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FO 1016/678

Ruling family of Muscat, 1959

This file concerns the formulation of measures that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur will take to improve his administration and secure his position, including ways of strengthening the military; increasing his sources of revenue; and improving and accelerating development programmes.
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 1016/629

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: A report by the Interior Minister Sayyed Ahmad Bin Ibrahim to the Sultan of Muscat Saeed Bin Taimur that the Imam of Oman Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i and his brother Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina'i have relocated to the north side of Jebel Akhdar and that Taleb has told Sheikh Sulaiman Bin Himyar Al Nabhani of his intention to travel to Dammam for assistance; and a letter received by Sultan Saeed apparently confirming the presence of both Mohammad Abdulla Salmi and Sheikh Saleh Bin Isa Al Harithi at Dammam in Saudi Arabia The continuation of air atta
FO 1016/628

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: The psychological warfare and shelling by medium-range guns against the Bani Riyam and Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina'i's mine-laying operations against British and Muscati forces An account of the unofficial coordination committee meeting at Nizwa on 6 March 1958 The assessment of aerial photographs for damage caused by the shelling of Jebel Akhdar The deployment of Trucial Oman Scouts' (TOS) vehicles to provide protection to convoys against the ambushes and mine-laying operations of partisans of the Imam of Oman A rumour about the possible

FO 1016/627

Military operations in central Oman, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: A paper on the principles to be followed in interrogation of prisoners by E F Henderson A report by the Trucial Oman Scouts of a rift between the Wali of Ibri and the oil company A rumour about Saudi Arabian dhows smuggling weapons into Sur in eastern Oman A rumour about a letter from Imam Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i to Sheikh Saeed Bin Sultan Al Rahab instructing the latter to contribute men to an assault on Bayt Al Falaj and Azaiba A series of clippings from Jaridat Al Manar, Baghdad on clashes in the Jebel Akhdar War A meeting betw
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 371/156802

Defence subsidies and estimates, 1961

This file concerns military subsidies and estimates for Oman.
FO 371/156775

Political relations: UK, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Question of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's contribution to the expanded programme during Lord Privy Seal Edward Heath's visit to Salalah (1) Foreign Office and Treasury estimates for military and civil development in Oman (2) Brief for spring supplementary estimates of grants in aid to the Sultanate (3) The Sultan's transfer of £40,000 to the Consulate General in line with the agreed minute (4) Division of aid under two subheads, covering all local civil and military expenditure and direct repayment
FO 371/149030

Armed forces of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Reports that some in Pakistan wish to tear up the Gwadur [Gwadar] Agreement and the implications this would have for the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF), which would not be able to recruit soldiers from Gwadar (17) Responsibility for the use and maintenance of the Wali's wireless sets and the suggestion that a senior wireless operator be appointed (19, 27) Provision for the unloading of a bulldozer (20, 28) Staff list for the SAF as on 1 April 1960 (21) Proposals for continuing SAF dhow patrols after the present dhow charter en
FO 371/126888

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Reports on the whereabouts of the rebel leaders (381-382) Comments on the US attitude towards the British use of force in Oman (383) Correspondence regarding the proposed suspension of the use of the RAF to support the operations aimed at capturing the rebel leaders (384) Report of a visit by Deputy to the Imam of Oman Sheikh Saleh Bin Isa Al Harthi and Head of the Omani Imamate Office in Cairo Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Harthi to the US Ambassador in Egypt.