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FO 371/114581

Situation among tribes and sheiks of Muscat and Oman; involvement of Arab League in affairs of Oman; Saudi Arabian threat and gun running; operations against Imam of Oman's headquarters at Nizwa, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Saudi Arabian protests against the collection of zakat in the quarters of the Balushi tribe (81) The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's request for a list of questions which he would be asked at a BBC interview (82) Report of a gun attack on taxi cabs sent to fetch Sulaiman Bin Himyar (83) Indication from Sulaiman Bin Himyar that he is willing to depose the Imam of Oman Ghalib Al Hina'i in return for recognition as Ruler under sovereignty of the Sultan (84) Report that rifles are being handed over by the Wali of Boshar
FO 371/168893

Provision of military advisers, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter [enclosed] from the British Ambassador C T Crowe to Sayyed Omar Saqqaf proposing terms for the provision of British military advisors to the Saudi Arabian National Guard (61) Prince Abdulla Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud's desire for a visit by a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers [REME] officer to advise and report on the reorganisation of vehicle spares and maintenance policy, and a Marconi representative in connection with the Higgins Report and the Saudi requirement for wireless equipment (62) Request by Lieutenant Colonel
FO 371/174569

Supply of arms, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Cable from a Canadian arms manufacturing company to Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur (2) The Sultan's enquiry as to whether the US will sell him four armoured cars for the Dhofar Force and the question of cartelisation of arms policy between Britain and America (3) Enquiry by the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) about the cost and availability of arms and ammunition from the US and the question of cartelisation (4) Procedure for supplying British arms to the SAF and the question of American supplies.
FO 371/185200

UK defence forces in Persian Gulf and arms control, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: An order for arms by the Bahrain Police Department without an application for an import license (1) A request by the British Embassy in Washington, DC for agencies in the Gulf to supply copies of No Objection Certificates together with specimens of the issuing officers' signatures (2) The question of the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar taking over control of the import of arms.
FO 371/179829

Recommendations for policing Sultanate, 1965

This file contains:P E Turnbull's report detailing recommendations for the development of a police force in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and his cover letter to Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur. It pays particular regard to the towns of Muscat and Mattrah [Muttrah], oil installations, and the urgent need for political intelligence, and discusses the role of the Sultan's Armed Forces, the existing police organisation, the establishment of a special branch unit, uniforms, salaries, recruitment, training, buildings, transport, radio, and arms (2).
FO 371/179824

Supply of arms, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: Purchase by Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur of four Cadillac Commando armoured cars for the Dhofar Force with instruction by an American expert on how to use and maintain them. It also discusses Anglo-American competition for the supply of arms to the Middle East (6-7) Visit of arms salesmen to the Gulf and the possibility that the Sultan's Armed Forces may soon start purchasing non-British arms (12) Request by the MOD to replace the Piston Provost of the Sultan of Oman's Air Force which crashed on 22 May 1965.
FO 371/179770

Arms control in Persian Gulf, 1965

This file contains correspondence relating to: A proposal to transfer control over the import of arms to the governments of Bahrain and Qatar.
FO 371/140133

Mapping of boundaries of Trucial States. Code BA file 1087 (papers 1 to 7), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to:Maps of the Muscat - Trucial States frontiers (1)Julian F Walker's work on the Muscat - Trucial States boundary and tribal demands in the Dhahira region. It includes a request by Sheikh Mohammad Bin Salimin of the Al Bu Shamis [Al Shamsi] tribe to purchase arms and receive financial aid from HMG, and a request by Sheikh Ali Bin Ahmad Al Salf that the Naim tribe be accepted as another Trucial State.
FO 371/140077

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman. Code BA file 1015 (papers 80 to 90), 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: The proposed contact with the rebels and the use of Khansaheb Hussein as a messenger (80) An extract from and 1899 report from Muscat stating the sultan's selfish indifference to internal troubles and reliance on British protection (81) An extract from Bertram Thomas' 1938 lecture on Arab Rule Under the Al Bu Saeed Dynasty of Oman 1741-1937 (82) Information that King Saud's indiscreet revelation of his designs on Oman during an audience with the leading Omani rebels (85) An appreciation of the situation on 12 August 1958 by Major J A
FO 371/132535

Internal political situation in Trucial States, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: D F Hawley's opinion in favour of a Trucial States Federation to ensure they survive. Hawley proposes carefully sounding the Rulers out and encouraging Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi of Sharjah to go ahead with the development of his ideas.
FO 371/127004

Visits abroad by Ruler of Kuwait and members of his family, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Sheikh Fahad Al Salem's world tour and Britain's relations with Kuwait's Ruling Family (1) Sheikh Badir Mohammad Al Sabah's purchase of a pistol from Cogswell & Harrison Limited in London (2) Sheikh Fahad's visit to Baghdad.