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FCO 14/591

Visit of the Ruler of Dubai and aviation law in the Persian Gulf, 1969

This file contains correspondence relating to civil aviation development in the Gulf, including but not limited to Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain and Kuwait. It contains reports, meetings, and summaries of visits of British officials to the Gulf and the visit of the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum to London.

FO 1016/555

Administration of Muscat, 1957

This file relates to the internal situation in Muscat and Oman regarding development and administration. It contains correspondence concerning: F C L Chauncy’s enquiries to the government of Zanzibar for possible suggestions on people to fill various posts in Muscat, from agricultural officers to tutors A report on agriculture in Muscat and Oman by the Director of Agriculture in Bahrain Aubrey Van Ollenbach.
FO 371/156804

Agriculture, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Progress of the experiments being carried out at the Nizwa Agricultural Station (1) Invitation to the Agricultural Advisor at the Middle East Development Division J C Eyre to attend the Farmers' Day at Nizwa (2) Report on the Farmers' Day (3) Report by Eyre entitled 'Comments on agricultural development in Muscat and Oman', along with a covering letter (4) Comments on Eyre's report, and particularly on his suggestion that a second agricultural station should be opened at Sohar.
FO 371/140106

Political relations between Muscat and Oman and UK. Code BA file 1052 (papers 15 to 18), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversations in London between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur, G H Middleton, F C L Chauncy and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs John Profumo MP.
FO 371/114643

Negotiations between Sultan of Muscat and Pakistan for lease or sale of Gwadur [Gwadar], 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows' suggestion to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur that Gwadur [Gwadar] might be leased to Pakistan for five years and then sold (24) Prime Minister of Pakistan's eagerness for settlement over Gwadar for two reasons. Firstly, to combat the problem of smuggling.
FO 371/140076

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman. Code BA file 1015 (papers 71 to 79), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: British policy in Muscat and a proposal that any outbreaks of serious trouble by rebels should be contained rather than attacked by British units. It also discusses potential rebel tactics, relations between British units and the Sultan's Armed Forces, and negotiations between the Sultan and the rebels (71) A note about the Oman rebel army received from the Minister of Interior's friend in Saudi Arabia.