Jurisdiction over UK Forces in Muscat

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• Extension of British jurisdiction over members of its armed forces operating in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman. It contains correspondence between F C L Chauncy and Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur (1)
• The Sultan's consent for the extension of British jurisdiction. It also contains drafts and final versions of the Muscat Order, 1955 and the Muscat Repealing And Amending Regulation, 1955 (2)
• Judge C H Haines's recommendation for a provision in the new Muscat Order regarding fines levied in cases of murder and his recommendation that the Indian Arbitration Act, 1940 should be made applicable to Muscat (3)