Omani Liberation Army

This file relates to the rebellion in Oman. It contains correspondence relating to:

• An announcement from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur regarding the escape of Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i, Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina’i and Sheikh Sulaiman Bin Himyar Al Nabhani; descriptions of them; and efforts to capture the three men
• The activity of news correspondents in the area
• The status of British forces in Muscat
• The involvement of the Red Cross in supplying medical relief
• The assertions of Egyptian propaganda that fighting continues in Oman
• The text of a news item published in a daily bulletin of the African News Service at Khartoum, regarding the Arab League’s submission of the dispute to the UN; and HMG's reaction to Libya’s acceptance of the submission
• Verbatim records of the 783rd and 784th meetings of the UN Security Council, held at UN Headquarters, New York on 20 August 1957, including a vote on whether to add the question of Oman to the agenda; and the Government of Morocco’s explanation for its voting choice
• A translated extract from Arabic newspaper Tarablus al Ghard on the meeting of the UN Security Council
• A meeting of the Military Coordination Committee (Persian Gulf)
• The report that a Syrian visited Delhi in connection with the Oman rebellion and that subversive leaflets had been printed there
• The role of HMG’s relations with Saudi Arabia in the development of the Oman rebellion
• The views of the Soviet Union Government
• Notes by D H Griffiths on the situation following his visit to Muscat and Oman on 16-18 August.