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FO 1016/774

Gwadur agreement: secondment of Pakistani servicemen to armed forces of Muscat and Oman, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file relates to the Gwadur [Gwadar] Agreement, 1958 and to the secondment of Pakistani servicemen to the armed forces of the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 1016/486

Organisation of Muscat armed forces, 1956

This file contains:A report on the reorganisation of the Muscat Armed Forces. It includes a wireless communications diagram and a family tree of the operational and administrative control of the forceCorrespondence relating to P R M Waterfield's recommendations to increase and reorganise the force and the need for further financial assistance.

FO 371/132822

Armed forces of Muscat, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: Subsidy for Muscat and Oman, and further details and calculations related to military expenditure. It includes an exchange of letters between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur and the Foreign Secretary and drafts of an agreed minute on the control of expenditure under the subsidy (51, 57, 62, 69, 72, 74-75, 78, 81, 83-84) Expansion of the Dhofar Force and the posting of a seconded officer for the force (52, 59, 67) Secondment of officers to the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF).
FO 371/156797

Armed forces of Sultan of Muscat and Oman, 1961

This file relates to the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) and the Dhofar Force.
FO 371/185367

Political relations: Pakistan, 1966

This file relates to relations between the UK, Pakistan and Muscat and Oman over Gwadur [Gwadar]. It contains correspondence relating to: Discussion on the current situation regarding the 1958 Gwadar Agreement, including these four issues: the position of Major Sakhi Raja and four doctors and dentists, the interruption of recruiting, the return of all seconded Pakistani officers and the military clauses of the agreement.
FO 371/185377

Military situation and Baxendale case, 1966

This file relates to the military situation in Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/149029

Armed forces of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file relates to the armed forces of Oman. It covers correspondence on: Financial provision for the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) for 1960/61 and short term measures set out in an agreed minute [both enclosed] (1) Loan of two 5.5 inch guns to the SAF, and the recommendation that the loan should continue for the current year, but not in the long term.
FO 371/149035

Armed forces of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file relates to the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/149034

Armed forces of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: The Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's acceptance of Lieutenant Colonel H R D Oldman as commander of the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) on the understanding he joins as a full colonel (72, 81) Supply of ammunition to the SAF and stocks held in Aden (73) The Sultan's request for an annual inspection of his army by a senior officer from outside the Gulf (74, 79) The Sultan's adamant acceptance of Colonel Johnson's resignation as commandant of the Dhofar Force and the search for his successor: A British rather than a Pakistani
FO 371/149032

Armed forces of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Procedure for recruiting contract officers for the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) (48, 52) Proposal for seconding officers from Australia and New Zealand for service with the SAF and the Trucial Oman Scouts (TOS) (49) Replacement of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's boom [a type of sailing vessel] and the question of whether to purchase a British type of boat, or to construct a vessel of local type (50) Suggestion by the Sultan to appoint an officer who could act as an inspector and auditor for the SAF (51) Problem o
FO 371/126919

Political relations between Muscat and Oman and UK, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Suggestion by St John Armitage, who established the Dhofar Force, that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur should be provided with a team of British officials to advise him (1) Meeting between D M H Riches and the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the Sultan Neil Innes, who is planning to resign from his position (2) Request from Innes for a further meeting with Riches (3) Various papers, memorandums and letters discussing Britain's relationship with Oman and future changes that should take place in the adm
FO 371/114678

Organisation of the Muscat and Oman Field Force (Huqf Force): supply of arms and equipment; recruitment of British officers, 1955

This file contains correspondence relating to: Supply of equipment and training for the new Muscat and Oman Field Force (the Huqf Force) (1) List of arms and equipment for the expansion of the Field Force. It also contains a comment on the three sections of the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF): The Muscat Infantry, the Batinah Force, and the Muscat and Oman Field Force (2) Delivery of arms to Muscat, and the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur's plans for the next moves in Oman.