Omani rebel activity

This file concerns the activities of the Omani rebels. It contains correspondence on:

• Explosion of an oil tanker in the Gulf, which Omani rebels have claimed responsibility for (81-82)
• Rebel disturbances in Dhofar and plans for increasing the strength of local forces to deal with them (83, 85-87, 91, 93, 97-99, 101, 103-104, 106-108, 113, 118, 120, 122)
• Reports on exploratory talks with the Omani rebels and plans for further negotiations (84, 88-89, 92, 94-95, 111)
• Media reports on the activities of the Omani rebels and public statements made by rebel leaders (90, 98, 100, 109, 119, 124, 127)
• Questions over the advanced position given to the Head of the Omani Office in Kuwait Abdulla Ghazali among the Heads of Missions assembled to greet the Amir of Kuwait on his return from Alexandria (96)
• Report by the British India Steam Navigation Company about the possible resurgence of Omani rebel activity in the Gulf (102)
• Report of a bomb explosion on a petrol station in Mattrah (110)
• Question of how best to report incidents in light of rebel propaganda claims (105, 112)
• Newspaper photographs of the meeting of the Imam of Oman Ghalib Al Hina'i with King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia (114)
• Request for HMG's assistance in arranging the return of four Omani rebels, currently in exile in Dammam (115)
• Plans of Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Harthi to visit the UK and his hopes for a meeting with HMG (116, 128)
• Meeting between the UK Ambassador in Cairo and the Jordanian Ambassador in Cairo Anwar Khatib (117)
• Text of a telegram from the Imam of Oman to the UK Prime Minister, requesting the Labour Government's recognition of the independence of Oman, as allegedly promised (121)
• Copy of the Nezwa news bulletin for October 1964, issued by the Omani Mission to Lebanon, along with an English translation (123)
• Request for approval for the establishment of an Oman office in Amman (125)
• Report that Omani rebels are being given guerrilla training in Iraq (126)