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FCO 8/2624

Talks between UK and USA on defence matters in Persian Gulf: US position in Gulf, 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31

This file contains notes on an Anglo-US consultation that took place on 23 April 1976 in Washington, DC concerning HMG’s withdrawal from Masirah; and the US’s interest in using Masirah as a landing place for P3 reconnaissance aircraft and HMG’s obligation to seek the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed’s approval before the US make use of the Island, due to HMG’s agreement with the Sultan, whereby HMG is unable to make Masirah available to the forces of other countries.

FCO 8/2622

Talks between UK and USA on Indian Ocean, 1976 Jan 01 - 1976 Dec 31

This file contains arrangements, agendas and correspondence relating to Anglo-US talks on the Indian Ocean during 1976. Topics discussed include: US naval operations in Masirah, Kenya, the Seychelles and Singapore; and the Bahraini Government’s desire for the US to end its naval staging facility on Bahrain Island by mid-1977 The British Middle East Force, including reference to its background, current status and alternative basing possibilities HMG’s withdrawal from Masirah; and the US’s interest in using Masirah as a landing place for P3 reconnaissance aircraft.

FCO 8/1940

Defence force of United Arab Emirates, 1972 Jan 01-1972 Dec 31

This file concerns the relationship between the UK and the UAE with regard to military matters. It contains correspondence and memoranda on: Whether the provision of British loaned personnel to the UAE should continue, or if the UAE President Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan will seek instead to use contract officers.
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 1016/805

RAF Salalah: policy, 1970 Jan 01 - 1970 Dec 31

This file relates to the RAF policy towards Salalah.
FO 1016/804

RAF staging posts in Muscat and Oman: threats to RAF Salalah, 1969 Jan 01 - 1969 Dec 31

This file relates to RAF staging posts in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and threats to RAF Salalah.
FO 1016/803

RAF staging posts in Muscat and Oman: threats to RAF Salalah, 1968 Jan 01 - 1969 Dec 31

This file relates to RAF staging posts in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and threats to RAF Salalah.
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 371/132783

UK policy towards Muscat and Oman, 1958

This file relates to the UK policy towards the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/140138

Economy of Muscat. Code BA file 1102 (papers 1 to 17), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: Request by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur for a transfer of funds from the subsidy to the development budget and the agreement of the Foreign Office and Treasury (1) Question of whether Crown Agents could assist with the development programme (2) Approximate figures of expenses on Muscat civil development up to 31 March 1959 (3) The Sultan's expenditure on the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) before 25 December 1958 and a discussion about the obligations in the Supplementary Agreed Minute of 25 July 1958 (4) Audi
FO 371/132828

Discussions between UK and Muscat and Oman on Civil Aviation Agreement and facilities for RAF: long term lease for base at Masirah and co-terminus rights at Salalah, 1958

This file contains: Correspondence and documentation relating to the proposed long-term lease by the RAF of the airfield on Masirah Island and the effects of this on the existing civil air agreement and the agreement regarding the use of the airfield at Salalah. It includes an exchange of letters between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur and the Consul General in Muscat F C L Chauncy (1-9, 11-23) Suggestion that the Sultan should be shown a good map of Masirah Island (10)

FO 371/162864

Sultan's Armed Forces, 1962

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed terms of service for Pakistanis seconded to the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF).