Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman

This file contains:

• Report of discussions with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur regarding his future objectives, which are to capture or kill Ghalib Al Hina'i, Sulaiman Bin Himyar and Taleb Al Hina'i and to defeat the last rebel strongholds. It also includes correspondence discussing possible strategies for achieving these objectives and in particular whether there is a need for offensive air support (430)
• Extracts from broadcasts on Voice of the Arabs regarding British military actions in Oman (431)
• Correspondence regarding the publication in the Middle East Journal of a distorted version of the Treaty of Sib [Seeb] (432)
• Report that heads of Arab delegations to the UN have formed a committee to discuss whether to submit the Oman question to the General Assembly (433)
• Report of an attack by rebels on Muscat forces and a request for offensive support from the RAF (434)
• Text of a further letter sent by Head of the Omani Imamate Office in Cairo Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Harthi to the Secretary General of the UN, regarding British actions in Oman, along with notes and responses to the letter (435)
• Correspondence regarding a telegram [enclosed] sent by the Deputy to the Imam of Oman Saleh Bin Isa Al Harthi to the International Committee of the Red Cross, appealing for intervention in Oman (436)
• Reports on the latest rebel activity in Oman and correspondence discussing: proposed military operations against the rebels; the question of utilising RAF support; the possibility of the Sultan coming to terms with Sulaiman Bin Himyar; and the need to prevent supplies of arms and money reaching Taleb Al Hina'i (437-442)