Request by Sheikh Saleh bin Isa to Consulate for opinion regarding certain Saudi activities

This file relates to the internal political situation in Oman. It contains:

• Letters between Sheikh Saleh Bin Isa Al Harithi and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur about the possible defection to Saudi Arabia of people in Al Dhahirah region, and in particular the activities of Saeed Bin Rashid Al Baluchi
• Correspondence concerning the mobilisation of a force to the Dhahirah by the Imam of Oman Mohammad Bin Abdulla Al Khalili and the subsequent quelling of this unrest by the delivery of the Sultan’s message to the Imam at Bahla
• A letter from Mohammad Bin Sultan Al Hamud of Buraimi to the Sultan about the allegiance of the Buraimi Sheikhs
• F C L Chauncy’s comments and forwarding of correspondence on these issues to the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf W R Hay.