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FO 371/179817

Political relations: Pakistan, 1965

This file relates to the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) and relations between Pakistan and the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/156811

Determination of extra territorial jurisdiction in Muscat and Oman, 1961

This file relates to jurisdiction in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence concerning:The jurisdiction over Australian and New Zealand troops serving with British Forces and the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF).
FO 371/156796

Armed forces of Sultan of Muscat and Oman, 1961

This file relates to The Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) in Muscat and Oman.
FO 371/149033

Armed forces of Muscat and Oman, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Staff list of officers serving in the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) as on 1 August 1960 (61) Nomination and career histories of H R D Oldman and S L A Carter as candidates for the next commander of the SAF and a request that the process be settled while the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur is in London (62, 64) The Sultan's suggestion that a senior British officer should carry out an inspection of the military organisation every year (63) Application by William Benson Hargreaves for the post of accountant in the Muscat Defence

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 371/120582

Negotiations between Saudi Arabia and UK over frontier between Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia in Buraimi, 1956

This file relates to the Anglo-Saudi dispute over Buraimi.
FO 371/126884

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Prime Minister's personal minute, asking the Foreign Secretary when it would be appropriate to declare the revolt in Oman at an end (274) Report of an item on the African News Service in which a high ministerial source from the Sudan Government is said to have made critical remarks about the letter on Oman sent by Arab States to the UN Security Council (275) Report of a claim made by Cairo Radio that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur has sent a message to the Imam of Oman Ghalib Al Hina'i, asking for peace negotiations (276) Translation of a leaflet
FO 371/114585

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: Text of the first communiqué issued by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur at the start of the Nizwa operation (185) Background information on Nizwa for the Pakistani Prime Minister, and notification that once resolved, the Sultan will be able to focus on Gwadur [Gwadar] negotiations (186) Reports that the Imam of Oman Ghalib Al Hina'i left Nizwa, which was occupied without resistance.