Internal political situation

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• The report of Colonel C Maxwell about the possible recrudescence of the revolt in Oman (61)
• The statement of the Imam of Oman's representative in Cairo published by Izvestia (62)
• The report of a conversation with the Jordanian Prime Minister Wasfi Al Tal on the engagement of Abdul Aziz Al Khalidi as public relations officer for the Imamate of Oman. It includes a document by Al Khalidi entitled 'Basis of Negotiations with the British for the settlement of the Omani problem' (63)
• The conversation between Faris Glubb and S M Black on the possibility of negotiations. It includes a letter by Glubb on behalf of the Oman and Muscat Committee (64)
• The possible use by Omani rebels of travel documents of the Mahra Sultanate. It includes a note by Vice-Consul in Kuwait E D O Maltman on the travel documents (66)
• The conversation between Ambassador T E Bromley and the Syrian Foreign Minister on the activities of Imam Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i and the Imamate's office in Damascus. It includes an aide memoire with Arabic translation provided to the Foreign Minister; report of the presentation of Sulaiman Bin Mohammad Al Salmi's letters of credence (67)
• The visit of a delegation headed by Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina'i to Arab capitals to provide information about the political background of the Oman question at the UN (68)
• The explanation by the Syrian Chef du Protocol of the reception of Sulaiman Bin Mohammad in a private capacity, rather than as the accredited emissary of a foreign government (69)
• The press release by Abdul Razzaq Al Khalidi entitled 'Regarding the Omani Question' (70)
• The increasing coverage of Aden and Oman in Arabic-language newspapers. It includes a letter by the National Movement of Oman Youth published by Al Alam in Rabat (71)
• The statement of the Foreign Minister of the UAR on Yemen and Oman at the UN (72)
• The reception of Taleb Bin Ali by General Mohammad Najib Al Ruba'i in Iraq (73)
• Faris Glubb's two articles on the Forgotten War published in the Irish Times. It includes: cuttings from the newspaper preceded by minutes and observations (74)
• The announcement by the Imam's representative in Cairo, carried by TASS and Izvestia, of the landing of a large contingent of British troops on the coast of Oman (77)
• The publication of Bulletin No. 10 of the Omani Liberation Front on the capture of a consignment of arms intended for Muscat by the British and Sayyed Tariq Bin Taimur (79)
• The departure of Sayyed Tariq for Istanbul via Buraimi, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Beirut (80).