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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 8/2020

UK military assistance to Oman: policy and reviews, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to policy and reviews of UK military assistance to Oman, July 1973 to January 1974.
FCO 8/2019

UK military assistance to Oman: policy and reviews, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to policy and reviews of military assistance from the UK to Oman, January-July 1973.
FCO 8/1779

Conditions of service in Trucial Oman Scouts, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file concerns the conditions of service in the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS).
FCO 8/1620

Withdrawal of British armed forces from Persian Gulf, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the withdrawal of British military forces from the Gulf, January to August 1971.
FCO 8/1668

Rebellion in Dhofar province, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to the Dhofar rebellion, and the efforts of HMG and the Sultanate of Oman to combat the rebels. It contains: Various telegrams, situation reports, and weekly summaries from the Commander British Forces Gulf (CBFG) on the military operations in Dhofar and Oman.
FCO 8/1667

Rebellion in Dhofar province, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file relates to the Dhofar rebellion, and the efforts of HMG and the Sultanate of Oman to combat the rebels. It contains: Various telegrams, situation reports, and weekly summaries from the Commander British Forces Gulf (CBFG) on military operations in Dhofar and Oman.
FCO 8/974

Local forces and secondment, 1968 Jan 01-1968 Dec 31

This file relates to Britain's plan to withdraw from the Gulf by 1971.
FCO 8/675

Navy, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from the Ambassador on the type of patrol boat recommended for the Kuwait Navy Conversation between the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Commodore T E Fanshawe and Kuwaiti Chief of the General Staff General Mubarak Abdulla Al Jabir Al Sabah and a proposal by J A N Graham and Fanshawe to plan a Hovercraft demonstration Meeting between Ambassador G G Arthur and Kuwait Minister of Defence Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah about the training and technical capabilities of the Kuwait Coast Guard 'Summary of Various Discussions w
FCO 8/597

US arms supplies, 1967-1968

This file concerns defence arrangements in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence relating to: Acquisition of arms for the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) Financial agreements setting out the payments to be made by the Sultanate to HMG in exchange for seconded military officers Possibility of the Sultanate purchasing US arms

FCO 8/595

Air force, 1968

This file concerns the acquisition of aircraft by the Sultan of Oman’s Air Force (SOAF) in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence relating to: Arrangements for delivering a Dakota aircraft from Airwork Services Limited in the UK to Muscat; including arranging an itinerary and obtaining clearance from countries on the route (France, Italy, Greece, Turkey and Iran) Arrangements for acquiring further aircraft for the SOAF

FCO 8/594

Air force, 1967-1968

This file concerns the Sultan of Oman's Air Force (SOAF) in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, in particular arrangements for staffing, equipping and training the force against the backdrop of the Dhofar rebellion.