Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman

This file concerns the political situation in Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence on:

• Report that Colour Sergeant Halford of the Royal Marines has been killed in action (61)
• Parliamentary question on the present position in Oman (62)
• Report of an explosion at the vehicle park of Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (63)
• Matters to be raised at the Chiefs of Staff meeting on 26 June, along with correspondence following the meeting (65)
• Strategies for dealing with Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina’i (66-68, 73)
• RAF operations in Oman, and an appraisal of overall strategies (69)
• Copy of a leaflet, along with a translation, produced for dropping on rebel-held villages (71)
• Movements of Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdulla Al Salimi and his contact with the US (72, 78)
• Discussion of a report provided by the Commander of the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) Colonel Smiley. It also contains an account of a conversation between the Foreign Secretary and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur and arrangements for Smiley to delay his leave in order to meet with the Sultan (74-76, 79)
• Summaries of and extracts from Arab press reports and broadcasts (77, 81, 84)
• Correspondence regarding possible measures for dealing with the situation in Oman (80, 83, 85-86, 88, 90, 92)
• Report by the Consul General in Muscat F C L Chauncy. It also contains a translation of a notice and warning from the Imam of Oman Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i to 'anyone who helps the tyrants and aggressors' (82)
• Request from the Sultan for the RAF to transport the Minister of the Interior from Muscat to Salalah and back (87)
• Question of the income tax liability of British officers in Muscat (89)
• Summary of relations between the Sultan and the tribes of the interior of Oman between 1920 and 1958 (91)