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FO 1016/630

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: The hand-over of Izki from the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) to Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) The notes on a meeting about the Jebel Akhdar Campaign at Nizwa on 11 June 1958 The minutes of the Seventh Meeting of the Military Coordination Committee (Persian Gulf) The shooting of Colour Sergeant J L Halford of the Royal Marines while on patrol near Muti The perceived disaffection of individuals and tribes with leaders of the Imamate of Oman and the reluctance of defectors to openly acknowledge the authority of the Sultan of Muscat, Saeed Bin
FO 1016/629

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: A report by the Interior Minister Sayyed Ahmad Bin Ibrahim to the Sultan of Muscat Saeed Bin Taimur that the Imam of Oman Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i and his brother Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina'i have relocated to the north side of Jebel Akhdar and that Taleb has told Sheikh Sulaiman Bin Himyar Al Nabhani of his intention to travel to Dammam for assistance; and a letter received by Sultan Saeed apparently confirming the presence of both Mohammad Abdulla Salmi and Sheikh Saleh Bin Isa Al Harithi at Dammam in Saudi Arabia The continuation of air atta
FO 371/168711

Personal guard of Sultan, 1963

This file relates to the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF).
FO 371/185365

Omani rebel activity, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Views of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur on the possible return of the rebel leaders to Oman (1) Rebel activity in Dhofar and the sending of reinforcements to the RAF airfeld and camp at Salalah in case of attack (2-3) The Sultan's insistence that his approval was needed before the movement of British troops to the RAF base at Oman (5) Ambush of a Northern Frontier Regiment platoon, resulting in the deaths of eight Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) personnel, including a British contract officer (6) Report in the Oman Al-Tha
FO 371/174568

Armed forces of Sultan, 1964

This file contains: Staff list for the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) as on 1 January 1964 (1) The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's initial refusal to accept Major H E Sanders as the next Commander of the Northern Frontier Regiment and his subsequent acquiescence following his receipt of the War Office's explanation of its promotion policy (2) Request for copies of reports from the SAF annual administrative inspection for 1963 (3) Disbanding of SAF camel platoons and the increase in the number of donkeys assigned to battalions (4) Appointment of Colonel A D Lewis as
FO 371/168712

Personal guard of Sultan, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to:Discipline problems in the Northern Frontier Regiment of the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF), and disagreements between Colonel Oldman and Brigadier P R M Waterfield in dealing with this (21-22, 25)A staff list for the SAF (23)An enquiry about the possibility of recruiting to the SAF officers discharged from the Northern Rhodesia Police Force (24)The rejection by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur of the proposed new commander of the Northern Frontier Regiment (26)An expression of interest from W J Tatum in joining the Muscat Defence Force