Armed forces of Sultan of Muscat and Oman

FO 371/156798 1961
Description

This file contains correspondence relating to:

  • Shipment of baggage belonging to officers who have served with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's Armed Forces (SAF) and the proposal to use, in certain circumstances, commercial transport for this purpose (41-42)
  • Construction of accommodation for British officers serving in the SAF (43)
  • Possible employment of Harold Cooper Stead as a commissioned quartermaster for the SAF (44)
  • Message to Lieutenant Colonel Harrington of the Northern Frontier Regiment of the SAF, assuring him that he is not being retired (45)
  • Proposals for the setting up of a regimental affiliation between the SAF and a Regiment of the British Army (46, 48)
  • Copy of the SAF Staff List as on 1 October 1961 (47)
  • Enquiry from the Sultan of Muscat and Oman regarding the levying of road or registration taxes on military vehicles and the charging of military drivers for the cost of driving licences (49)
  • Request for copies of letters exchanged between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the Political Resident regarding secondment terms to the SAF and jurisdiction in the leased area on Masirah Island (50)