CONFIDENTIAL GPS 120 IMMEDIATE CYPHER/CAT A (62) RECEIVED REGISTRY N. 35 10 FEB 1975 FM FCO 0717252 RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO 35 12 FEB 1975 CONFIDENTIAL. TO IMMEDIATE MUSCAT TELNO 60 OF 7 FEB 75 INFO PRIORITY WASHINGTON ROUTINE ABU DHABI DUBA! BAHRAIN DOHA KUWAIT. YOUR TELNO 65: MASIRAH. FOLLOWING FOR CLARK FROM LUCAS. 1. THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEVELOPMENTS ON THE RECENT U.S, REQUEST FOR REFUELLING FACILITIES AT MASIRAH, WE STILL AWAIT DETAILS OF U.S. REQUIREMENTS FROM THE AMERICANS. 2, ON LONG-TERM POLICY ON MASIRAH YOU WILL HAVE SEEN OUR TELNO 377 TO WASHINGTON, 3. U.S. INTEREST IN MUSANDAM IS NEWS TO US, AND WHEN I SHOWED LAMBRAKIS OF U,S, EMBASSY RENDEL'S PIECE IN TODAY'S "TIMES" WITH ITS REFERENCE TO REPORTS THAT THE AMERICANS HAD ASKED THE SULTAN FOR "LANDING RIGHTS' (APPARENTLY FOR SAILORS) THERE, HE WAS UNABLE TO SHED ANY LIGHT ON THE MATTER. CALLAGHAN FILES MED DEFENCED NAMD Puso NEWS 3 MR CAMPBELL MR THOMSON CONFIDENTIAL
