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FO 371/132829

Discussions between UK and Muscat and Oman on Civil Aviation Agreement and facilities for RAF: long term lease for base at Masirah and co-terminus rights at Salalah, 1958

This file relates to the granting of a long-term lease of the airfields at Masirah and Salalah by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur to HMG.
FO 371/127155

Political relations between Saudi Arabia and US, 1957

This file concerns the visit of King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to the US.
FO 371/126925

Dispute between Saudi Arabia and UK over Buraimi part of frontier between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, 1957

This file contains: Paper entitled 'Problems of common interest in Buraimi Oasis and suggestions of their disposal', along with a report of discussions with Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan (1) Summary of a discussion with Azzam Pasha regarding Buraimi, along with comments and responses (2) Correspondence relating to the possibility of a meeting between Allan Noble, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, and Harry F Kern, the founder of the reporting service Foreign Reports, regarding Buraimi (3) Letter from the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 
FO 371/126883

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Expressions of congratulations on the successful outcome of the operation in Oman, including from the Prime Minister (242) Correspondence regarding the prisoners being held in Muscat and suggestions as to the whereabouts of rebel leaders (243) Plans for the withdrawal of British forces from Oman (244) Text of a letter sent by Arab representatives to the President of the UN Security Council, regarding Oman (245) Correspondence with the US regarding the latter's intention to abstain on the vote on the inscription of the Oman item on the Security Council age
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.