UK aid to Masirah for economic development

This file relates to UK development aid for Masirah. It contains correspondence on:

• The civil development of the island
• The development and equipping of Masirah hospital, with ODA funding of £100,000
• A project led by Sir William Halcrow & Partners Limited to develop a desalination and electricity generating plant at Masirah, and the company's disappointment at a lack of support from the Department of Defence and the Department of the Environment
• Projects to develop 'shallow galleries' and other water supply facilities
• The supply of refuse collection vehicles
• Training in construction skills, delivered by Pakistani teams
• Access to RAF Masirah, and of the jetty, for civil use
• An opening ceremony for the Masirah community centre
• The relay station on Masirah

The file also contains correspondence on:

• An extension of the facilities at RAF Salalah; and development aid for Salalah
• A record of discussions between the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said and Lord Balniel [Robert Alexander Lindsay], concerning civil and military aid
• Talks between the Omani Ambassador and the Minister of State David Ennals
• The resignation as the Sultan's economic advisor of J S Townsend