Civil development proposals

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

• Advance civil development estimates for 1965-66; comments on the estimates from J Greaves, P Gent, J S R Duncan and E A W Bullock (2, 9)
• Memorandum [enclosed] on the background to the subsidy intended for the handover of responsibility to the Ministry of Overseas Development; a revised copy of the memorandum (3, 8)
• Discussion on the increasing need for an economic survey of the Sultanate and the opportunity the subsidy review taking place in the winter of 1965-66 presents on getting more effective development there (14)
• Ministry of Overseas Development’s views on future aid for the civil development programme in Muscat and Oman (16)
• Request for Treasury agreement to the basis on which the Political Resident should begin negotiations with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur on HMG’s contributions to the civil development programme; a request for comments about the discussions with the Sultan on HMG’s contributions to the programme in 1966-67 and 1967-68 (18, 20)
• Request from C R A Rae for arrangements for talks with the Sultan over the future of the civil development programme (22)