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FO 371/120542

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to: Arab press reports about the occupation of Nizwa, including a statement [translation enclosed] by the Imam of Oman's envoy Sheikh Atfish entitled, 'The British occupy the country of this Man. Oman … a new Arab State awaiting its turn' (1, 3) Assistance for the Chicago Daily News correspondent George Weller during his visit to Buraimi, Nizwa and Oman; the Sultan's refusal to grant permission to visit, and Weller's subsequently hostile article.
FO 371/114578

Situation among tribes and sheiks of Muscat and Oman; involvement of Arab League in affairs of Oman; Saudi Arabian threat and gun running; operations against Imam of Oman's headquarters at Nizwa, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Secretary General of the Arab League confirming that Oman will be on the agenda at the next Arab Defence Council meeting (1) Question of whether the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur should contact individual Arab governments ahead of the Arab League meeting (2-3, 6) Brief history of the Imamate of Oman and the Sultanate of Muscat.
FO 371/104312

Frontier dispute between Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf States, 1953 Nov 13 - Nov 30

This file contains correspondence on: Buraimi murder incident (1051-1054, 1060, 1067, 1069, 1071) Proposal to send ammunition to Sheikh Abdulla Bin Salem at Mahadha (1055) Translation of a private letter from Sayyed Ahmad Bin Ibrahim reporting details of the road the Saudi government have started making for Buraimi (1056) Copy of a letter from Sharjah recording a statement by a slave who was employed by Turki Bin Ataishan, and who escaped from Hamasa (1057) Report from the British Information Service that the American press are not interested in publicising the Buraimi dispute (1