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DEFE 5/43

Nos 647 - 730. (Described at item level), 1952 Nov 27-Dec 31

This file contains the Defence Chiefs of Staff Committee memoranda from 27 November 1952 to 31 December 1952, concerning global strategy.
FCO 8/2473

Military operations in Oman, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file relates to Oman and the Dhofar conflict.
FCO 8/2022

Defence Attache's report on Oman for 1972, and Oman Intelligence Reports, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file is about the Defence Attaché's report on Oman and Intelligence Reports, 1973 to 1974. It contains correspondence relating to: The submission of the Defence Attaché Muscat Colonel C E Welch's Annual Report for 1972 from Ambassador D F Hawley to the Foreign Secretary Sir Alec Douglas-Home.
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 8/586

Boundary between East Aden Protectorate and Muscat and Oman, 1967-1968

This file concerns the boundaries of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman with the Trucial States and the Protectorate of South Arabia; which in the period covered by the correspondence becomes independent as the People’s Republic of South Yemen, investing the boundary issue with a new significance.
FO 1016/805

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

This file relates to the RAF policy towards Salalah.
FO 1016/784

Use of Masirah Island as training ground for UK armed forces, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to British proposals to make greater use of Masirah Island for routine military training, and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's agreement subject to conditions. It includes a map of the island which identifies the training areas.
FO 1016/561

Omani Liberation Army, 1957

This file relates to the military situation in Muscat and Oman.
FO 1016/248

Trucial Oman Levies: command, organisation, administration and policy, 1953

This file contains: Trucial Oman Levies (TOL) monthly reports (numbers 13-19) for December 1952 to June 1953 Report by the General Headquarters (GHQ) part of the joint GHQ Middle East Land Forces (MELF) / HQ Middle East Air Forces (MEAF) Team which visited the TOL, Iraq and Bahrain between 6-18 August 1953, including a map of the Trucial Oman Coast illustrating wireless nets, TOL posts, tribal posts and camel routes Minutes of a meeting involving the MELF and the MEAF to discuss the handover of the TOL from the RAF to the army This file also contains correspondence rel
FO 371/148869

Units of UK armed forces in Arabia and Persian Gulf, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Response by the Minister of Defence Harold Watkinson to Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on the number of British troops stationed in the Aden Protectorate.
FO 371/126951

Armed forces of UK in Persian Gulf, 1957

This file contains: Notes and material collected in response to an enquiry from the Ministry of Defence regarding the agreements by which HMG is able to station armed forces in the Gulf, and the status of these forces. It includes translations of documents from 1934 regarding the purchase of land in Bahrain for use by HMG. It also contains a paper titled 'Position of our naval, military and air forces in the Persian Gulf states' (1-3) Paper entitled 'Organisation and deployment of land forces in the Persian Gulf, Muscat and Oman', prepared by Commander Land Forces Persian Gulf.
FO 371/126888

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Reports on the whereabouts of the rebel leaders (381-382) Comments on the US attitude towards the British use of force in Oman (383) Correspondence regarding the proposed suspension of the use of the RAF to support the operations aimed at capturing the rebel leaders (384) Report of a visit by Deputy to the Imam of Oman Sheikh Saleh Bin Isa Al Harthi and Head of the Omani Imamate Office in Cairo Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Harthi to the US Ambassador in Egypt.