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FO 1016/658

Boundary limitations of Dhofar, 1958

This file concerns the location of the boundary between Dhofar and the rest of Oman and how this impacts on the oil concessions granted to Cities Service Oil Company Limited and to Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO).
FO 371/148908

Internal Political Situation: Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: J F Walker's comments on a paper providing historical information about Muscat and Oman (73) First impressions of the Consul General in Muscat and Oman J F S Phillips (74) Proposal for using the content of 'Oman round-up' telegrams for putting out denials of false reports (75) Media reaction to the appointment of F C L Chauncy as the special advisor of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur (76) Memorandum containing historical information on Muscat and Oman (77) Oman Round-Up number three (78) Question of how to respond

FO 371/140108

Political relations between Muscat and Oman and UK. Code BA file 1052 (papers 27 to 34), 1959

This file relates to negotiations in London between HMG and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur regarding the stability of Oman. It contains correspondence concerning: J F Walker’s conversation with the Sultan (27) A R Walmsley’s conversation with the US Embassy about the negotiations (28) Draft ‘Agreed Minute’ between Britain and the Sultan on the measures which should be taken to: counter the short-term military threat of a revival of the rebellion; and establish the Sultan’s long-term authority. In a meeting with A R Walmsley, the Sultan objected to almost all of it.