNST/CS/SER.A/29/Rev.1} , which is stipulating the follow: "1. The term 'Persian Gulf' is used in documents, publications and statements emanating from the Secretariat as the standard geographical designation for the sea area between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. The full term 'Persian Gulf' is always used to designate that sea area when it is first referred to in a text and is repeated thereafter whenever necessary for the sake of clarity. 2. The term 'Gulf' is used in documents, publications and statements emanating from the Secretariat to identify or refer to the general geographical area surrounding or adjacent to the sea area referred to in paragraph 1 above or to refer to the situation around that sea area. The terms 'Gulf area', 'Gulf region' and 'Gulf States' are examples of such usage.

                         Eastern Half of the Roman Empire :From East and West Though Fifteen Centuries, Volume II, by G. F. Young. Published by Longmans, Green and Co. 1916

Iran's Map Published by  Map Quest & posted on HRW World Atlas website

Persia & Afghanistan-1854:  map by S. Hall for possible listing on our website (published by A & C Black and clearly depicting the Persian Gulf and the area from the Tigris River in the West to the Indus River in the East from Baldwin maps)    http://www.baldwinsmaps.com/maps/926.jpg

Arabs and Persian Gulf

Iran's Map,Perry-Castañeda Library

Eastern Half of the Roman Empire :From East and West Though Fifteen Centuries, Volume II, by G. F. Young. Published by Longmans, Green and Co. 1916: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/eastern_roman_empire.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: 1998: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/middle_east98.jpg

Maps of the Arab World 1997:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/mideast_pol97.pdf

Maps of the Arab World: North Africa & Middle East 1995: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/n_africa_mid_east_pol_95.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Arabian Peninsula & Vicinity: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/arab_pennisula.gif

Maps of the Arab World: Political 1981:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/persian_gulf_region.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Muslim Distribution: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/muslim_distribution.jpg

Maps of Arab World: Political 1980: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/hormuz_80.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Middle East and Former Soviet Union 1986: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kurdish_86.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Bahrain Political Map 1991 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/bahrain.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Bahrain Small Map 1997: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/bahrain_sm97.gif

Maps of the Arab World: General Map of Iraq (2002- UN cartographic Section): http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/iraq.pdf

Maps of the Arab World: Iraq Political Map 1996: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/iraq_pol96.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Iraq Map ?ECIA ?E1993 http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/iraq_rel96.jpg

Maps of the Arab World: Iraq Small Map 1997:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/iraq_sm97.gif

Maps of the Arab World: Iraq Country Map:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/iraq.jpg

CNN 1998:http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/1998/iraq/iraq.maps/forces/

From Conduct of the Persian Gulf War; Final Report to Congress, US Dept. of Defense, April 1992:
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/iraqi_missile_dod_92.jpg

Kuwait Political Map 1996:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait_pol96.jpg

Kuwait Political Map 1991:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait.gif

Kuwait Map 1996:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait_rel96.jpg

Kuwait Small Map 1997:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kuwait_sm97.gif

Kuwait:http://www.lonelyplanet.com/mapshells/middle_east/kuwait/kuwait.htm

Kuwait: Operation Desert Storm:http://es.rice.edu/projects/Poli378/Gulf/CPGW_Images/cpgw_294.gif

Oman Political Map 1979:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/oman.gif

Oman Map 1996:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/oman_rel96.jpg
Oman Small Map 1997:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/oman_sm97.gif

Oman Country Map:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/oman.jpg

Oman - Muscat ?EUS Department of State 1985:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_cities/muscat.jpg

Qatar Political Map 1980:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/qatar.jpg

Qatar Map 1995:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/qatar_rel95.jpg

Qatar small map 1997:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/qatar_rel95.jpg

Qatar Country Map:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/qatar_map.jpg
Saudi Arabia Political Map 1991:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/saudi_arabia.gif

Saudi Arabia Small Map 1997:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/saudi_arabia_sm97.gif

Saudi Arabia Country Map:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/saudi_arabia.jpg
Saudi Arabia Dhahran map:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_cities/dhahran.jpg

United Arab Emirates Map 1995:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/united_arab_emirates.jpg

United Arab Emirates Map 1997:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/united_arab_emirates_sm97.gif
United Arab Emirates Country Map:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/atlas_middle_east/uae_map.jpg
Middle East General Political Map 1998:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/middle_east98.jpg

Middle East Political Map 1997:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/mideast_pol97.pdf

North Africa & the Middle east Political Map 1995:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/n_africa_mid_east_pol_95.jpg

Arabian Peninsula & Vicinity 1984:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/arab_pennisula.gif

Persian Gulf Region Political Map 1981:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/persian_gulf_region.jpg

Muslim Distribution Map:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/world_maps/muslim_distribution.jpg
Strait of Hormuz Political Map 1980:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/hormuz_80.jpg
Middle East & Former Soviet Union 1986:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/kurdish_86.jpg

Middle East Political Map 2003:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/middle_east_pol_2003.jpg
Middle East Political Map 2004:http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/middle_east_ref04.jpg
Map of West Asia published by the UN:http://www.un.org/Depts/Cartographic/map/profile/westasia.pdf