UK-Oman Joint Commission

This file concerns the UK-Oman Joint Commission and matters arising from it. It contains briefing notes, draft agendas and correspondence on:

• The visit by the Minister of State Douglas Hurd to attend the inaugural meeting of the UK-Oman Joint Commission on 17 November 1982, led on the Omani side by Yusif Bin Alawi Bin Abdulla; a record of proceedings
• The inability of Mr Hurd to accept an invitation for the inauguration of Sultan Qaboos University
• UK-Oman defence ties, including the transfer of loan service personnel to seconded posts and the purchase of British defence equipment
• British aid to Oman, including programmes in agriculture, health, education and social welfare
• UK-Oman economic ties and technical assistance
• An assessment of Oman’s recent economic development and prospects
• Rothmans International's interest in the UK export of cigarettes to Oman
• The formation of British Arabian Technical Cooperation Limited for the execution of government contracts in the Middle East
• Visa matters and the barring of visitors to Oman with Libyan visas in their passports
• Omani support for the UK on the Falkland Islands question
• The relationship between Oman and the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia
• The recent Gulf Cooperation Council summit
• The Arab-Israel-Lebanon situation
• The Iran-Iraq War, including the ‘Moharram Offensive’ launched by Iran on 2 November along the Doverij River
• The Afghanistan conflict.