Omani Liberation Army

This file relates to the aftermath of the rebellion in Oman. It covers correspondence on:

• An unauthorised communiqué issued by the International Red Cross Committee requesting supplies for distribution by the Egyptian Red Crescent in Oman, and the damage caused [not enclosed]
• The lack of attention paid to the Oman issue in the UN Security Council; and the potential for the Arab States to raise the question in the UN General Assembly
• The escape route of Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i, Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina’i and Sheikh Sulaiman Bin Himyar Al Nabhani; a list of people most likely to provide them with aid; and HMG’s attempts to apprehend them. It includes reports of air strikes on villages, despite HMG’s assertions that all fighting has ceased; resulting casualties; and a report by the BBC of one attack
• Demolition work in Oman and political considerations
• Press and radio reports in Tripoli and Cairo; an article published in The Times containing several errors [not enclosed]; and HMG’s reiteration of their official line
• The issue of reinforcing the troops and vehicles of the British Forces Arabian Peninsula
• A paper by the Local Intelligence Committee (Persian Gulf) on the ‘Oman Security Situation’
• An account of a conversation between A D M Ross and the Libyan Ambassador Ali Sahil, regarding Libya’s relation with other Arab States, the Oman debate in the Security Council and the Anglo-Libyan Treaty
• A despatch from the British Embassy in Baghdad concerning Iraqi opinion on UK actions in the Oman rebellion
• The desire of Life magazine to have a photographic interview with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur and the potential for a positive effect on US popular feeling
• Minutes from the 20th meeting of the Military Coordination Committee (Persian Gulf)
• A paper entitled ‘Future Organisation of British and Muscat Forces’.