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Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed secondment of Commonwealth officers to forces in the Arabian Peninsula, such as the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS), Aden Protectorate Levies and the Sultan's Armed Forces (17) Relations between the police and the TOS in Buraimi (9) Proposal to send Arab officers of the TOS on training courses in the UK. It sets out arguments in favour (10-11) Proposal to send Mulazim Awal Saeed Muhsin on a three-month signals course at Warminster, and three Arab officers to attend Mons Officer Cadet School (12-13) Composition of the TOS.

FO 371/104361

Arrangements for C-in-C MELF tour of Persian Gulf States; advice against visiting Saudi Arabia; agreement to his visiting Buraimi Oasis. Code EA file 1202, 1953

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request by the Chief of the Imperial General Staff (CIGS) for Mr Baird to visit London to report the military situation and an agreement for his visit, suggesting he visits London before going to Aden on the 9 January (1-2) Confirmation that Baird left for Aden on 5 January (3) Request for the Commander-in-Chief of the Middle East Land Forces to visit the Gulf in November and to have an audience with Ibn Saud (4) Proposed programme for the Commander-in-Chief of Middle East Land Forces visit to the Gulf in November (5) Visit of F

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Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

Arrangements for C-in-C MELF tour of Persian Gulf States; advice against visiting Saudi Arabia; agreement to his visiting Buraimi Oasis. Code EA file 1202, 1953