Oman Rebel Movement

This file relates to The Sultanate of Oman and its dealings with the Omani rebel movement. It contains correspondence concerning:

• The Consul General in Muscat D G Crawford’s report on the situation. It mentions: the difficulties the situation creates for Oman’s desire to join the UN and the Arab League; the significance of the possible future defection of Sheikh Sulaiman Bin Himyar Al Nabhani to the Ruler of Oman Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said; and the opposition of the Sultan and his uncle Tariq Bin Taimur to any accommodation with the rebels
• The possible resolution of the conflict through a regional approach mediated by other Arab states, as Sulaiman Bin Himyar, Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i and Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina'i have dwindling followers in other countries
• The possible future Omani goodwill mission; the statement from Ghalib denying the liquidation of the Imamate of Oman offices in various countries, reported in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Siyasa, because of this new approach; and comment from the British Embassy in Kuwait