Press comment in foreign press on political situation in Oman

This file contains summaries and extracts from international media reports on the situation in Oman. It provides coverage of news reports in:

• Iraq (1, 4, 8, 13, 18)
• Pakistan (2)
• Jordan (3)
• Lebanon (5, 19)
• Iran (6, 20, 25)
• Australia (7)
• Thailand (9, 29)
• China (9, 12, 22)
• United States (10, 23)
• Canada (11)
• Morocco (14, 21, 32)
• Indonesia (15)
• Libya (16, 26)
• Sudan (17)
• Spain (24)
• USSR (27, 31)
• Switzerland (30)
• It contains cuttings of reports in: the Daily Star, Le Jour, L'Orient, the New York Times and National Zeitung. It also contains discussion of a proposal to allow a visit to Oman by selected Middle Eastern journalists, in order to try to counter the bad press coverage being received (20)
• It also contains details of steps taken to counter attacks in Thailand against the UK's actions in Oman (29)