Internal political situation

This file relates to the internal political situation in Muscat and Oman. It covers correspondence on:

• A 'depressing' visit to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur by the Consul-General in Muscat J S R Duncan; and some general points from the meeting (2, 8)
• A note on the problem of Muscat and Oman by Faris Glubb Secretary of the Committee for the Rights of Free Oman and a summary of an ad hoc report (3)
• A draft reply to Robert Edwards MP regarding the political situation in the Sultanate (4)
• A brief for a visit to Muscat and Oman by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs George Thomson from 9-16 May 1965, including overviews of the Buraimi dispute and the Oman rebellion (6)
• A letter and memorandum from Ahmad Al Jamali an assistant to the leader of one of the Omani rebel factions, requesting HMG to use its influence to promote political change (7)
• The Sultan's order that the Group Commander of the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) destroy the rebel groups, and the possibility of a request for assistance (9)
• The imminent departure of Duncan and his view of the present situation (13)
• Enquiries from Amnesty International concerning prisoners in Fort Jalali, and comments on the conditions of the prison (16, 19, 21, 28, 33)
• Plans for the Fourth Committee of the UN to consider a request for a hearing by the Committee for the Rights of Oman on 5 October 1965, and for the UK Mission to the UN to oppose this (17)
• Details of a visit by Mr Van Hee of the Cadillac Gauge Company to the US State Department, and his initiatives in relation to the Sultan (23, 30)
• A visit of G W Bell to the Sultanate (31)
• A record of a conversation between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf W H T Luce and the Sultan at Salalah (35).