The archives

Filter by:

Filter by places

Filter by personalities

Filter by entities

Filter by subjects

Filter by date range

Filter by type

FO 371/174572

Postal services, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Sultanate stamps and an estimate of the likely philatelic annual sale figure in the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman provided by the General Post Office (GPO) (2) Need to modernise the postal service in Oman, particularly stamps, and therefore help modernise Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's image abroad (3) Argument between J S R Duncan and the Sultan about his refusal to produce Sultanate stamps (4) The Sultan being close to agreeing to issue his own stamps and a request by Duncan for the GPO to provide a simple guide explaining how to design an
FO 371/174571

Broadcasting, 1964

This file contains a survey of the possibilities for broadcasting in Muscat by the Chief Engineer of the Diplomatic Wireless Service Donald Bailey and related correspondence. The British see political advantage in providing Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur with a local alternative and antidote to Voice of the Arabs but want assurances regarding the type of content for broadcast before funding the scheme. The survey includes maps illustrating day and night transmission ranges and illustrated plans for a studio, an office, a transmitter building and a power house (4-5).

FO 371/174569

Supply of arms, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Cable from a Canadian arms manufacturing company to Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur (2) The Sultan's enquiry as to whether the US will sell him four armoured cars for the Dhofar Force and the question of cartelisation of arms policy between Britain and America (3) Enquiry by the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) about the cost and availability of arms and ammunition from the US and the question of cartelisation (4) Procedure for supplying British arms to the SAF and the question of American supplies.
FO 371/174565

Civil development proposals, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's civil development proposals for the three year period from April 1965. This includes completion of the Batinah road, the rebuilding of health centres, a third experimental farm, primary school improvements, the building of a government garage, broadcasting and the appointment of a fisheries' officer.
FO 371/174559

Oman-Pakistan relations, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: Amendments suggested by Pakistan to the 1958 Gwadur [Gwadar] Agreement for the retrocession of Gwadar to Pakistan (1) Aide memoire from Pakistan and a record of a meeting between the High Commissioner and Director General Agha Shahi where they discussed the proposed amendments to the Gwadar Agreement and the issue of dual nationals and Pakistani citizens in the Sultan's Armed Forces (2) Britain's position as an intermediary between Pakistan and Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur and British interests vis à vis the Oman question and the security pro
FO 371/174552

Internal political situation, 1964

This file contains correspondence relating to: A tour of Sharqiya in Oman by Consul General J S R Duncan and the Political Resident. Duncan discusses its historical domination by the Al Harithi family and their relations with Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur.
FO 371/174551

Monthly diary of events, 1964

This file contains the Muscat Monthly Diary for:December 1963 (1)January 1964 (2)February 1964 (3)March 1964 (4)April 1964 (5)May 1964 (6)June 1964 (7)July 1964 (8)August 1964 (9)September 1964 (10)October 1964 (11)November 1964 (12).
FO 371/174512

Technical education in Persian Gulf, 1964

This file contains a 'Report on the possible extension of Technical Education under British Auspices in Oman' by the Headmaster of the Sharjah Trade School John H Taylor and related correspondence. Taylor proposes that new schools should not be established in isolation from each other and the subsequent correspondence discusses the pros and cons, politically and educationally, as well as the practicalities of opening and expanding trade schools throughout the Trucial Coast, including in Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Ajman, Sharjah and Dubai (1-4).

FO 371/170968

Bahrain: draft air services agreement between UK and Abu Dhabi, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Negotiations between the British Overseas Airways Corporation and Ahmad Kanoo on the proposed establishment of a Bahraini airline, the possibility of reducing investment in the Gulf Aviation Company Limited and the implications for Qatar (1) Transfer of land at Bahrain airfield to the Government of Bahrain (2) Future of Gulf Aviation and the possible formation of a Bahraini airline (3) Finding the best means for disposing of a Piper Pacer aircraft left at Bahrain airport (4) Question of whether the Ministry of Aviation can legal
FO 371/170967

Abu Dhabi: air services, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possibility of Britain concluding an air agreement with Abu Dhabi; the problem of applying international standards and practices at Abu Dhabi aerodrome, including the provision of a fire tender; and concerns about civil aviation safety, particularly via Gulf Aviation Company Limited (1) Draft air agreement between HMG and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi (2) Continuation of a further year of the landing fee agreement between Gulf Aviation and the Ruler of Abu Dhabi after Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan's suggestion that Gulf Aviation should p
FO 371/185535

Political relations: UN, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to the visit of the Regional Director of the United Nations Technical Assistance Board Hasan Mohammad Hasan to the Rulers of Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain, Ajman, Sharjah and Dubai. He discussed how the United Nations could help with their development projects. The Rulers agreed to send Hasan a list of their individual requirements, which were primarily in the fields of health and education. It also includes discussion of the financing arrangements.
FO 371/185200

UK defence forces in Persian Gulf and arms control, 1966

This file contains correspondence relating to: An order for arms by the Bahrain Police Department without an application for an import license (1) A request by the British Embassy in Washington, DC for agencies in the Gulf to supply copies of No Objection Certificates together with specimens of the issuing officers' signatures (2) The question of the Rulers of Bahrain and Qatar taking over control of the import of arms.