Negotiations between Pakistan and Muscat on oil rights at Gwadur

This file concerns negotiations over the transfer of Gwadur [Gwadar] from the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman to Pakistan. It contains:

• Message from the Pakistan Prime Minister Feroz Khan Noon to the UK Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd giving notice that Pakistan is preparing to assume control of Gwadar, along with comments and responses to the message (51)
• Correspondence regarding the finalising of a settlement between Pakistan and the Sultanate (52)
• Earlier correspondence in which the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur agreed in principle to give up Gwadar to Pakistan (53)
• Note of points made in an interview with the Sultan on 18 July (54)
• Responses to an article in the Manchester Guardian reporting on the negotiations (55)
• Correspondence relating to the preparation of the necessary documents for the transfer (56)
• Exchange of letters between HMG and the Sultan confirming the decision to implement the transfer (57)
• Outline of further procedures to be carried out in order to complete the transfer (58)