Discussions at UN about Oman

This file concerns the question of Oman as it was addressed by the UN. It contains correspondence on:

• Receipt by the British Embassy in Uruguay of a Spanish copy of the de Ribbing report on Oman (1)
• The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's attitude to the UN's discussions, and the question of his engagement with the Ad Hoc Committee on Oman (2, 10, 12, 14, 16-17, 21, 22, 24, 29-30, 36)
• Contributions of various delegations to the debate on Oman, including the delegations of Jamaica, Trinidad [Trinidad and Tobago], Tanganyika, Bolivia and India (3, 6, 8, 11)
• Question of the composition of the UN Ad Hoc Committee on Oman (4, 7, 9, 13, 18, 23, 25-28, 31-32, 34-35)
• Conversation between Geoffrey Harrison and the UN Under-Secretary for Trusteeship Affairs Mr Godfrey Amachree (5)
• Efforts to improve Muscat's international image (10, 15, 20, 22, 24, 36)
• Question of whether the Ad Hoc Committee on Oman should be allowed access to the Gulf States (10, 39-40)
• Leaflet circulated by Faris Glubb about the conflict in Oman and containing photographs (19, 37)
• Activities and objectives of the Ad Hoc Committee on Oman and the question of how the UK should engage with it (22, 24, 35, 38-39)
• Parliamentary question on the Ad Hoc Committee on Oman (33)
• Discussions with the Sultan regarding postage stamps, postal services and accession to the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. It includes a copy of the treaty (officially named 'Treaty Banning Nuclear Weapon Tests in the Atmosphere, in Outer Space and Under Water, 1963') (36)