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FO 371/162877

Visit to UK by Ruler, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed itinerary for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's visit to the UK (1) The Sultan's indecision as to whether or not to visit the UK this year (2) Analysis by J F S Phillips on what would happen if the Sultan ceased to rule (3)

FO 371/126920

Political relations between Muscat and Oman and UK, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Extract from the minutes of a Chiefs of Staff Committee Meeting, held on 9 December 1957, addressing the draft directive prepared for the Minister who would go to Oman to discuss with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur the future British relationship with him.
FO 371/126919

Political relations between Muscat and Oman and UK, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Suggestion by St John Armitage, who established the Dhofar Force, that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur should be provided with a team of British officials to advise him (1) Meeting between D M H Riches and the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Sultan Neil Innes, who is planning to resign from his position (2) Request from Innes for a further meeting with Riches (3) Various papers, memorandums and letters discussing Britain's relationship with Oman and future changes that should take place in the adm
FO 371/126904

UK policy on future of Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Views of the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows regarding the future of Oman, including military, administrative and political aspects, along with comments and responses to Burrows' recommendations. It also contains a draft communication to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur on these topics (1) Summary of a discussion between Burrows and the Sultan about the future organisation and administration of Oman.
FO 371/114656

Economic development programme for Trucial States, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Visit by Mohammad Bakhit Saghir to Doha, Sharjah and Dubai. He arrived with a Lebanese passport, but no visa. Allegedly acting on behalf of Sadaka Kaki, founder of the Economic and Engineering Company Limited, he met the Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and the Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi. He proposed many development schemes, but provided no details.
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 371/148933

Political Relations Between Muscat and Oman, and UK, 1960

This file contains: Summary of a conversation between HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Tamur (24) Discussions of a draft Cabinet paper on future policy in Muscat and Oman (25-26) Summary of Colonel P R M Waterfield's discussion with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, particularly regarding the Sultan's attitude towards the development of his country, and his relationship with foreign powers (27) Notes and summaries from the meeting of the Lord Mills Sub-Committee on Muscat and Oman, concerning the future British policy in Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/168693

Meetings with Sultan, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Invite to a supper party hosted by RAF Salalah for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur (1) Meeting between W H T Luce and the Sultan. Topics of discussion include: Buraimi and the de Ribbing Mission; and the Sultan's proposed summer visit to England (2-3) HMG's relations with the Sultan and an account of a conversation with Commander Thomas Fox-Pitt of the Anti-Slavery Society about the Sultan.
FO 371/168875

Political relations: UK: resumption of relations, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Notion of providing cultural and technical assistance to Saudi Arabia as a means of strengthening Anglo-Saudi political relations. This includes English language teaching.
FO 371/174721

Water resources, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Commissioning of Sir William Halcrow & Partners to provide a survey of water resources within the Trucial States Development Scheme (5) Investigation by consulting geologist K Spink of reported submarine springs of fresh water near Ras Al Gharab Island to the east of Abu Dhabi (9) Plans for a preliminary water resources survey by Halcrow this winter and the question of how big a survey Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan will agree to (11) Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum's agreement to cooperate with th
FO 371/174581

Slavery, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Britain considering an approach to Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur to persuade him to subscribe to the Anti-Slavery Convention of 1956 and issue a proclamation banning slavery throughout the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman (1) Advice from the United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations as to how the Sultan can satisfy the UN regarding slavery (2) Memo detailing the history of anti-slavery actions and present attitudes regarding slavery in Muscat and Oman, the Trucial States and South Arabia (3) Britain's belief that it is no longer politically e
FO 371/174571

Broadcasting, 1964

This file contains a survey of the possibilities for broadcasting in Muscat by the Chief Engineer of the Diplomatic Wireless Service Donald Bailey and related correspondence. The British see political advantage in providing Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur with a local alternative and antidote to Voice of the Arabs but want assurances regarding the type of content for broadcast before funding the scheme. The survey includes maps illustrating day and night transmission ranges and illustrated plans for a studio, an office, a transmitter building and a power house (4-5).