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FO 371/156810

Oil prospecting, 1961

This file relates to oil prospecting in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence on: Reports that Omani officials have offered oil concessions. Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur denies this (1) Impending departure of Cities Service Company from Dhofar, and the RAF's intention for the acquisition of left behind facilities and equipment (2, 9) Proposed transfer to Shell of Foreign Office correspondence with the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) in connection with Petroleum Development (Oman), which was owned by IPC, but is now run by Shell.
FO 371/149032

Armed forces of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Procedure for recruiting contract officers for the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) (48, 52) Proposal for seconding officers from Australia and New Zealand for service with the SAF and the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) (49) Replacement of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's boom [a type of sailing vessel] and the question of whether to purchase a British type of boat, or to construct a vessel of local type (50) Suggestion by the Sultan to appoint an officer who could act as an inspector and auditor for the SAF (51) Problem o
FO 371/185366

Political relations: Saudi Arabia, 1966

This file contains: A record of discussions with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur on the implications of the British defence review (1) Correspondence concerning the greater extent of Saudi Arabian support for Dhofar dissidents than has been realised and a possible improvement of future relations between the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and Saudi Arabia (2).

FO 371/120614

New currency for Muscat, 1956

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between C E Loombe and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur on currency, and points to be dealt with concerning monetary law for Muscat (1) The Sultan's project for the issue of a new dollar-linked currency in Dhofar based on Cities Service oil revenues, and British opposition to it (2-3, 5-8) Enquiries by American lawyer Paul C Aiken, acting on behalf of the Sultan, to the US State Department and the American Bank Note Company about negotiating contracts for printing bank notes and minting coinage (4) Question o
FO 371/114879

Dispute over frontiers between Saudi Arabia and Aden Colony and Protectorate and other Persian Gulf States, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Colonial Office views on the question to be put to the Governor of Aden T Hickinbotham (1) US State Department asking ARAMCO not to enter the Mugshin area (2-3) Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's visit to Shisar [Shishr] and Mugshin (4) Possibility that Saudi Arabia is using the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) to further its claims against Muscat and Aden (5) A Saudi aide memoire which complains of trespassing by oil companies in areas disputed with Muscat and Aden (6) Reports that Turki Bin Ataishan has collected 1
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 371/114678

Organisation of the Muscat and Oman Field Force (Huqf Force): supply of arms and equipment; recruitment of British officers, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Supply of equipment and training for the new Muscat and Oman Field Force (the Huqf Force) (1) List of arms and equipment for the expansion of the Field Force. It also contains a comment on the three sections of the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): The Muscat Infantry, the Batinah Force, and the Muscat and Oman Field Force (2) Delivery of arms to Muscat, and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's plans for the next moves in Oman.
FO 371/114661

Financial situation of Muscat: proposal for separate Muscat coinage and currency, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Meeting between the Economic Counsellor in the Persian Gulf N M P Reilly and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur on 27 February 1955. The Sultan wants advice on investing money in the UK (1) Meetings involving representatives of the Treasury, the Bank of England, Reilly, Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur and the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf B A B Burrows.
FO 371/114651

Negotiations over disputed boundaries between Saudi Arabia and Oman and Eastern Aden Protectorate: discussions on other frontiers of Saudi Arabia, 1955

This file relates to boundary disputes between the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and Saudi Arabia, and the Eastern Aden Protectorate and Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence on: US State Department's attraction to the idea of negotiation or arbitration and British objections (16) Suggestion that the US Ambassador at Jedda [Jeddah] be accredited to Muscat so that the US receive a more balanced view before getting involved.
FO 371/168719

Oil, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Report from Mecom Oil that they have found a 'trace of oil' in their concession in Oman and will now carry out deeper drilling. The concession, in Dhofar, is now 50% controlled by Mecom Oil and 50% by the Pure Oil Company (1) Copy of Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited (PDO)'s concession agreement with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, along with details of later amendments. PDO was previously a subsidiary of the Iraq Petroleum Company, but is now mostly owned by Shell (2) Progress of Shell in searching for oil at Yibal and at Natih.
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 371/162874

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.