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FO 371/174562

Discussions at UN about Oman, 1964

This file concerns the question of Oman as it was addressed by the UN. It contains correspondence on: Preparations for the meeting in London between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur and the Chairman of the UN's Ad Hoc Committee on Oman Abdul Rahman Pazhwak. It includes a list, sent by Pazhwak to the Sultan, of the major points he wishes to discuss (81, 83-84, 86, 89) Committee's interest in the Sultanate's cession of Gwadur [Gwadar] to Pakistan (82) Meeting between the Committee and members of the Foreign Office.
FO 371/174560

Discussions at UN about Oman, 1964

This file concerns the question of Oman as it was addressed by the UN.
FO 371/185375

British bases and personnel, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposals for the construction of a concrete turning circle at the Bait Al Falaj [Bayt Al Falaj] Airstrip, along with other improvements (1, 4) Future of the RAF station at Salalah, in light of the British withdrawal from Aden (8-9) Enquiry as to the reason why mail sent to British servicemen serving in the Sultan's Armed Forces is taking a long time to arrive (10) Discussions with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur about RAF fuel dumps at Salalah (11)

FO 371/168718

Postal services, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur showing little inclination to organise his own postal service and issue his own stamps (1) Information on the Muscat postal service: there is no formal agreement between the Sultan and the General Post Office (GPO) whereby the GPO run the postal service; GPO plan to run their Gulf services at no cost, no profit; and it is possible for the Sultanate to join the Universal Postal Union (UPU) (2) Production of a special range of stamps for the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, including a review of the
FO 371/174572

Postal services, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Sultanate stamps and an estimate of the likely philatelic annual sale figure in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman provided by the General Post Office (GPO) (2) Need to modernise the postal service in Oman, particularly stamps, and therefore help modernise Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's image abroad (3) Argument between J S R Duncan and the Sultan about his refusal to produce Sultanate stamps (4) The Sultan being close to agreeing to issue his own stamps and a request by Duncan for the GPO to provide a simple guide explaining how to design an
FO 371/179774

Postal services in Persian Gulf, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Handover of control of postal services in Bahrain, Qatar and Abu Dhabi, representation on the Universal Postal Union, a proposed new currency for Bahrain and Muscat and the introduction of sultanate stamps in Muscat and Oman (1) Bahrain Postal Superintendent's displeasure about the proposal that he should supervise the running of the Abu Dhabi postal service after the Bahrain Post Office becomes fully independent in autumn 1965 (4) Outstanding points concerning Britain's withdrawal from the postal scene in the Gulf (5) Abu Dhabi's