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FCO 8/2025

Proposed air defence system for Oman, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the proposed air defence system for Oman, between April and November 1973.
FCO 8/2020

UK military assistance to Oman: policy and reviews, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to policy and reviews of UK military assistance to Oman, July 1973 to January 1974.
FCO 8/2019

UK military assistance to Oman: policy and reviews, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to policy and reviews of military assistance from the UK to Oman, January-July 1973.
FCO 8/594

Air force, 1967-1968

This file concerns the Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF) in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, in particular arrangements for staffing, equipping and training the force against the backdrop of the Dhofar rebellion.
FO 371/168716

Defence budget, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Sultanate of Muscat and Oman's defence half-yearly accounts for 1962-63 and defence estimates for 1963-64, approved by Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur and Brigadier P R M Waterfield (1, 6) Tables on army capital expenditure and progressive expenditure on the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF) up to 31 December 1962 (2) Preliminary figures provided by Brigadier Waterfield on SAF estimates for 1963-64 (3) Payment to the Sultan in accordance with the agreed minute of 24 August 1960 (4) Advance copies of t
FO 371/140191

Air force of Muscat. Code BA file 1223 (papers 32 to 58), 1959

This file concerns the Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF).
FO 371/185378

Defence budget, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Increased expenditure on the Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF) during the period 1966-67. It includes a statement of the budget for this period (1) Muscat military budget for 1966-67 as approved by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur and approval for the payment of the first installment of the military subsidy (2) Request from the Sultan for a review of the decision not to pay him a military subsidy in 1967-68, in view of the delay in receiving revenue from oil production.
FO 371/140190

Air force of Muscat. Code BA file 1223 (papers 22 to 31), 1959

This file contains: Details and estimated costings for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's Air Force (SOAF) construction programme, along with related correspondence (22, 24, 29) Movement order for the SOAF to move to RAF Khormaksar in Aden (23) Estimate of the cost for the maintenance of the airstrip at Bait al Falaj [Bayt Al Falaj], along with related correspondence (25) Correspondence relating to the task forms and other papers accumulated relating to the SOAF (26) Correspondence relating to the visit of A J Crawford of Airwork Services to Muscat, to discuss a service contract (28