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FCO 8/2017

Communications in Oman: BBC radio receiving and transmitting station in Masirah, Oman, 1973 Jan 01 - 1974 Jan 08

This file concerns radio communications in Oman.
FO 1016/786

BBC relay station on Masirah Island, 1966 Jan 01 - 1966 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to negotiations between HMG and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur for permission to lease land on Masirah Island to establish a relay station and therefore create a more audible BBC service, which can be used as a 'weapon' against revolutionary countries of the Arab World; and the Sultan's conflation of the issue with his interest in an agreement with Pakistan over Gwadur [Gwadar] and his concern that this might affect possible mineral exploration on the island.
FO 371/156817

Education, 1961

This file contains correspondence relating to: Education of Omani students and personnel in the UK and literature on courses offered by the British Council through the University of London and University College Swansea (1) Views of Colonel J E H Boustead on higher education for Muscatis in the UK. All suitable candidates are already studying at other colleges, in for example Cairo and Kuwait (2) Possibility that some Omani students studying abroad (e.g.
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).