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FCO 8/2117

Visit of Lord Carrington, Secretary of State for Defence, to Saudi Arabia and Oman, 8-13 April 1973: briefs, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file contains briefs, personality notes on leading personalities and itineraries relating to the UK Secretary of State for Defence Lord Carrington's [Peter Carington] visit to Saudi Arabia and Oman in April 1973, including reference to: The Saudi Arabian Air Defence Scheme Jaguar, Strikemaster and Rapier aircraft Westland helicopters The Saudi Arabian National Guard Vigilant missiles Egypt Current UK sales in Oman UK sale prospects in Oman Intelligence exchanges with Saudi Arabia The air defence of Oman Kuwait-Iraqi relations UK military training assistance in

FCO 8/2116

Visit of Lord Carrington, Secretary of State for Defence, to Saudi Arabia and Oman, 8-13 April 1973, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK Secretary of State for Defence Lord Carrington's [Peter Carington] visit to Saudi Arabia and Oman in April 1973 to underline the recent improvement in Anglo-Saudi relations. This was the highest level visit by a British minister to Oman since the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Saeed's accession.
FCO 8/2115

Visit of Lord Carrington, Secretary of State for Defence, to Saudi Arabia and Oman, 8-13 April 1973, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns the UK Secretary of State for Defence Lord Carrington's [Peter Carington] visit to Saudi Arabia and Oman in April 1973 to underline the recent improvement in Anglo-Saudi relations. This was the highest level visit by a British minister to Oman since the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Saeed's accession.
FCO 8/2233

Oman: intelligence reports and Defence Attache's report for 1973, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file contains the Annual Report for 1973 by the UK Defence Attaché in Muscat Colonel C E Welch, which deals with generalised matters in outline, and related correspondence. This file also contains the fortnightly Oman Intelligence Reports (numbers 57-64, 30 December 1973 to 20 April 1974), which report in detail on: The prosecution of the war in Dhofar The military situation in Oman as a whole The equipment, organisation and state of morale of the Sultan's Armed Forces

FCO 8/2011

Political relations between Oman and Iran, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns relations between Iran and Oman.
FCO 8/2156

Talks between France and UK on Gulf states, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file contains briefings and records of talks between Britain and France on the Middle East in London in June 1974 and Paris in October 1974.
FCO 8/1860

Military assault by South Yemen against armed forces of Oman, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns clashes on the Oman-People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) border, between the South Yemen-backed Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG) and the Omani military in the context of the Dhofar rebellion; and the political and diplomatic repercussions of the violence, particularly regarding the role of seconded British officers.
FCO 8/1859

Military assistance to Oman from Jordan and Iran, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns foreign military assistance, primarily from Iran, to Oman to combat the rebellion in Dhofar, and diplomatic questions surrounding this.
FCO 8/1858

Military assistance to Oman from Jordan and Iran, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns foreign military assistance, primarily from Jordan, to Oman to combat the rebellion in Dhofar, and the diplomatic activity surrounding this.
FCO 8/1857

Military assistance to Oman from UK, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns British military involvement in the Dhofar War and debates around HMG’s long-term presence in Oman.
FCO 8/1856

Military assistance to Oman from UK, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns British military involvement in the Dhofar War, in particular debates around HMG’s long-term presence in Oman ahead of a forthcoming review of this question.
FCO 8/1847

People's Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf (PFLOAG): rebellion in Dhofar province of Oman, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns the rebellion in the province of Dhofar in Oman. It contains correspondence relating to: Oman’s Defence Secretary Colonel Hugh Oldman’s concern at the rising cost of the conflict The need to seek financial assistance from other countries in the region The progress of civil development in Dhofar Reports of rebel surrenders at Marbat The Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s offer to intervene militarily in the Musandam Peninsula following a rumour that rebels were operating there A report that the rebels have acquired a new kind of artillery