Operation in interior of Oman

This file relates to an operation by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur, to occupy Nizwa, the base of the Imam of Oman Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i, which was backed by Britain and code-named ‘Full Blast’. It covers correspondence on:

• Communiqués from the Muscat Government during December 1955 following the operation, including one describing a painted ceiling found in the Nizwa Fort, with a transcription and translation of the legend
• Messages of congratulations and gratitude between HMG and the Sultan regarding the success of the operation
• The lack of interest in the operation from the Egyptian and Saudi press
• A possible appeal by Saudi Arabia to the UN
• Plans for the Sultan to visit Nizwa and a report on a meeting between the Sultan and F C L Chauncy there
• Attempts to locate the brother of the Imam Taleb Bin Ali Al Hindi
• A conversation with representatives of the American Consulate at Dhahran
• The reactions of the Rulers of Kuwait and Qatar and of the Iraqi Prime Minister
• Situation reports from the headquarters of the Local Land Force Persian Gulf
• Criticism of Mr Innes’s performance in Nizwa
• Information sent from the RAF to The Times
• A letter with a strong anti-Saudi sentiment from Yusif Al Barouni to Dr Sayyed Nofal of the Arab League, along with an English translation, and HMG’s hopes for it to be published
• Affirmations of loyalty to the Sultan by the tribes of Interior Oman
• A translation of an article entitled ‘The British are occupying the country of this man. Oman… a new Arab State awaiting its turn’, in the magazine Akher Saa, regarding the operation and ‘sensational secrets’ disclosed by Sheikh Abu Ishaq Bin Ibrahim Atfish Ambassador of Oman to Egypt and the Arab League.