Civil development estimates

FO 371/174567 1964
Description

This file relates to civil development spending in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence concerning:

  • Estimates and forecasts for civil development spending for 1964-65 (11-12, 17)
  • Summary of proposals for future civil development in the Sultanate (13)
  • Suggested accounting procedure for the forthcoming review of the civil development programme (14)
  • Increase in the Development Secretary's salary by amending his allowances (15)
  • Receipts for civil development funds paid to the Sultan by HMG (16, 20)
  • Capital work under the 1960 civil development programme that remains to be done (18)
  • Statements of civil development spending for 1963-64 (19, 22-23)
  • W H T Luce's conversation with Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur regarding a general outline of civil development intentions, particularly education, and the prospect of oil revenues (21)
  • Changes in the system of payments of the development subsidy and possibly the military subsidy, including less detailed future quarterly forecasts of expenditure (24, 30)
  • Requests for the August and October instalments of the subsidy and expenditure forecasts for 1 August to 31 December 1964 (25-28)
  • Statements of civil development spending for the first six months 1964-65 (29)
  • Approximate expenditure estimates for 1965-66 (31)