Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• Arab press reports about the occupation of Nizwa, including a statement [translation enclosed] by the Imam of Oman's envoy Sheikh Atfish entitled, 'The British occupy the country of this Man. Oman … a new Arab State awaiting its turn' (1, 3)
• Assistance for the Chicago Daily News correspondent George Weller during his visit to Buraimi, Nizwa and Oman; the Sultan's refusal to grant permission to visit, and Weller's subsequently hostile article. It also contains a cutting from the Washington Post: 'UN Appeal: Saudi King to Air Fight With British' (2, 6)
• F C L Chauncy’s meeting with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur after the occupation of Nizwa. It describes the Sultan's entry and discusses the search for the Imam of Oman Ghalib Al Hina'i and his brother Taleb Al Hina'i (4)
• W R Hay's comments on an economic report (5)
• Reports from a Buraimi tribesman that Saudi Arabia attempted to persuade 300 émigré Omanis to fly to Firq and defend Nizwa (7)
• The Sultan's reply to the Prime Minister of Iraq Nuri Pasha's congratulations on the success of the Nizwa operation (8)
• The Sultan's attitude towards the visit of correspondents and the suggestion he ask Cities Services oil company and Wendell Phillips to act as his publicity agents in the US and counter the influence of the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) (10, 15, 20, 22)
• Reports in Al Ahram that Sheikh Atfish has asked for Arab aid for the Imam of Oman (11)
• Arab press reports of mutiny and resistance against Britain in Muscat and Oman (12, 14)
• Information that Taleb has arrived in Dammam in Saudi Arabia (13)
• B A B Burrows' discussion with Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur concerning: the reorganisation of the Sultan's Armed Forces; the Sultan's plans for the future development of the interior; and the proposed administrative arrangements for Nizwa (16)
• Occupation of Nizwa and the background of tribal politics in Oman. It also contains: 'A Note on the Imam's Administration in the Interior of Oman', which includes a list of tribes supporting the Imam; and a 'Brief Note on the Internal History and Politics of Muscat and Oman up to the Agreement of Sib [Seeb] 1920' (17)
• History of Muscat and Oman. It also contains copies of correspondence from the Imam to the Sultan (18)
• Pressure from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Syria for including the question of the Imamate of Oman's admittance to the Arab League at the next session and suggestions for the Sultan to resist this (19, 21)
• Expenses incurred during the endeavour to apprehend Taleb Al Hina'i (23)
• Letter from Libyan dentist Yusef Al Barouni to the Arab League about Buraimi and Oman (24)
• Rumours of the Imam of Oman's activities and possible move to Saudi Arabia (25)