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FCO 8/600

Commercial export of oil, 1967-1968

This file relates to oil affairs in Muscat and Oman.
FCO 8/2007

Background notes to Fahud expedition into Oman, 1954, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file encloses the papers of E F Henderson, concerning the expedition to Fahud in the province of Dhahirah in Oman, undertaken by the Iraq Petroleum Company in 1954, containing: A report by Henderson chronicling the progress of the expedition An appreciation of the military and political situation, and the tribes living around Fahud in 1954 A facsimile of a letter written to Henderson by the then Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur forbidding the expedition from visiting certain areas of interest to the IPC A report outlining the background to the expedition, dictated fr
FO 1016/330

Muscat: oil exploration by Petroleum Development (OMAN) Ltd, 1954

This file relates to oil exploration in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman by Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO). The company holds the concessions for the Sultan's dominions, except Dhofar, but has been unable to penetrate into central Oman because of the local tribes and the Sultan's inability to control them. For this reason, the geological party is provided with a sizeable armed escort, paid for by the company with HMG recruiting British officers to lead it. HMG hope this will have dual effect of helping the Sultan extend his authority over the tribes in the interior of Oman.
FO 1016/569

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 1016/564

Omani Liberation Army, 1957

This file relates to the military situation in Muscat and Oman.
FO 1016/563

Omani Liberation Army, 1957

This file relates to the military situation in Muscat and Oman regarding the loss of control of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur over central Oman. It contains correspondence concerning: The statements of Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd to the House of Commons on the situation in Oman on 23 and 25 July 1957 International press reaction to the situation in Oman, including reports from: the Associated Press, America, Pravda, Lebanon, Baghdad, Cairo, Pakistan and Tripoli.
FO 1016/356

Development in Oman, 1954

This file concerns political events in Oman. It contains correspondence relating to: Question of whether the Muscat and Oman Field Force (MOFF), also known as the Huqf Force, should advance further north to take Dhank and perhaps even to join up with the Batinah Force.
FO 1016/395

Operation in interior of Oman, 1955

This file relates to an operation by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur, to occupy Nizwa, the base of the Imam of Oman Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i, which was backed by Britain and code-named ‘Full Blast’. It takes place during a dispute between the Imam and the Sultan regarding the sovereignty of Interior Oman.
FO 1016/432

Muscat and Oman: oil exploration, 1955

This file relates to the oil exploration activities of Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO) and Cities Service Oil Company in Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/109911

Oil exploration in Muscat and Oman: progress of the Huqf expedition, 1954

This file concerns oil exploration in Muscat and Oman, and in particular the progress of the Huqf expedition. It contains correspondence on: Question of what sort of relationship the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) should seek to form with the Oman Sheikhs. It includes accounts of conversations between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows and Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdulla Al Salimi (1, 7) Weekly political and intelligence reports on the progress of the Huqf expedition produced by the IPC.
FO 371/126965

Oil concessions in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Draft article [enclosed] which the shareholders of the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) wish to be inserted in their contract with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur (1) The Sultan's dissatisfaction at the progress made by IPC.
FO 371/162874

Oil, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to:The purchase, by John Mecom, of a 60% share in the Dhofar City Services Company, and his plans to carry out drilling in Dhofar in the immediate future (1)The plans of Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited to begin drilling at new sites in Oman, to the west of earlier, abortive drillings.