Defence subsidies and estimates

This file concerns military subsidies and estimates for Oman. It contains:

• Receipt from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur for a payment from HMG received on 5 November 1960 (1)
• Confirmation from HMG of payments on the October and January advance of the military subsidy (2-3)
• Receipts from the Sultan for payments from HMG received on 13 December 1960 and 14 January 1961 (4)
• The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman defence budget for 1961-62, with related correspondence (5)
• Correspondence regarding the final defence payment for 1960-61 (6)
• Copy certified by Saeed Bin Taimur of the statement of military expenditure for 1960-61, along with related correspondence (7)
• Correspondence concerning a report that Brigadier P R M Waterfield, the Sultan's Military Secretary, has been manipulating subsidy funds provided by HMG (8)
• Military statement of capital expenditure for the first quarter of 1961-62, along with notes and comments (9)
• Receipt from the Sultan for a payment from HMG received on 28 August 1961 (10)
• The Sultanate of Muscat and Oman half yearly account of defence budget for 1961-62 and estimates for 1962-63, along with notes and comments (11)
• Further correspondence on the defence budget for 1961-62, including details of clothing and equipment expenditure (12)
• Correspondence regarding calculations for the December payment of the military subsidy. It also contains further comments on the estimates for 1961-62 and 1962-63 (13)