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This file relates to an operation by the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur, to occupy Nizwa, the base of the Imam of Oman Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i, which was backed by Britain and code-named ‘Full Blast’. It covers correspondence on: Analyse de l'article de Abu Ishaq Itfayyish : "Oman...a new Arab State awaiting its turn."

This file is about exchanges between the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)....

This file relates to relations between the UK and Oman. It contains correspondence, briefs, and records of conversations concerning: The visit of the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin...

This file relates to relations between the UK and Oman, and in particular the replacement of D G Crawford as the Consul General in Muscat by D F Hawley. It includes...

This file relates to relations between Oman and Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence, press extracts and situation reports concerning: The visit of an Omani delegation to Saudi Arabia The rumours that an Imamate of Oman office has reopened in Dammam The possible visit of the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said to Saudi Arabia and Iran; his eventual decision to call off the visits and travel directly to London; and contacts between the Saudi administration and the Sultan HMG’s efforts to remove itself from acting as a ‘middle-man’ between Saudi Arabia and Oman A letter from the Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ahmad Zaki Yamani to Petroleum Development (Oman) Limited accusing it of drilling in Saudi territory; the damage this caused to Saudi-Omani relations; HMG’s efforts to establish whether this is an officially sanctioned Saudi approach Reports from Shell and Qatar of Saudi troop movements in Dhofar and Rub' Al Khali The impact of the Saudi disposition towards Oman on its postponement of Arab League membership The suggestion of a settlement between the Sultan and the Imam of Oman Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i; the Sultan’s offer of the right to return to Oman to Ghalib, with the title of Mufti, provided he renounce the Imamate and swear loyalty; and efforts to establish Ghalib’s response to this offer Headquarters British Forces Gulf’s (HQBFG) reports on military operations in Dhofar US concern over the state of Oman-Saudi Arabia relations The improvement of relations between Oman and Saudi Arabia, including recognition of Oman by the latter, a successful visit to Saudi Arabia by the Sultan, and the issuing of a joint statement by the Sultan and the Ruler of Saudi Arabia King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

This file relates to The Sultanate of Oman and its dealings with the Omani rebel movement. It contains correspondence concerning: The Consul General in Muscat D G Crawford’s report on the situation. It mentions: the difficulties the situation creates for Oman’s desire to join the UN and the Arab League; the significance of the possible future defection of Sheikh Sulaiman Bin Himyar Al Nabhani to the Ruler of Oman Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said; and the opposition of the Sultan and his uncle Tariq Bin Taimur to any accommodation with the rebels The possible resolution of the conflict through a regional approach mediated by other Arab states, as Sulaiman Bin Himyar, Ghalib Bin Ali Al Hina'i and Taleb Bin Ali Al Hina'i have dwindling followers in other countries The possible future Omani goodwill mission; the statement from Ghalib denying the liquidation of the Imamate of Oman offices in various countries, reported in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Siyasa, because of this new approach; and comment from the British Embassy in Kuwait

This file relates to development projects in Oman. It contains correspondence concerning: The civil development of Salalah, and the progress since the accession of the Sultan of Oman Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said to the throne Lists of current and future development projects in Oman The multiple invitations from the government of Oman to various consultancies, including Llewelyn-Davies, Weeks, Forestier-Walker and Bor, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Harold Whitehead and Partners Limited, and Bechtel Incorporated, to conduct economic surveys and development plans in the Sultanate

This file contains correspondence relating to: Arab press reports about the occupation of Nizwa, including a statement [translation enclosed] by the Imam of Oman's envoy Sheikh Atfish entitled, 'The British occupy the country of this Man. Oman … a new Arab State awaiting its turn' (1, 3) Assistance for the Chicago Daily News correspondent George Weller during his visit to Buraimi, Nizwa and Oman; the Sultan's refusal to grant permission to visit, and Weller's subsequently hostile article. It also contains a cutting from the Washington Post: 'UN Appeal: Saudi King to Air Fight With British' (2, 6) F C L Chauncy’s meeting with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur after the occupation of Nizwa. It describes the Sultan's entry and discusses the search for the Imam of Oman Ghalib Al Hina'i and his brother Taleb Al Hina'i (4) W R Hay's comments on an economic report (5) Reports from a Buraimi tribesman that Saudi Arabia attempted to persuade 300 émigré Omanis to fly to Firq and defend Nizwa (7) The Sultan's reply to the Prime Minister of Iraq Nuri Pasha's congratulations on the success of the Nizwa operation (8) The Sultan's attitude towards the visit of correspondents and the suggestion he ask Cities Services oil company and Wendell Phillips to act as his publicity agents in the US and counter the influence of the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) (10, 15, 20, 22) Reports in Al Ahram that Sheikh Atfish has asked for Arab aid for the Imam of Oman (11) Arab press reports of mutiny and resistance against Britain in Muscat and Oman (12, 14) Information that Taleb has arrived in Dammam in Saudi Arabia (13) B A B Burrows' discussion with Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur concerning: the reorganisation of the Sultan's Armed Forces; the Sultan's plans for the future development of the interior; and the proposed administrative arrangements for Nizwa (16) Occupation of Nizwa and the background of tribal politics in Oman. It also contains: 'A Note on the Imam's Administration in the Interior of Oman', which includes a list of tribes supporting the Imam; and a 'Brief Note on the Internal History and Politics of Muscat and Oman up to the Agreement of Sib [Seeb] 1920' (17) History of Muscat and Oman. It also contains copies of correspondence from the Imam to the Sultan (18) Pressure from Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Syria for including the question of the Imamate of Oman's admittance to the Arab League at the next session and suggestions for the Sultan to resist this (19, 21) Expenses incurred during the endeavour to apprehend Taleb Al Hina'i (23) Letter from Libyan dentist Yusef Al Barouni to the Arab League about Buraimi and Oman (24) Rumours of the Imam of Oman's activities and possible move to Saudi Arabia (25)

This file contains notes on administration reports in the Muscat Consulate, covering the years 1873-1940. These notes were written for the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf, and the extracts referred to relate to the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's relations with the tribes of the interior. It includes a note on the 1920 Treaty of Sib [Seeb]. f° 28: The danger threatening Oman from Ihn Saud was discussed. and there is little doubt that Sulaiman el Baruni, the Tripoli agitator, who was spending the hot weather with Isa bin Saleh, took a leading part in the deliberations. This Sulaiman el Raruni has given both the French and the Italians a great deal of trouble in past years, and was in fact detained as a political detenu by the French in Paris until about 18 months ago. As he was not permitted by either of these Governments to go back to any place on the Mediterranean seaboard of Africa he came to Arabia, visited Mecca, and then came on to Mascat. He is religious leader of the Ibadhi persuasion, which sect is strongest in Oman. During his stay at Muscat llis Highness decorated him with the Order of Sayidiya. The result of the deliberations was that it was decided to weld together the Omani tribes against Ibn Saud and to force those tribes suspected of Wahabi leanings, and therefore of friendliness to Ibn Saud, to comply with the wishes of the majority of the Oman tribes. f° 29-30 : 1927 : The Imam formed a council of four officials in Nezwa. Included was Sulaiman Baruni.

f° 62-63: Sur Yahya Omar Baruni conseiller du Sultan introduit par Omar Baruni

Letters sent to Harold Beeley on the Treaty of Sib and tactics at the UN, with regard to representations to European, Latin American and certain Arab posts. The text of the Treaty is attached, with discussions on its significance to the debate, alongside reports on the countries for and against inscription of Oman on the UN Agenda (86) Role played by the Sudanese delegation (87) Recommendation for lobbying in certain Afro-Asian countries and the suggestion that representations to Arab countries in Africa would be useless. It also includes telegrams to Arab capitals on points to raise with their respective governments (88) Suggestions on representations to various governments. It also includes a suggestion to thank the French for their support against inscription (91) Talk with Hermann Eilts about American desire to abstain on a moderate resolution due to worries around the renewal of the Dhahran base agreement with Saudi Arabia. It also includes a discussion about Iraqi arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia for Omani rebels (92) Confirmaton that the text of the Treaty of Sib published in The New York Times came from an Arab source (93) Guidance to Commonwealth Relations Office (CRO) on representations to their governments (94) J F Walker’s approach to the Norwegians and the correction of historical inaccuracies in previous communication (95) Request for information on Muscat and Oman for the Nigerian Government (96) Postponement of representations to the Sudanese government until early January 1961 (97) The Lebanese Government’s awareness of HMG’s disappointment in their actions on inscription at the UN, with no opportunity to raise the matter further at present (98) Comments from Baghdad Radio on action at the UN (99) Representations to Libya (100) Attitude of HMG to Algeria and its possible effect on Libyan attitudes towards Oman (101) Representations to Jordan (102) Decision not to ask France to lobby French Africans (103) Estimate on the voting on the Oman item at the UN (104)

p. 12 : ... and his Foreign Affairs Adviser, Omar Baruni

This file concerns domestic and foreign political affairs in Oman. It contains correspondence relating to: Ministerial changes in the Government of Oman Internal challenges and rivalries within the government Meetings with ministers in the government, and HMG’s recommendations for government reform Developments in the Dhofar conflict, with statements from the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Oman and the Arab Gulf (PFLOAG) International media coverage on Oman, including allegations on the Soviet radio station Radio Peace and Progress that the British military have used napalm in Dhofar Oman’s foreign relations The views of Egypt, Libya, and Iraq on the Dhofar conflict and the presence of British officers in Oman Arrangements, briefings, and records of the visit of the Omani Minister for Communications, Social Affairs and Labour Abdul Hafidh Saleem Rajab to the UK Issues of development in Oman, including the construction of roads, hospitals, and schools and the employment of foreign advisers and staff Sultan Qaboos Bin Saeed Al Said’s speech on National Day 1972, reviewing Oman's achievements in the past two years and plans for the future, and criticising PFLOAG and South Yemen

This file contains a Comment by the Research Department at the Foreign Office on George Rentz's Book on South-East Arabia entitled "Oman and the Southern Shore of the Persian Gulf" (originally published in 1952), 25 February 1954. It includes photostat copies of sections of Rentz's book in the following order: I) The Imamate of Oman; II) The Dhahirah [Al Dhahirah] (only the first 3 pages); Appendices on Ibadhism, Imams of Oman, Sultans of Muscat, Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Pelly's visit to Riyadh in March 1865, Zakah, and Sources and Bibliography; Index; VI) Qatar; II) The Dhahirah: the remainder of the Chapter; III) Al Buraimi; and IV) Abu Dhabi.