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FO 371/126894

Internal political situation in Bahrain, 1957

This file contains correspondence and documents relating to the arrest, trial and sentencing of Bahraini detainees.
FO 371/126893

Internal political situation in Bahrain, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Deportation of three detainees from Bahrain to St Helena and the question of when to inform journalists of the final destination of the deportees.
FO 371/126892

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Draft minute prepared by the Secretary of the Chiefs of Staff Committee J P Lee to the Minister of Defence H Beeley on the operations in Oman.
FO 371/126891

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Formulation of a line of reply to press enquiries about the latest military operations in Oman and the extent of the British involvement in them (443) Summary of a discussion by the Chiefs of Staff Committee regarding future action in Oman, along with a draft minute to the Minister of Defence on this topic (444) Telegram from and a conversation with the US Consul General at Dhahran, in which he asserted that no unusual movement of Omanis to eastern Saudi Arabia had been noticed, nor any recruitment or military training of Omanis bee
FO 371/126936

Territorial disputes in Persian Gulf, 1957

This file contains: Account of a telephone conversation between H Beeley and J Terry Duce, the former Vice-President of the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO), regarding the situation in Oman. Duce gave assurances that ARAMCO was not assisting the rebellion in order to further its ambitions in Oman, as some press reports were stating.
FO 371/126898

Broadcasts in Arabic from Radio Cairo, 1957

This file contains: Transcripts of excerpts from radio broadcasts in Cairo, particularly addressing the British presence in the Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula (1) Transcript of excerpts from a discussion on 'the unity of the Arab struggle', broadcast on Voice of the Arabs on 11 April 1957 (2) Summary of a talk by Adil Abdulla of Bahrain, broadcast on Cairo Radio on 27 October 1957, entitled 'What do the Arab people of the Gulf want?' (3)

FO 371/126890

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

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.
FO 371/126889

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Summary of a discussion between the UK Ambassador to Sweden J N O Curle and the Political Director of the Swedish Foreign Ministry, regarding the Swedish attitude to the Oman question at the UN (402) Note regarding the sending of situation reports about Oman to the Foreign Office (403) Details of a new plan to capture the rebel leaders, and the question of whether to involve the RAF (405) Correspondence discussing whether the earlier assistance provided by the RAF to Iraq provides a precedent for the recent RAF involvement in Oman (406) Note on developmen
FO 371/126888

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Reports on the whereabouts of the rebel leaders (381-382) Comments on the US attitude towards the British use of force in Oman (383) Correspondence regarding the proposed suspension of the use of the RAF to support the operations aimed at capturing the rebel leaders (384) Report of a visit by Deputy to the Imam of Oman Sheikh Saleh Bin Isa Al Harthi and Head of the Omani Imamate Office in Cairo Mohammad Bin Hamad Al Harthi to the US Ambassador in Egypt.
FO 371/126887

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Reports of information received from Jordan and Libya regarding the outcome of an Arab League Council Meeting discussion on Oman. It also contains instructions sent to UK Ambassadors in Lebanon, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia for discussion of the Oman question with local officials, along with responses (361) Photostatic copies of the Arabic text of the Treaty of Sib [Seeb] and of an agreement, concluded just prior to the Treaty of Seeb, between the Sultan of Muscat and Oman and the leading Sheikhs of the Beni Jabir tribe.
FO 371/126886

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Report of discussions with the Iraqi Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs regarding the instructions he has sent to the Iraqi delegation to the Arab League Political Committee, for the discussion on Oman (335) Brief, titled 'Agreement of Sib [Seeb]: Historical Background, Significance and Present Status', prepared for the UK delegation to the UN (336) Correspondence regarding the types of ammunition that have been captured from the rebels in Oman, including details of the markings found on the ammunition, and suggestions as to how they reached Oman (337) Plans fo
FO 371/126884

Internal political situation in Muscat and Oman, 1957

This file contains: Prime Minister's personal minute, asking the Foreign Secretary when it would be appropriate to declare the revolt in Oman at an end (274) Report of an item on the African News Service in which a high ministerial source from the Sudan Government is said to have made critical remarks about the letter on Oman sent by Arab States to the UN Security Council (275) Report of a claim made by Cairo Radio that the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur has sent a message to the Imam of Oman Ghalib Al Hina'i, asking for peace negotiations (276) Translation of a leaflet