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FO 371/114585

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: Text of the first communiqué issued by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur at the start of the Nizwa operation (185) Background information on Nizwa for the Pakistani Prime Minister, and notification that once resolved, the Sultan will be able to focus on Gwadur [Gwadar] negotiations (186) Reports that the Imam of Oman Ghalib Al Hina'i left Nizwa, which was occupied without resistance.
FO 371/126880

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Copies of telegrams from the Commonwealth Relations Office to various UK High Commissioners around the world, providing updates on the British operation in Oman for sharing with local Commonwealth authorities (157) Summary of the situation in Oman, providing an update on the progress of the military operation, and commenting on the need for a new communications network for the Gulf (158) Attempt by a number of Arab delegations at the UN to gain support for an appeal to the UK delegation to induce the UK government to stop the military action in Oman (159) Reques
FO 371/114582

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: Reports that 2,000 local soldiers are being enlisted at Nizwa and maintained by Egyptian funds to support the Imam of Oman Ghalib Al Hina'i (107) Details of a conversation between Thomson, P R M Waterfield and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur including the Sultan's intention to establish C C Maxwell as his political officer at Salalah [Jebel Khor] (108-109) Iraq asked to slow the Arab League's consideration of the Imam of Oman's sovereignty (110) Complaint by Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdulla Al Ya'qubi that his salary fro
FO 371/168693

Meetings with Sultan, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Invite to a supper party hosted by RAF Salalah for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur (1) Meeting between W H T Luce and the Sultan. Topics of discussion include: Buraimi and the de Ribbing Mission; and the Sultan's proposed summer visit to England (2-3) HMG's relations with the Sultan and an account of a conversation with Commander Thomas Fox-Pitt of the Anti-Slavery Society about the Sultan.
FO 371/168692

Political relations with UK and Muscat and Oman, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Review of the subsidy for Muscat and Oman (16) Postponement of the subsidy review and an exchange of letters with Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur extending the subsidy for a further year (17) Briefs about the subsidy and the Sultan's contribution in preparation for his visit to Britain (18) Views of T F Benchley and W H T Luce on the future of the subsidy and Britain's global civil aid policy.
FO 371/174569

Supply of arms, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Cable from a Canadian arms manufacturing company to Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur (2) The Sultan's enquiry as to whether the US will sell him four armoured cars for the Dhofar Force and the question of cartelisation of arms policy between Britain and America (3) Enquiry by the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) about the cost and availability of arms and ammunition from the US and the question of cartelisation (4) Procedure for supplying British arms to the SAF and the question of American supplies.
FO 371/174559

Oman-Pakistan relations, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Amendments suggested by Pakistan to the 1958 Gwadur [Gwadar] Agreement for the retrocession of Gwadar to Pakistan (1) Aide memoire from Pakistan and a record of a meeting between the High Commissioner and Director General Agha Shahi where they discussed the proposed amendments to the Gwadar Agreement and the issue of dual nationals and Pakistani citizens in the Sultan's Armed Forces (2) Britain's position as an intermediary between Pakistan and Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur and British interests vis à vis the Oman question and the security pro
FO 371/179829

Recommendations for policing Sultanate, 1965

This file contains:P E Turnbull's report detailing recommendations for the development of a police force in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and his cover letter to Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur. It pays particular regard to the towns of Muscat and Mattrah [Muttrah], oil installations, and the urgent need for political intelligence, and discusses the role of the Sultan's Armed Forces, the existing police organisation, the establishment of a special branch unit, uniforms, salaries, recruitment, training, buildings, transport, radio, and arms (2).
FO 371/179824

Supply of arms, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Purchase by Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur of four Cadillac Commando armoured cars for the Dhofar Force with instruction by an American expert on how to use and maintain them. It also discusses Anglo-American competition for the supply of arms to the Middle East (6-7) Visit of arms salesmen to the Gulf and the possibility that the Sultan's Armed Forces may soon start purchasing non-British arms (12) Request by the MOD to replace the Piston Provost of the Sultan of Oman's Air Force which crashed on 22 May 1965.
FO 371/179823

Sultan's armed forces, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Plans for ambushes by the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) on the Hadramaut and Saudi Arabia frontiers (3) Preparations for raising a third infantry battalion of the SAF, which would have a specific oil company security responsibilities (4) Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's plan for the SAF to take over the Dhofar Force next year and his intention to meet the cost himself.
FO 371/140077

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman. Code BA file 1015 (papers 80 to 90), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: The proposed contact with the rebels and the use of Khansaheb Hussein as a messenger (80) An extract from and 1899 report from Muscat stating the sultan's selfish indifference to internal troubles and reliance on British protection (81) An extract from Bertram Thomas' 1938 lecture on Arab Rule Under the Al Bu Saeed Dynasty of Oman 1741-1937 (82) Information that King Saud's indiscreet revelation of his designs on Oman during an audience with the leading Omani rebels (85) An appreciation of the situation on 12 August 1958 by Major J A