A W to NOTHING TO BE WRITTEN IN THIS MARGIN. We have been giving some thought Iately Secret Confidential. standing of the Sultan of Muscat and Oman, Draft. letters e.g. by trying to induce him to join FAO and/or WHO, and to make some friends in the Sir Roderick Parkes, world - not excluding the Arab world. rall KCMG, OBE - Khartoum bonithe 2. The prospects of spurring the Sultan Mr. A.E. Lambert, CMG - Tunis 5 into action are not bright. We shall however, the Sultan's benod siden har Mr. R.MeC. Andrew - during his/ annual /visit to London this summer Rabat.uc Jure try to bring home to him, inter alia, Mr. D.M.H. Riches, the embarrassment which we have incurred stat from in defending his cause in the United Nations Mr. A.R. Walmsley against the united onslaught of the Arab train and appoint Muscati administrators, who Eastern Department first. ean speak on his behalf at home and abroad, and Copies to: the active efforts of the handful of rebel Political Residente, leaders to publicisë, their cause in other Bahrain. MelhJ.P.E.C.Henniker- capitals; Major, CMG, CVO., MC, Amman the need for him to grasp any chance Sir Moore Crosth waite, KCMG of securing dis-interested help and technical Beirut. advice (e.g. teachers, and advisers on education, Miscat health and agriculture) from third governments 13 JUN 1961 without an axe to grind. We misur par to that 3. In-ease by any chance the Sultan reaets only way favourably to the idea that he might establish contacts with moderate Arab govern 4 . ments - eg boy personal visits on his way back from London, probably in late hamur par une September, I should be grateful for your whether favourably received, Zor even of an /invitation (82305) Hw.
