CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL Salala FROM: A Heath (MED) DATE: 7 January 1985 Mr Day Mr Egerton PS/Mr Luce MR LUCE'S VISIT TO OMAN: PROGRAMME, BRIEFING AND AGENDA FOR THE JOINT COMMISSION MEETING ی (3) A B C 1. I submit Muscat telegrams 7, 9 and 10 of 7 January. Telegram 10 gives the latest state of programme : all seems well, though calls on the Sultan and other senior Ministers have yet to be confirmed. I submit personality notes on Sayyid Faher, Sayyid Fahad, Qais Zawawi and Shaikh Hamond al Harhty (on whom there are tentative arrangements for Mr Luce to call). 2. The agenda (telegram 7) is much as expected. We shall be submitting a brief on PDRY (item 4 in the Political Review) as soon as possible. 3. Telegram 9 is a commentary on brief number 1. Mr Slater has also commented on the briefing on documents in connection with the Saudi/Oman border: I shall submit on this separately. A. feel NBL 24 JAN 1985 A Heath Middle East Department W92 233 3982 INDEX PA CONFIDENTIAL
