Sultan of Muscat

This file relates to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur. It contains correspondence concerning:

• Health of the Sultan, who suffers with diabetes, and contingencies for flying him to hospital
• Consul General D C Carden's conversations with the Sultan on strengthening his position, politically and militarily
• Question of approaching the Sultan for a contribution towards the development of the RAF Museum site at Hendon
• Confirmation that F C L Chauncy is still the personal advisor to the Sultan
• Consideration of the consequences of the Sultan's hypothetical sudden death, including the situation in Dhofar and the likely reactions of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan and the Ruler of Saudi Arabia King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
• Extract of an interview with Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina'i and Sheikh Sulaiman Bin Himyar Al Nabhani following their return from the UN
• Public statement issued by the Sultan, in January 1968, on the financial position of the Sultanate in the past and the hopes for the future after the export of oil; and the question of how it can be used for publicity
• The Sultan's attendance at a Sultan's Armed Forces demonstration of firepower
• Summary of the Sultan's views on a number of internal affairs issues raised by Carden
• Problems regarding the Sultan's postal address
• Talk between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf R S Crawford and the Sultan on Sayyed Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said, the method of succession, the Sultan's link with Dhofar, potential meetings with King Faisal and Sheikh Zayed, the use of Royal Navy ships, prisoners in Jalali, the Sultan's public appearance at the Eid and Dhofaris in the Trucial Oman Scouts
• Views of the Saudi Ambassador Mohammad Mansour Al Rumaih on the Sultan's isolation in Salalah