Military situation and Baxendale case

This file relates to the military situation in Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence concerning:

• Terms of service for officers seconded to the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) (22)
• Transport, treatment and accommodation of casualties from the SAF (23)
• Agreement with Muscat on the proposal of loaning British troops to the SAF, modelled on the agreement with Brunei, with subsequent discussion (24)
• Complaint from P R M Waterfield about the Ministry of Overseas Development possibly seconding officers outside the SAF (26)
• The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur’s wish that Major Sakhi Raja of Pakistan does not return as Commandant of the Dhofar Force; the Sultan’s change of mind and request for Sakhi Raja’s return (29-30)