UN fourth committee debate

This file contains correspondence and memoranda relating to the UN resolution on Oman in the Fourth Committee [Special Political and Decolonisation Committee], at the 22nd session of the UN General Assembly in November-December 1967. It covers:

• Parliamentary question by Gordon Campbell on HMG's response to the resolution calling for Britain's military withdrawal
• Summary of action previously taken by the Special Committee and General Assembly
• Withdrawal of the UK delegation from the Committee of 24 [Special Committee on Decolonisation] discussions and the reaction of other delegations, particularly Iran
• Extracts from the BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, including excerpts from Voice of the Arabs
• HMG's preparation for issues likely to come up at the 23rd session of the General Assembly, including the provisional agenda, allocation of briefs and pre-Assembly lobbying arrangements
• Foreign Office brief for the 21st session of the General Assembly
• Question of Britain withdrawing from the Fourth Committee debate because Oman is not a colonial issue