Discussions at UN about Oman

This file relates to the Oman question at the UN. It contains correspondence concerning:

• Reports on plenary sessions 15, 39, 49, 50 and 51 at the 16th session of the UN General Assembly (81, 90, 96)
• Position of Oman on the Agenda of the UN Special Political Committee; and the possible dates of debate (82, 89, 92)
• Question of lobbying the Philippines (83)
• Possible hearing of Omani rebels at the Special Political Committee; false reports in the Egyptian press of Omanis being refused visas to attend the UN; the Arab and Sudanese request for a hearing for the Omani delegation in the Special Political Committee; the decision to hear the Omani delegation and a speech by the Saudi representative Ahmad Shukairi, with reports in The Times, the Voice of the Arabs and the Daily Mail on this; C T Crowe’s speech in reaction to the vote for a hearing of the Omanis and a report in the Scotsman on this; comments on the speech of the delegate from Ghana at the committee; and Crowe’s speech to the committee on 29 November 1961 and a report in The Times on this (84, 87, 91, 93-95, 97, 99-100)
• Possible representations of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur to the UN; the need for the Sultan’s views to go on record and the difficulties of circulating a message from the Sultan to various delegations at the UN (84, 93, 98)
• Submission of a letter from Himyar Bin Sulaiman to the General Assembly (85)
• Brief for the New Zealand delegation to the UN (86)
• Political Resident in the Persian Gulf W H T Luce’s conversation with the Sultan about the possible appointment of a representative to lobby abroad on his behalf, membership of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Arab League (88)