Trucial Oman Scouts. Code BA file 1203 (papers 16 to end)

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS). It contains correspondence concerning:

• Confusion over Major Amin Ezzadine's contract regarding a pay increase and free leave passages (16)
• Terms and conditions of service for British officers and other ranks seconded to the TOS (17)
• Difficulty in covering all parts of the territory it is responsible for due to the ineffectiveness of existing vehicles in soft, deep sand in places such as Liwa. Based on experience, the oil companies recommend the Dodge Power Wagon, but British Forces Arabian Peninsula want to trial British vehicles such as a long-wheel-base Land Rover and an Austin K9 (18)
• Case of three scouts accused of negligently losing their rifles. It includes a draft amendment of the rule governing the trial of a scout by court martial in order to deter the sale of rifles on the black market (19)
• Question of a special fund to cover the cost of entertainment at passing out parades. It also contains documents on 'Recruiting Procedure in TOS' and 'Details of Financial Expenditure Under Vote 9 C 2 (Recruiting)' (20)
• Right to search persons and places, as a means of combatting arms smuggling and the directive which effectively forbids the TOS from operating in the capital towns of the Trucial States (21)
• Legal framework of the TOS (22)
• Meeting between Brigadier E H Tinker, Mr Dahan and Judge C H Haines on the power to court martial serious disciplinary offences by members of the Trucial Oman Scouts (23)
• Printer's proof [not enclosed] of a pamphlet on the TOS for army distribution (24)