Visits of Ministers and Members of Parliament between Oman and UK

This file concerns the visits of Ministers and Members of Parliament between Oman and the UK. It contains correspondence, in relation to visits to the UK, by:

• Oman’s Foreign Minister Qais Abdul Munim Al Zawawi; his meeting with Lord Balniel [Robert Lindsay]; a reception on 1 February; his meeting with the Minister of State Lord Goronwy-Roberts [Goronwy Roberts] on 10 April; a record of his meeting with Minister of State David Ennals on 18 October, and lunch due to be attended by Ian Skeet of Shell; a record of his meeting with the Foreign Secretary James Callaghan on 31 October; and his talks with D E Tatham on 16 December 1974
• Oman’s Information Minister Sayyed Fahd Bin Mahmoud; his medical treatment; and the representations of Michael Rice and Company
• The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Khalfan Nasr Al Wahaibi; lunch arrangements; his wish to visit the theatre; and the provision of a companion guide by the British Council
• The Minister of Education to London, Paris, and New York
• The editor of Al Aqidah Saeed Al Sanhan
• The Minister of Health Dr Asim Jamali
• The Sultan of Oman Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said; notes to brief the Prime Minister Harold Wilson at a proposed meeting

The file also contains correspondence and reports, relating to visits to Oman, by:

• The Minister of State Lord Balniel; his talks with the Omani foreign minister Mr Al Zawawi
• Delegations from both the Conservative Party and the Labour Party
• Reginald Maudling
• Omani languages expert Professor Sargent.

The topics discussed during these visits and meetings include:

• The planning difficulties related to 64 Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge, London
• The provision of English language lessons for the Omani Ambassador in Cairo Sheikh Saud Bin Ali Al Khalili, and by the British Council English for Omani overseas students
• A £100,000 grant for Masirah and an offer of UK technical assistance
• The provision of schools by Abu Dhabi to Oman
• The establishment of an agricultural school in Oman
• The rebellion and security response in Dhofar, Iran's military assistance to Oman, and Arab reaction to it
• The People's Democratic Republic of Yemen, and the visit of Salim Rubaya Ali to Cairo
• The agitation of Omani students in Cairo
• A possible Omani Embassy in Tanzania to counter the influence of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arab Gulf (PFLOAG)
• The visit to Libya of Mr Al Zawawi
• The Arab-Israeli conflict, the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), and the Rabat summit of the Arab League
• A UK government statement on UN General Assembly Resolution 2310 of 14 October 1974, inviting the PLO to participate in General Assembly meetings
• Oil prices
• Profiles of: Al Zawawi; and Oman’s ambassador to London Nasir Bin Saif Al Bu Ali