Future UK military assistance to Oman (Defence Policy Staff paper)

This file concerns the future of British military bases in Oman as the Dhofar conflict draws to a close. It contains correspondence and memoranda relating to:

• The planned reduction of the RAF presence at Salalah air base and the handover to the Sultan of Oman’s Air Force (SOAF)
• The proposed withdrawal from Masirah air base, and the question of raising this subject with Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said and the US
• US interest in use of the base at Masirah
• The future of the BBC relay station at Masirah
• The expected Iranian and Saudi reaction to the withdrawal from Masirah
• Discussions between the Prime Minister Harold Wilson and the US Secretary of Defence J R Schlesinger on the Middle East
• Arrangements for US-UK consultations on the Indian Ocean