Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman. Code BA file 1015 (papers 80 to 90)

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• The proposed contact with the rebels and the use of Khansaheb Hussein as a messenger (80)
• An extract from and 1899 report from Muscat stating the sultan's selfish indifference to internal troubles and reliance on British protection (81)
• An extract from Bertram Thomas' 1938 lecture on Arab Rule Under the Al Bu Saeed Dynasty of Oman 1741-1937 (82)
• Information that King Saud's indiscreet revelation of his designs on Oman during an audience with the leading Omani rebels (85)
• An appreciation of the situation on 12 August 1958 by Major J A Notley, to determine what form a future rebellion in Muscat and Oman may take, with a view to taking counter measures (87)
• An anonymous letter dated 18 January 1959 from a Muscat subject to Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur criticising the Sultan's internal policy and the condition of Oman. The Foreign Office is suspicious of the anonymous author and concerned about the leakage of information (88)
• The distribution of drugs and medicines in Oman by British officers of the Sultan's Armed Forces. Includes a list of drugs recommended for amateur use by Dr Sen and quotations from chemist John Bell and Croyden (90).