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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 1016/631

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: The Minutes of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Military Co-ordination Committee (Persian Gulf) A proclamation addressed to the people of Jebel Akhdar, informing them of an alliance between the land and air forces of Britain and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur A letter from Major F C L Chauncy to Sir B A B Burrows on the former's meetings with Sultan Saeed, Brigadier P R M Waterfield, Colonel D de C Smiley and Sayyed Ahmad Bin Ibrahim on the War and the limits of the current blockade against Imam Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i, Tale
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 1016/356

Development in Oman, 1954

This file concerns political events in Oman. It contains correspondence relating to: Question of whether the Muscat and Oman Field Force (MOFF), also known as the Huqf Force, should advance further north to take Dhank and perhaps even to join up with the Batinah Force.
FO 1016/579

Omani Liberation Army, 1957

This file relates to operations in the aftermath of the Oman rebellion to capture the rebel leaders Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i, Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina’i and Sheikh Sulaiman Bin Himyar Al Nabhani.
FO 1016/393

Muscat and Oman: internal situation, 1955

This file relates to the dispute between the Imam of Oman, Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i, and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur concerning the sovereignty of Interior Oman.
FO 1016/250

Muscat: Petroleum Development (Oman) Ltd financing of Huqf force to protect oil exploration operation, 1953

This file relates to the establishment of the Huqf Force in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman to protect the oil exploration activities of Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO) [a subsidiary of Iraq Petroleum Company]. It contains correspondence concerning: Postponement of general recruitment, but continuing efforts to select British officers and find a commandant.
FO 1016/249

Muscat: Petroleum Development (Oman) Ltd financing of Huqf force to protect oil exploration operation, 1953

This file relates to the establishment of the Huqf Force in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman to protect the oil exploration activities of Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO) [a subsidiary of Iraq Petroleum Company].
FO 371/104407

Naval reconnaissance of the coasts of Muscat and Oman in response to Sultan's request for protection of oil prospecting anywhere in his territory: similar arrangements for land-based forces including Aden levies and the Huqf Force. Code EA file 15319, 1953

This file contains correspondence on: Plans for the Admiralty to carry out a beach reconnaissance in the gulf of Masirah, off the Coast of Oman, on behalf of the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC), including: the necessity of completing work before the monsoon breaks; the use of HMS Dalrymple; the issue of payment; instructions for Dalrymple to undertake an additional survey at Khor Az Hajr [Khor Al Hajr]; early reports of the land in the area; and Admiralty's report to IPC [not enclosed] (1, 2A-3, 5, 6, 10) The Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Saeed Bin Taimur's request for assistance in raising