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FO 1016/570

Omani Liberation Army, 1957

This file relates to the military situation in Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence concerning: Situation reports, updates, and telegrams on military matters in Oman. It includes the arrival of a platoon of King’s Shropshire Light Infantry in Sharjah; the surrender of Tanuf and Bahlah [Bahla]; preparations to attack Sait [Bilad Sayt] and Ghumr; and the movement of the Trucial Oman Scouts and the Cameronians HMG’s publicity over the Oman situation.
FO 1016/565

Omani Liberation Army, 1957

This file relates to the military situation in Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence concerning: Situation reports, updates, and telegrams on military matters in Oman.
FO 371/156771

Internal political situation, 1961

This file relates to the internal political situation in Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/168688

Internal political situation, 1963

This file contains: A report of a storm that has caused heavy damage in Muscat (21) A report of a discussion with the Ruler of Kuwait regarding the possibility of HMG receiving an Emissary from the Imam of Oman Ghalib Al Hina'i (22) Correspondence regarding press reports in Jedda [Jeddah] of incidents in Oman, and whether to approach the Saudi Arabian Government about this and about the Omani rebel question in general (23, 38) A letter from the Consul General in Muscat J F S Phillips reporting four recent incidents in Salala [Salalah].
FO 371/126926

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

This file contains: Cuttings of articles from the News Chronicle and The Times regarding the Buraimi dispute (26) Brief on the Iraqi offer of help to promote a settlement between HMG and Saudi Arabia over Buraimi (27) List of document numbers regarding Buraimi and a request for copies of English translations that are absent from the set of documents held at the Political Residency in Bahrain (28) Details of a parliamentary question regarding the British policy towards Buraimi and the answer provided (30) Correspondence relating to the suggestion, put forward by the Political
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