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DEFE 5/66

Nos 101 - 143. (Described at item level), 1956 Mar 8 Apr 16

This file contains Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 8 March 1956 to 14 April 1956.
DEFE 5/64

Nos 1 - 57. (Described at item level), 1956 Jan 2-Feb 8

This file contains Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 2 January 1956 to 8 February 1956.
DEFE 6/34

Reports 1-45. (Described at item level), 1956 Jan 2 - July 20

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee Joint Planning Staff papers from 2 January 1956 to 17 February 1956.
FO 1016/330

Muscat: oil exploration by Petroleum Development (OMAN) Ltd, 1954

This file relates to oil exploration in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman by Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO). The company holds the concessions for the Sultan's dominions, except Dhofar, but has been unable to penetrate into central Oman because of the local tribes and the Sultan's inability to control them. For this reason, the geological party is provided with a sizeable armed escort, paid for by the company with HMG recruiting British officers to lead it. HMG hope this will have dual effect of helping the Sultan extend his authority over the tribes in the interior of Oman.
FO 1016/248

Trucial Oman Levies: command, organisation, administration and policy, 1953

This file contains: Trucial Oman Levies (TOL) monthly reports (numbers 13-19) for December 1952 to June 1953 Report by the General Headquarters (GHQ) part of the joint GHQ Middle East Land Forces (MELF) / HQ Middle East Air Forces (MEAF) Team which visited the TOL, Iraq and Bahrain between 6-18 August 1953, including a map of the Trucial Oman Coast illustrating wireless nets, TOL posts, tribal posts and camel routes Minutes of a meeting involving the MELF and the MEAF to discuss the handover of the TOL from the RAF to the army This file also contains correspondence rel
FO 371/168891

Provision of military advisers, 1963

This file relates to the question of military advisors for the Saudi Arabian National Guard (White Army) arising from Prince Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud's request and M R J Hope-Thomson's subsequent report.
FO 371/157039

Regulations on compensation and pensions for Trucial Oman Scouts, 1961

This file relates to compensation claims by the families of soldiers that died while serving with the Trucial Oman Scouts. It contains correspondence regarding compensation claims relating to: Arif Rashid Ali (Jundi 223) who was murdered by Saleh Bin Saleh. Next of kin: wife, Musa Bint Mohammad Ali Hamid (Jundi 2050) who died in a traffic accident. Next of kin: mother, Fatima Bint Ali Bin Sa'ud from Buraimi Hamad Mussahib (Jundi 639) who died in a traffic accident.
FO 371/121270

Co-operation between UK and US on East affairs, 1956

This file relates to Anglo-US cooperation in the Middle East, particularly the Washington Conference involving Foreign Office and State Department officials, as well as Prime Minister Anthony Eden and Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd.
FO 371/120626

Trucial Oman Levies and Scouts, 1956

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Levies (TOL). It contains correspondence concerning: Legal contravention in the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel E F Johnson as Commandant (1) Recommendation by Steel Engineering Company that TOL purchase its 9mm sub-machine gun. It includes an article on the weapon in The Illustrated London News (3) Approval for the expansion of the TOL for 1956-57 (4, 8, 11) Foreign Office portion of the TOL's budget (5) Search for employment by former member of the TOL, Major W Little.
FO 371/120625

Position of British and Pakistani personnel in Muscat-Oman field force, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to: Delay in the provision of technical personnel from Pakistan for the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) (1) Trucial Oman Levies (Amendment) Regulation, 1956 [enclosed], enabling the force to serve outside the Trucial States, notably in Oman (2) Proposals to reorganise and expand the SAF, including the Muscat Infantry, the Batinah Force and the Muscat and Oman Field Force; the secondment of British officers; the issue of cooperation with the Trucial Oman Scouts; the possibility of Britain gifting equipment and providing financial assistance;
FO 371/114679

Organisation of the Muscat and Oman Field Force (Huqf Force): supply of arms and equipment; recruitment of British officers, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's reaction to the mutiny within the Muscat and Oman Field Force (32) Major M F J Baines's visit to the Field Force at Ibri. He reports on: the organisation of the force; the proposed reorganisation; recruits; conditions of service for other ranks; welfare; equipment; transport; training; accommodation; and the situation at Nafun. He blames P R M Waterfield, the Administrative Commandant of the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) for the recent troubles.