Muscat: internal political situation

This file covers correspondence relating to the internal political situation in Muscat. It contains:

• Surveillance information on Ahmad Bin Sulaiman Bin Zahran
• An account of developments in the Sultanate
• Reported incident of British aircraft bombing Hamasa and the 10-day British siege of Rustaq resulting in the killing of three British officers and 25 British soldiers
• Summary of Sheikh Abu Ishaq Ibrahim Atfish's press conference held on 11 January, in which he requests Arab aid for the Imam of Oman
• Report from B A B Burrows about his recent visit to the Sultan and discussion of the progress made on consolidating his hold over the interior of Muscat and Oman
• Discussions on the accuracy of the reporting of the London press on recent activities in the Interior
• A note on the Imam's administration in the Interior of Oman
• Detailed report of F C L Chauncy's tour of Oman with his wife
• A paper on the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
• An article from the Listener, titled 'Encounter in Oman' by Peter Fleming
• Statement made by Yusif El Barouni, a dentist from Libya, in Al Ahram, to the Arab League on Buraimi and Oman
• Request for the arrest of Mohammad Bin Ahmad Al Himawi
• Letter from B A B Burrows to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur concerning his short visit to Muscat on 26 March
• Various accounts on the current situation of the Interior
• A table of the tribes of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman
• Request for travel permits for the sons of Hamid Bin Sulaiman Al Harithi and others
• Questions raised as to the financing given to Mohammad Bin Ahmad Al Himawi
• A proposed study of the political significance of Arab family relationships in Zanzibar
• The interview given by the Imam's deputy to Al Ahram
• Road access to Ras Al Hadd by Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited
• Reports on local disputes in the Wadi Samail and Wadi Bani Ruwaha regions
• Alleged infiltration of Saudi money
• Issues regarding the payment of Zakat to the Sultan’s Wali
• Reports about the suppression of certain people by the British on pilgrimage to Mecca
• Report of a large number of Omanis under the leadership of Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina'i and others from the Harth tribe
• Record of a conversation between Chauncy and Sheikh Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shamad.