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FO 371/149053

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS).
FO 371/126983

Police forces in Dubai, Qatar, Kuwait, Muscat and Oman: Trucial Oman Scouts, 1957

This file concerns the police forces in the Gulf. It contains correspondence relating to: Plans for the expansion of the Dubai Police Force.
FO 371/168676

UK armed forces in Bahrain, 1963

This file relates to housing for UK armed forces in Bahrain. It contains correspondence on: Services Housing Scheme, including the question of the representation of the Political Agency or Residency being represented in the committee (21) Record of a meeting at the Air Ministry on 13 August 1963 to hirings for family housing in Aden and Bahrain [enclosed].
FO 371/126953

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Legal position of the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS), particularly in regards to its activities outside of the Trucial States and the disciplinary powers that can be exercised over it (13) Institution of a colonel for the TOS, and the suggestion that Brigadier Robert Baird might be appointed (14) News that Colonel Stewart Carter, Commander of the TOS, is being considered for a Territorial Army appointment and a request that he be left in post with the TOS for a while longer (15-16) Loose minute outlining the organisation of the TOS, an
FO 371/120626

Trucial Oman Levies and Scouts, 1956

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Levies (TOL). It contains correspondence concerning: Legal contravention in the appointment of Lieutenant Colonel E F Johnson as Commandant (1) Recommendation by Steel Engineering Company that TOL purchase its 9mm sub-machine gun. It includes an article on the weapon in The Illustrated London News (3) Approval for the expansion of the TOL for 1956-57 (4, 8, 11) Foreign Office portion of the TOL's budget (5) Search for employment by former member of the TOL, Major W Little.
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 371/149049

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS). It contains correspondence concerning: Murder of a Scout, the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's demand that HMG hand over the accused for trial, the question of his mental fitness to stand trial and the question of any change in the jurisdictional position over the TOS (19-20, 23-27) Replacement of Major Peter Francis Chubb as intelligence officer (21) Draft chapter [enclosed] on the TOS for a War Office book, part of the 'Are You The Man' series, designed to recruit officers (22)

FO 371/140184

Trucial Oman Scouts. Code BA file 1203 (papers 16 to end), 1959

This file relates to the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS). It contains correspondence concerning: Confusion over Major Amin Ezzadine's contract regarding a pay increase and free leave passages (16) Terms and conditions of service for British officers and other ranks seconded to the TOS (17) Difficulty in covering all parts of the territory it is responsible for due to the ineffectiveness of existing vehicles in soft, deep sand in places such as Liwa.
FO 371/163047

Compensation claims by Trucial Oman Scouts, 1962

This file relates to compensation claims by members of the Trucial Oman Scouts. It contains correspondence on: Problem of coming to an agreement with Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan over the compensation payable to the widow of Arif Rashid Ali and the issue of reconciling Sharia Law and British jurisdiction (1) Proceedings of a compensation board assembled in Sharjah for the purpose of assessing the award of compensation to be paid to the dependents in India of Ahmad Saleem (No. 2602), who died on duty.
FO 371/157050

Inquiry into loss of UK merchant ship Dara in Persian Gulf, 1961

This file concerns the investigation into the sinking of MV Dara.
FO 371/149048

Trucial Oman Scouts, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposed secondment of Commonwealth officers to forces in the Arabian Peninsula, such as the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS), Aden Protectorate Levies and the Sultan's Armed Forces (17) Relations between the police and the TOS in Buraimi (9) Proposal to send Arab officers of the TOS on training courses in the UK. It sets out arguments in favour (10-11) Proposal to send Mulazim Awal Saeed Muhsin on a three-month signals course at Warminster, and three Arab officers to attend Mons Officer Cadet School (12-13) Composition of the TOS.
FO 371/168657

Security of merchant shipping in Persian Gulf, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Guidance which the Royal Navy have for anti-smuggling operations in the Gulf (1) Appointment of additional petty officers to strengthen the security on British India Steam Navigation Company (BISN) ships and suggestions by the Marconi Company for establishing a reporting system covering the movements of BISN ships (2) Signing of the Bahrain Customs (Amendment) Regulation, 1963, in order to bring legislation into line with the Ruler's Customs (Amendment) Ordinance, 1963 (3) Copies of the Bahrain Customs (Amendment) Regulation, 1963