Hepworth, Charles (B.1943) Dates of Creation of Material: 1936-2009 Level of Description: Fonds Extent: 6 Boxes

HEPWORTH GB165-0410 Reference code: GB165-0410 Title: Charles Hepworth Collection Name of creator: Hepworth, Charles (b.1943) Dates of creation of material: 1936-2009 Level of description: Fonds Extent: 6 boxes

Biographical history: Hepworth, Charles (b.1943) Born 17 February 1943 in Quetta, Baluchistan, before the partition of India. Educated at Daniel Stewart's College (Edinburgh Merchant Company) and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS). Commissioned into the King's Regiment in 1963. Served over nine years in the Middle East, including a short tour in Aden in 1967, the Sultanate of (Muscat and) Oman in 1970/71 and 1977/78 and the Kingdom of Sa'udi Arabia, with the British Military Mission to the Sa'udi Arabian National Guard (BMM to SANG), from 1981 to 1983. Attended Army Staff College (ASC) in 1975/76. Retired in the rank of major in 1986. Returned to Oman on contract service from 1986 to 1989. Employed as a Ministry of Defence (MOD) civil servant from 1990 to 2003. Married with two daughters. Fairly widely travelled in Arab countries. Retirement, since 2003, divided between the Yorkshire Dales and the Vendee, France. Interests include reading, much of it concerning the Muslim world, walking, travel and sport.

Scope and content: Papers and photographs relating to Charles Hepworth’s service in the Sultan’s Armed Forces during 1970-1971 including a memoir ‘A Walk on God’s Carpet Adventures in Oman’; training materials including ‘Field Notes on Saudi Arabia 1935’; papers relating to missions, speeches by the Sultan, propaganda leaflets and SAF bulletins. Also includes some maps of Southern Arabia, newspaper clippings and a small amount of correspondence about walking and mapping in Oman, as well as digital copies of 35mm slides including Morocco, Oman, the Hadhramaut (Aden) and a report of a Sandhurst expedition to the Hadramaut 1962-1963 with photographs. System of arrangement: 1 Memoir 2 Training Materials 3 SAF missions 4 Abdication of Sultan bin Taimur

1 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 5 Arms Armistice Notification 6 Speeches by Sultan of Oman 7 Propaganda Leaflets and Booklets 8 SAF Bulletins 9 Maps of Southern Arabia 10 Newspapers and Presscuttings 11 Booklets and Articles on the Arab World and Oman 12 Walking in Oman 13 Correspondence with UK Hydrographic Office 14 Slides 15 Sandhurst Expedition to Hadhramaut 1962-1963

Access conditions: Open Language of material: Mainly English with some Arabic material and a small amount of Urdu Conditions governing reproduction: No restrictions on copying or quotation other than statutory regulations and preservation concerns

Immediate source of acquisition: Received as a gift from Charles Hepworth on 8 March 2007. Revised and updated memoir received as a gift from Charles Hepworth on 17 June 2010. 35mm slides, boxes 3 and 4, received 7 June 2011 and boxes 5 and 6 received 29 Jan 2013 for copying. Report of the Sandhurst Expedition and 56 photographic prints received as a gift on 24 Oct 2011. Related Units of Description: In MEC Archive The MEC Archive has many collections relating to Oman’s military history in 1970s. Please consult the Guide to Collections relating to Oman for further information.

Finding aids: In Guide; Handlist

Archivist’s note: Fonds, file and item level description created by Debbie Usher 15 Mar 2007. Revised by Thomas Stanbury with additional slides 14 Feb 2013. Revised by Debbie Usher with Sandhurst Expedition material on 10 Dec 2014. Some item level descriptions based on list prepared by Charles Hepworth. Biographical history supplied by Charles Hepworth.

2 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 SERIES AND ITEM LEVEL DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARLES HEPWORTH COLLECTION

1 Memoir 1/1 ‘A Walk on God’s Carpet (Adventures in Oman)’ by 1970s-2006 1 volume Charles Hepworth giving an account of Charles Hepworth’s military service and travels in Oman 1970- 1989 1/2 ‘A Walk on God’s Carpet (Adventures in Oman) by 1970s-2009 2 volumes Charles Hepworth giving an account of Charles Hepworth’s military service and travels in Oman 1970- 1989 revised and updated in 2009 including a separately bound ‘Part 4 Return to Oman’

2 Training Materials Training materials covering strategy, historical 1936-1982 6 files background, language, weapons recognition, procedure for examining shell and mortar craters and information on the organisation and capabilities of the Armed Car Squadron

2/1 Operational Charter Dec 1969 37 sheets TS ‘Dhofar – Operational Charter and guide for officers of the Northern Frontier Regiment proceeding to Dhofar’ setting out strategic concepts for fighting in Dhofar. Written by HQ, Northern Frontier Regiment, Bid Bid.

2/2 Historical Background 2/2/1 TS text of speech entitled ‘The Question of Oman’ 21 Nov 1962 11 sheets delivered to the United Nations by Mr CT Crowe, CMG, Deputy Permanent Representative In The Special Political Committee, On Wednesday, November 21, 1962. 2/2/2 Photocopy of TS ‘Short history of The Sultan’s 20 Aug 1967 8 sheets Armed Forces’ by Lt. Col. CC Maxwell, Deputy

3 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 Commander, SAF 2/2/3 TS ‘Historical Background Brief – Revolution in Not dated post 7 sheets Oman’ giving a chronology of events from 1932 to 1974 Oct 1974 2/2/4 Photocopy of ‘A Short History of the 1963 – 1975 1982 7 sheets Campaign in the Sultanate of Oman’, 16 Army Staff Course 1982, Restricted

2/2/5 SAF Handbook for Staff College Students Not dated post 85 sheets (Restricted) consisting of the following: 1976 Part I Historical Note Part II Organisation of SAF Part III The War in Dhofar Lang: In English and Arabic 2/2/6 Duplicate of Part III The War in Dhofar in the Not dated post 22 sheets Sultan’s Armed Forces Handbook for Staff College 1976 Students 2/2/7 Printed book ‘Field Notes on Sa’udi Arabia 1935’, Aug 1936 1 vol Air Ministry (Confidential) includes map of Sa’udi Arabia printed at the War Office 1936

2/3 Language Training 1971 2 items 2/3/1 Booklet entitled ‘Jebali for Jebel Bashers’ printed 1971 1 booklet and published by the Desert Regiment (Salala) giving language instruction with brief vocabulary lists and useful phrases 2/3/2 List of ‘Army Ranks in Arabic’ 31 Aug 1971 2 sheets Lang: English and Arabic

2/4 Enemy Weapons Recognition 2/4/1 Sultan’s Armed Forces booklet entitled ‘Know 20 Jan 1971 1 booklet Your Enemy’ briefly setting out the aim of operations in Dhofar, listing names of rebel leaders

4 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 but mainly serving as a rebel weaponry recognition hand-book. Lang: English and Arabic 2/4/2 TS memo from TAC HQ, The Oman Artillery HQ 15 Sept 1971 3 sheets Dhofar, Salalah giving instruction on enemy weapons recognition, range and performance for 75mm recoilless rifle and ammunition (Heat) 2/4/3 Enemy Weapons Recognition drawings and Not dated 3 sheets diagrams Admin Hist: Issued by Oman Artillery to all units in Dhofar

2/5 Procedure for shell and mortar crater examination 2/5/1 TS memo ‘An Instant Answer to Arty Int’ giving Not dated 2 sheets instruction on procedures for the examination of shell and mortar bomb craters in order to determine rebel gun positions Admin Hist: Issued by Oman Artillery to all units in Dhofar

2/6 Armoured Car Squadron 2/6/1 TS memo ‘The Armoured Car Squadron’, issued by 6 Aug 1971 5 sheets Armoured Car Squadron, SAF, Bid Bid giving details as to the organisation and capabilities of the proposed new squadron

3 SAF missions Papers relating to SAF missions including intelligence on 1970-1971 5 items rebel capabilities, memo on Kuria Muria mission, regimental diaries, report on an engagement with rebels and a special force routine order giving thanks for work in operations to support the civil police in Muscat, Muttrah and Ruwi

5 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 3/1 Intelligence on rebel capabilities 3/1/1 TS Annex A to ‘Op Instr No 2, Dhofar’ giving 3 Nov 1970 2 sheets details of the reported locations and estimated strength, weapons and activities of rebel units

3/2 Kuria Muria Mission 3/2/1 Memo ‘Visit To Kuria Muria’ from HQ Dhofar 6 Apr 1971 1 sheet Salalah, detailing planned mission to Kuria Muria to provide food and medical relief, to have ‘political talks with the Headman’ and to ‘recce the airstrip’

3/3 Regimental Diaries 3/3/1 Regimental Diary Northern Frontier Regiment Jul 1971 4 sheets 3/3/2 Regimental Diary Northern Frontier Regiment Aug 1971 3 sheets

3/4 Enemy Engagement Report 3/4/1 Contact Report No: 18, HQ Northern Frontier Aug 1971 5 sheets Regiment, Salalah with attached: MS of the PFLOAG version of contact from a Radio Aden Broadcast at 2100 hrs on 13 Aug 1971 List of items captured by ‘B’ Coy NFR in result of contact Translation of captured letter

3/5 Special Force Routine order: Thanks to units 3/5/1 ‘Civil Disturbances, 1st to 2nd September 1971’ 5 Sept 1971 1 sheet Special Force Routine Orders by Brigadier JDC Graham thanking the officers and men of all the SAF and SOAF units who took part in operations to support the civil police in restoring order to Muscat, Muttrah and Ruwi

6 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 Lang: In English and Arabic

4 Abdication of Sultan bin Taimur 4/1 Original signal received by ‘B’ Coy NFR, at Izki, at 1035 26 Jul 1970 1 sheet hrs on 26 Jul 1970, on the abdication of Sultan bin Taimur in favour of his son Qaboos

4/2 TS Proclamation by Sultan Qaboos Bin Said made under 26 Jul 1970 2 sheets cover of HQ SAF, Bait al-Falaj and issued to all SAF units informing all ranks that their allegiance is to the Sultan, that the Dhofar Force has come under the command of SAF and the ‘Sultan will enter Muscat in the near future’

5 Arms Armistice Notification 5/1 Notification of ‘Arms and Ammunition Armistice and 1971-1972 1 sheet Registration’ for Nov 1971 to Jan 1972 Lang: In Arabic

6 Speeches by Sultan of Oman 6/1 TS ‘Transcript of a Statement by Jalalat as Sultan, 9 Aug 1970 4 sheets broadcast over Radio Oman’ Admin Hist: Typed copy sent to all SAF units 6/2 TS ‘Address given by HM Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Radio 23 Apr 1971 10 sheets Oman, Muscat’ Lang: English, Arabic and Urdu 6/3 TS ‘Address by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said to the 23 Jul 1971 3 sheets nation on the occasion of the first National Day’ Two copies of an English translation with the Arabic text attached Lang: English and Arabic 6/4 Speech by Sultan Qaboos bin Said marking National Day 23 Jul 1971 1 sheet at the Ministry of Information

7 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 7 Propaganda 7/1 Leaflets covering governmental, war, health and c1970 12 sheets agricultural propaganda some of which were designed for air drops Lang: In Arabic

7/2 ‘Dhofar, Britain’s Colonial War in the Gulf. A Collection Jan 1972 1 booklet of documents and articles’. Edited and published by The Gulf Committee, Jan 1972. Admin Hist: According to this booklet the Gulf Committee was established in May 1971 ‘to inform the British public of revolutionary struggles in the Gulf area’ and ‘to give evidence of Britain’ imperialist role in the Gulf…’

8 SAF Bulletins

News sheet published by Headquarters Sultan’s Armed Mar-Oct 1971 9 items Forces mainly giving information of successful SAF operations and progress in fighting although also including some details on SAF causalities Lang: In English, Arabic and Urdu 8/1 Serial No 17 3 Mar 1971 2 sheets 8/2 Serial No 20 28 Apr 1971 1 sheet 8/3 Serial No 21 15 May 1971 3 sheets 8/4 Serial No 23 10 Jun 1971 3 sheets 8/5 Serial No 23 [?misprint for 24] 24 Jun 1971 3 sheets 8/6 Serial No 25 5 Jul 1971 2 sheets 8/7 Serial No 27 2 Aug 1971 1 sheet 8/8 Serial no 28 26 Aug 1971 1 sheet 8/9 Serial No 31 14 Oct 1971 1 sheet

8 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 9 Maps of Southern Arabia 9/1 Laila 1943 1 item Scale 1:1,000,000, Series 1301, Sheet NF 38, Edition 4- GSGS, compiled by RGS, drawn by the War Office, 1943, printed 10-64 by Army Map Service Corps of Engineers. 9/2 Aden 1945 1 item Scale 1:1,000,000, Sheet North D-38 Aden, 4th Edition, 512 Fd Survey Coy, RE 9/3 Riyadh 1945 1 item Scale 1:1,000,000, Series 1301, sheet NG 38, Edition 3- GSGS, Reprinted by AMS 1951 from a Second Edition MDR map 9/4 Mukalla – Socotra 1945 1 item Scale 1:1,000,000, Series 1301, Sheet ND-39, Edition 4- GSGS, reproduced by 17 Map Reproduction Section RE, Aug 1945 with partial revision of Socotra 9/5 Bahr As Safi 1956 1 item Scale 1:1,000,000, Series GSGS 4646, Sheet NE-39, Edition 1, Reprinted from First Edition, MDR, 1/12253, 1945 and Printed for D Survey (WO and AM) by Ordnance Survey 9/6 Qizan 1956 1 item Scale 1:1,000,000, Series GSGS 4646, Sheet NE 38, Edition 1-GSGS, Reprinted from First Edition, MDR 1/12284, 1945 and Reproduced by War Office 9/7 Duqm 1958 1 item 1:500,000, Series 1404, Sheet 670-B, Edition 1-GSGS, Published By D Survey, War Office and Air Ministry 9/8 Sur, cross-country movement map 1959 1 item Scale 1:250,000, Series K563 S, Sheet NF- 40-8, Edition 1-GSGS, Published by D Survey, War Office and Air Ministry 9/9 Great South Desert 1961 1 item

9 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 Scale 1:1,000, 000, Sheet ONC-J-7, 1st Edition, USAF Operational Navigation Chart, US Air Force, St Louis, Missouri 9/10 Salala 1965 1 item 1:500,000, Series 1404, Sheet 670-D, Edition 3-GSGS, Published by D Survey, MOD, UK 9/11 Ash Shisar 1968 1 item Scale 1:5,000,000, Series 1404, Sheet 669-B, Edition 3- GSGS, Arabic and English, Published by D Survey, MOD, UK 9/12 Umm As Samim 1968 1 item Scale 1:500,000, Series 1404, Sheet 563-D, Edition 1- GSGS, Arabic and English, Published by D Survey, MOD, UK 9/13 Al-Mariyah 1968 1 item 1:500,000, Series 1404, Sheet 564-B, Edition 1-GSGS, Arabic and English, Published by D Survey, MOD, UK 9/14 ‘Ibri 1968 1 item Scale 1:500,000, Series 1404, Sheet 563-A, Edition 1- GSGS, Arabic and English, Published by D Survey, MOD, UK 9/15 Dubayy (Dubai) 1969 1 item Scale 1:500,000, Series 1404, Sheet 548-D, Edition 2- GSGS, Published by D Survey, MOD, UK 9/16 Marmul 1969 1 item Scale 1:500,000, Series 1404, Sheet 670-A, Edition 3- GSGS, Published by D Survey, MOD, UK

9/17 Oman Full Coverage post 1970s 1 vol Scale 1:500,000 Admin Hist: Used as a touring map Physical Condition: Parts of the map are missing as they have been trimmed to fit a volume

10 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 10 Newspapers and Presscuttings Small number of copies of the Omani newspaper ‘Al 1970-1986 2 files Watan (The Homeland) and western media presscuttings

10/1 ‘Al-Watan (The Homeland) 1971 6 items Admin Hist: ‘Al-Watan was the first Omani newspaper following the accession of Sultan Qaboos. Printed in Beirut, Lebanon. Lang: In Arabic 10/1/1 Issue no 4 18 Feb 1971 4 sheets 10/1/2 Issue no 5 25 Feb 1971 6 sheets 10/1/3 Issue no 7 11 Mar 1971 2 sheets 10/1/4 Issue no 9 25 Mar 1971 6 sheets 10/1/5 Issue no 10 1 Apr 1971 2 sheets 10/1/6 Issue no 24 5 Aug 1971 6 sheets 10/1/7 Fragment of internal pages Not dated 2 sheets 10/1/8 Special issue on occasion of the First Anniversary [1971] 1 booklet of 23 Jul

10/2 Western Media Press Cuttings 1970-1986 16 items Mainly consisting of articles about Oman, the Gulf, Saudi Arabia or Oil 10/2/1 ‘Requiem for the Empty Quarter’ Not dated 6 sheets Geographical Magazine c1970 10/2/2 ‘A jump of centuries A survey of the Arabian 6 Jun 1970 1 booklet Peninsula’ The Economist 10/2/3 ‘Oil: Trouble of Wealth for the Arabian Dessert?’ 23 Apr 1971 5 sheets Daily Telegraph Magazine 10/2/4 ‘Where British Soldiers Still Die Under a Foreign 6 Jun 1971 4 sheets Flag’, Observer, London 10/2/5 The Arab World. A Daily Digest of Arab opinion, 5 Aug 1971 12 sheets Political & Business News 10/2/6 ‘Saudi Arabia’ 14 Dec 1971 4 sheets

11 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 The Financial Times 10/2/7 ‘Bahrein’ 16 Dec 1971 2 sheets The Times 10/2/8 ‘Union of Arab Emirates’ 21 Dec 1971 4 sheets The Times 10/2/9 ‘Expedition to Unknown Musandam’ Nov 1972 4 sheets Geographical Magazine 10/2/10 ‘Oman – Embarrassing the money lenders’ 21 Apr 1973 2 sheets The Economist 10/2/11 Photostat copy of ‘Oman – problems on all sides’, 15 Oct 1976 4 sheets Events 10/2/12 ‘Oman’ 17 Nov 1976 5 sheets Financial Times, Survey 10/2/13 ‘Oman- a Special Report’ 18 Nov 1976 6 sheets The Times 10/2/14 ‘The City of The Profit’ (The Hajj) Not dated 4 sheets The Daily Telegraph Magazine 1970s-80s 10/2/15 Photostat of ‘Letters from London-The Ugly Not dated 1 sheet Englishman’ consisting of a book review by Claud Morris of the book ‘Oman, the making of a modern state’, by John Townsend 10/2/16 ‘Oman – March of Progress’ Spring 1986 1 booklet The Traveller

11 Booklets and Articles on Arab World and Oman 11/1 Printed article ‘Kingsmen in the Gulf’, by Lt. Col. PR 1970 1 sheet Large from ‘The Journal of the King’s Regiment’ 11/2 ‘The Arabs’, a handbook on the politics and economics of 1971 1 booklet the Arab World, edited by Ian Hoare and Graham Tayar, Middle East Economic Digest and BBC 11/3 ‘The Arab World’, 16 boxed pamphlets on The League of Not dated 16

12 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 Arab States and its 14 members plus Palestine, published booklets by the League, undated.

12 Walking in Oman 12/1 Letter from M St.C. Baddely (Sultanate of Oman, Research 10 Jun 1977 2 sheets Department) to Major Charles Hepworth giving a suggested route and timings for a walk Major Hepworth proposed to make over the Jebel Shams ‘Route from al-Hamra to Murri, Jabal al- Akhdar’, ORD letter dated 10 Jun 1977 and subsequent report (photostat copy of hand written report for typing). 12/2 Photocopy of a MS report with maps [by Charles [1977] 8 sheets Hepworth] giving corrections to maps following his walk from Jibal Shams to Jabal Al Akhdar

13 UK Hydrographic Office 13/1 Correspondence with the UK Hydrographic Office and 42 Jun 1998 6 sheets Survey Engineer Group, regarding a correction to the ‘Supplement to the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot’ and Omani mapping

14 Slides

Digital copies of 35mm colour slides. Captions provided 1962-1971 201 items by Charles Hepworth. System of Arrangement: 14/1 Morocco Oct-Nov 1966 58 items 14/2 Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) Dec 1962- 95 items Expedition to the Hadhramaut, Jan 1963 14/3 Sultanate of Muscat and Oman 1970-1971 10 items 14/4 Money Exchange Briefing Team: Sharquiyah and Apr 1970 10 items Ja’alan 14/5 Money Exchange Briefing Team: Sharquiyah and May 1970 28 items Ja’alan

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14/1 Morocco Oct-Nov 58 items Photographs by Charles Hepworth 1966 Old Ref: Box 1/1-58 14/1/1 Tangier, tourist official with street performers 14/1/2 Tangier, tourist official with street performers 14/1/3 Marrakech, Place Jamaa al-Fna and Koutobia Mosque 14/1/4 Marrakech, Place Jamaa al-Fna, storyteller 14/1/5 Marrakech, Place Jamaa al-Fna, water carriers 14/1/6 Marrakech, backstreet(s) 14/1/7 Marrakech, backstreet(s) 14/1/8 Roadside restaurant between Marrakech and Tizni n’Tichka Pass. 14/1/9 Tizni n’Tichka Pass 14/1/10 Bus stop between Tizni n’Tichka Pass and Ouarzazate 14/1/11 Wadi Dra, looking south to Ouarzazate 14/1/12 Ouarzazate 14/1/13 Ouarzazate 14/1/14 Ouarzazate 14/1/15 Ouarzazate 14/1/16 Tagounit, Barracks of 3rd Camel Company 14/1/17 Tagounit, washer woman 14/1/18 Tagounit, Wadi Dra 14/1/19 Tagounit, bus stop 14/1/20 Tagounit, road sign to Timbuktu 14/1/21 Tagounit, from the south 14/1/22 Wadi Dra south of Tagounit 14/1/23 Wadi Dra south of Tagounit 14/1/24 Ruined village south of Tagounit 14/1/25 Sand dunes outside M’hamid 14/1/26 Nomad encampment outside M’hamid, containing some long term refugees from the

14 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 brief Moroccan/Algerian border conflict of 1963 14/1/27 Nomad encampment outside M’hamid, containing some long term refugees from the brief Moroccan/Algerian border conflict of 1963 14/1/28 Nomad encampment outside M’hamid, containing some long term refugees from the brief Moroccan/Algerian border conflict of 1963 14/1/29 Crossing point on the Wadi Dra at M’hamid 14/1/30 M’hamid from the south 14/1/31 M’hamid, village men of the ait-Atta tribe 14/1/32 M’hamid, army barracks 14/1/33 M’hamid, donkey park 14/1/34 M’hamid, camel park 14/1/35 M’hamid, camel park 14/1/36 M’hamid, market 14/1/37 M’hamid, ait-Atta 14/1/38 Eastern slopes of the High Atlas 14/1/39 Looking towards the Tizni n’Tichka pass from the south 14/1/40 Marrackech, back street 14/1/41 Marrakech, wool dyers’ suq 14/1/42 The Spanish enclave of Sidi Ifni viewed from Morocco 14/1/43 Irrigation and stock reservoir outside the former, deserted Sidi Ifni border post 14/1/44 Sidi Ifni, bullet holed border sign, evidence of the failed Moroccan attack of 1957 14/1/45 Sidi Ifni, rock pool in no man’s land 14/1/46 Sidi Ifni, war damaged and deserted Spanish border post

15 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/1/47 Sidi Ifni, war damaged and deserted Spanish border post 14/1/48 Sidi Ifni, war damaged and deserted Spanish border post 14/1/49 Ait Bella tents inside a thorn boma, north of Goulimine 14/1/50 Modern Goulimine, with the old town in the background 14/1/51 Goulimine, ait-Bella tribesmen driving camels to market 14/1/52 Goulimine, ait-Bella tribesmen driving camels to market 14/1/53 Goulimine, ait-Bella tribesmen driving camels to market 14/1/54 Goulimine, ait-Bella tribesmen driving camels to market 14/1/55 Goulimine, ait-Bella tribesmen driving camels to market 14/1/56 Atlantic coast north of Agadir 14/1/57 Atlantic coast north of Agadir 14/1/58 North of Agadir, caravan halt on the beach

14/2 Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) Expedition Dec 1962- 112 items to the Hadhramaut, Jan 1963 Photography by Officer Cadets Related material: 15/1 Report of Sandhurst Expedition to the Hadramaut 14/2/1 Mermaid Club, Steamer Point, Aden

Old Ref: Box 1 no 59 14/2/2 Federal Regular Army (FRA) Camp, Seedaseer Lines, Aden Old Ref: Box 1 no 60 14/2/3 Back street(s), Steamer Point, Aden Old Ref: Box 1 no 61

16 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/2/4 Back street(s), Steamer Point, Aden Old Ref: Box 1 no 62 14/2/5 Western Aden Protectorate, Ataq, airstrip

Old Ref: Box 1 no 63 14/2/6 Western Aden Protectorate, Ataq, airstrip Old Ref: Box 1 no 64 14/2/7 Western Aden Protectorate, Ataq, airstrip Old Ref: Box 1 no 65 14/2/8 Western Aden Protectorate, FRA fort and camp Old Ref: Box 1 no 66 14/2/9 Western Aden Protectorate, FRA fort and camp

Old Ref: Box 1 no 67 14/2/10 Western Aden Protectorate, FRA fort and camp Old Ref: Box 1 no 68 14/2/11 Western Aden Protectorate, FRA fort and camp Old Ref: Box 1 no 69 14/2/12 Western Aden Protectorate, FRA fort and camp Old Ref: Box 1 no 70 14/2/13 Western Aden Protectorate, Citrullus Colocynthis or bitter cucumber

Old Ref: Box 1 no 71 14/2/14 Western Aden Protectorate, desert between Ataq and Haib Milh salt mine Old Ref: Box 1 no 72 14/2/15 Western Aden Protectorate, desert between Ataq and Haib Milh salt mine Old Ref: Box 1 no 73 14/2/16 Western Aden Protectorate, desert between Ataq and Haib Milh salt mine Old Ref: Box 1 no 74 14/2/17 Western Aden Protectorate, the prehistoric salt mine of Haib Milh with Federal National Guardsmen (FNG) guarding the mine

17 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410

Old Ref: Box 1 no 75 14/2/18 Western Aden Protectorate, south of al-‘Uqla, vehicle maintenance Old Ref: Box 1 no 76 14/2/19 Western Aden Protectorate, al-‘Uqla, a ritualistic site of the early kings of the Hadhramaut, 10 miles west of their former capital at Shabwah Old Ref: Box 1 no 77 14/2/20 Western Aden Protectorate, al-‘Uqla, a ritualistic site of the early kings of the Hadhramaut, 10 miles west of their former capital at Shabwah Old Ref: Box 1 no 78 14/2/21 Western Aden Protectorate, al-‘Uqla, some of the over 100 Himyaritic inscriptions

Old Ref: Box 1 no 79 14/2/22 Western Aden Protectorate,, outside Shabwa Old Ref: Box 1 no 80 14/2/23 Western Aden Protectorate, outside Shabwa Old Ref: Box 1 no 81 14/2/24 Western Aden Protectorate, failing to negotiate access to Shabwa with members of the Karab tribe Old Ref: Box 1 no 82 14/2/25 Western Aden Protectorate, resupply by Auster outside Shabwa Old Ref: Box 1 no 83 14/2/26 Western Aden Protectorate, resupply by Auster outside Shabwa Old Ref: Box 1 no 84 14/2/27 Western Aden Protectorate, camp in the Ramlat Sabatain Old Ref: Box 1 no 85 14/2/28 Western Aden Protectorate, camp in the Ramlat Sabatain Old Ref: Box 1 no 86

18 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/2/29 Western Aden Protectorate, crossing low dunes in the Ramlat Sabatain Old Ref: Box 1 no 87 14/2/30 Western Aden Protectorate, Ramlat Sabatain, Karab encampment Old Ref: Box 1 no 88 14/2/31 Western Aden Protectorate, Ramlat Sabatain, Karab tribesmen sacrificing a sheep

Old Ref: Box 1 no 89 14/2/32 Western Aden Protectorate, Ramlat Sabatain, sheep hung in a Karab tent for skinning Old Ref: Box 1 no 90 14/2/33 Western Aden Protectorate, Beihan road Old Ref: Box 1 no 91 14/2/34 Western Aden Protectorate, Beihan road Old Ref: Box 1 no 92 14/2/35 Western Aden Protectorate, Beihan road Old Ref: Box 1 no 93 14/2/36 Western Aden Protectorate, Wadi Beihan

Old Ref: Box 1 no 94 14/2/37 Western Aden Protectorate, Wadi Beihan Old Ref: Box 1 no 95 14/2/38 Western Aden Protectorate, Wadi Beihan

Old Ref: Box 1 no 96 14/2/39 Western Aden Protectorate, Wadi Beihan Old Ref: Box 1 no 97 14/2/40 Western Aden Protectorate, Beihan.

Old Ref: Box 1 no 98 14/2/41 Western Aden Protectorate, Beihan, ammunition belt shop.

Old Ref: Box 1 no 99 14/2/42 Western Aden Protectorate, Beihan, palm oil seed milling

Old Ref: Box 1 no 100 14/2/43 West Aden Protectorate, Beihan, plough oxen Old Ref: Box 2 no 1 14/2/44 West Aden Protectorate, Beihan, carting straw Old Ref: Box 2 no 2 14/2/45 West Aden Protectorate, Beihan.

19 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410

Old Ref: Box 2 no 3 14/2/46 West Aden Protectorate, Beihan,mainly non- tribal Beihani townspeople Old Ref: Box 2 no 4 14/2/47 West Aden Protectorate, Wadi Beihan, Neguib, civilian refugees from the Republican bombing of the Royalist towns of Harib and Marib in North Yemen Old Ref: Box 2 no 5 14/2/48 West Aden Protectorate, Wadi Beihan, Neguib, civilian refugees from the Republican bombing of the Royalist towns of Harib and Marib in North Yemen

Old Ref: Box 2 no 6 14/2/49 West Aden Protectorate, Wadi Beihan, Neguib, watering a refugee’s thirsty camel Old Ref: Box 2 no 7 14/2/50 West Aden Protectorate, Beihan road, broken down native truck (former army three ton vehicle) Old Ref: Box 2 no 8 14/2/51 West Aden Protectorate, evening near al-‘Uqla Old Ref: Box 2 no 9 14/2/52 West Aden Protectorate, re-supply by Twin Pioneer near al-‘Uqla Old Ref: Box 2 no 10 14/2/53 Border between the West and East Aden Protectorates, abandoned tribal canon

Old Ref: Box 2 no 11 14/2/54 East Aden Protectorate, police post at Bar al- Saka Old Ref: Box 2 no 12 14/2/55 East Aden Protectorate, police post at Bar al- Saka Old Ref: Box 2 no 13 14/2/56 East Aden Protectorate, the 200 foot deep, prehistoric well at Bar al-Saka

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Old Ref: Box 2 no 14 14/2/57 East Aden Protectorate, government rest house at al-Qatn Old Ref: Box 2 no 15 14/2/58 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, approaching Shibaum

Old Ref: Box 2 no 16 14/2/59 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, the ‘skyscraper city’ of Shibam Old Ref: Box 2 no 17 14/2/60 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, the ‘skyscraper city’ of Shibam Old Ref: Box 2 no 18 14/2/61 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, the ‘skyscraper city’ of Shibam Old Ref: Box 2 no 19 14/2/62 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, the ‘skyscraper city’ of Shibam Old Ref: Box 2 no 20 14/2/63 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, the ‘skyscraper city’ of Shibam

Old Ref: Box 2 no 21 14/2/64 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, the ‘skyscraper city’ of Shibam Old Ref: Box 2 no 22 14/2/65 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, the ‘skyscraper city’ of Shibam Old Ref: Box 2 no 23 14/2/66 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, between Shibam and Saiwun Old Ref: Box 2 no 24 14/2/67 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, Saiwun Old Ref: Box 2 no 25 14/2/68 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, village outside Saiwun

Old Ref: Box 2 no 26 14/2/69 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut,

21 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 Saiwun Old Ref: Box 2 no 27 14/2/70 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, Saiwun, palatial ‘Javan’ merchant’s house. Old Ref: Box 2 no 28 14/2/71 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, between Saiwun and Tarim Old Ref: Box 2 no 29 14/2/72 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, camel caravan Old Ref: Box 2 no 30 14/2/73 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, a small mosque in Tarim Old Ref: Box 2 no 31 14/2/74 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, entrance to a merchant’s house with sentry box. Old Ref: Box 2 no 32 14/2/75 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, al- Mihdhar Mosque Tarim Old Ref: Box 2 no 33 14/2/76 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, police post between Tarim and Marsibat al- Silma Old Ref: Box 2 no 34 14/2/77 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Masila, farmland near Qabr Hud (tomb of the Prophet Hud) Old Ref: Box 2 no 35 14/2/78 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Masila, pilgrims of the Manahil tribe on their way to the religious festival and fair (ziara) at Qabr Hud Old Ref: Box 2 no 36 14/2/79 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Hadhramaut, commercial desert landing strip between Saiwun and Tarim Old Ref: Box 2 no 37

22 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/2/80 The bleak tableland (djol) between Wadi Hadhramaut and the coast with the Arabian Sea at Shihir Old Ref: Box 2 no 38 14/2/82 The bleak tableland (djol) between Wadi Hadhramaut and the coast with the Arabian Sea at Shihir Old Ref: Box 2 no 39 14/2/83 East Aden Protectorate, crossing Wadi’ Adim at Ma’adi Old Ref: Box 2 no 40 14/2/84 East Aden Protectorate, crossing Wadi’ Adim at Ma’adi

Old Ref: Box 2 no 41 14/2/85 East Aden Protectorate, the Arabian Sea near Riyan Old Ref: Box 2 no 42 14/2/86 East Aden Protectorate, the Arabian Sea near Riyan Old Ref: Box 2 no 43 14/2/87 East Aden Protectorate, outskirts of Mukalla Old Ref: Box 2 no 44 14/2/88 East Aden Protectorate, the coastal town of Mukalla Old Ref: Box 2 no 45 14/2/89 East Aden Protectorate, the coast at evening west of Mukalla Old Ref: Box 2 no 46 14/2/90 East Aden Protectorate, recuperating Arab horse at Maifa Hajar Agricultural Centre Old Ref: Box 2 no 47 14/2/91 East Aden Protectorate, the ancient walled city of Naqb al-Hajar (or Mayfa’at) Old Ref: Box 2 no 48 14/2/92 East Aden Protectorate, the ancient walled city of Naqb al-Hajar (or Mayfa’at) Old Ref: Box 2 no 49

23 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/2/93 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Maifa’a Old Ref: Box 2 no 50 14/2/94 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Maifa’a Old Ref: Box 2 no 51 14/2/95 East Aden Protectorate, Wadi Maifa’a Old Ref: Box 2 no 52 14/2/96 Jabrin fort, view from the roof to Jabal Khawr Old Ref: Box 5 no 1 14/2/97 Jabrin fort, view from the roof to Jabal Khawr Old Ref: Box 5 no 2 14/2/98 Jabrin fort, Portuguese canon Old Ref: Box 5 no 3 14/2/99 Jabrin fort Old Ref: Box 5 no 4 14/2/100 Jabrin fort, Old Ref: Box 5 no 5 14/2/101 Pre-Dhufar training area at Jabrin, approximating Dhufari terrain of jabal and bush Old Ref: Box 5 no 6 14/2/102 Pre-Dhufar training area at Jabrin, approximating Dhufari terrain of jabal and bush Old Ref: Box 5 no 7 14/2/103 Training in cliff assault and abseiling Old Ref: Box 5 no 8 14/2/104 Training in cliff assault and abseiling Old Ref: Box 5 no 9 14/2/105 Training in cliff assault and abseiling Old Ref: Box 5 no 10 14/2/106 Izki army camp Old Ref: Box 5 no 11 14/2/107 Sharjah, Trucial Oman Scouts piper Old Ref: Box 5 no 12 14/2/108 Dubai Creek, passenger ferries or bum-boats Old Ref: Box 5 no 13 14/2/109 Dubai Creek, passenger ferries or bum-boats Old Ref: Box 5 no 14 14/2/110 Capt. Ian Johnson, DIO Rustaq, and the

24 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 featureless Gulf coast, between Dubai and Abu-Dhabi Old Ref: Box 5 no 15 14/2/111 Salt marsh (sebkha), east of Abu-Dhabi (Capt. Charles Hepworth) Old Ref: Box 5 no 16 14/2/112 Abu-Dhabi, al-‘Ain, the Abu-Dhabi Defence Force (ADDF) fort at Jahili Old Ref: Box 5 no 17

14/3 Sultanate of Muscat and Oman 1970-1971 119 items Photographs by Charles Hepworth 14/3/1 Suma’il Fort from the air Old Ref: Box 2 no 53 14/3/2 Al-Hazm Fort Old Ref: Box 2 no 54 14/3/3 Rustaq Fort Old Ref: Box 2 no 55 14/3/4 ‘Awabi Fort, garrisoned by a platoon detached from the company base at Rustaq Old Ref: Box 2 no 56 14/3/5 Hot spring at Rustaq Old Ref: Box 2 no 57 14/3/6 Hot spring at Rustaq Old Ref: Box 2 no 58 14/3/7 Camel Spider Old Ref: Box 2 no 59 14/3/8 Dhows off Matrah Bay Old Ref: Box 2 no 60 14/3/9 Sea front at Matrah Old Ref: Box 2 no 61 14/3/10 Wadi Suma’il, part of ‘B’ Coy Northern Frontier Regiment’s (NFR) road move from Rustaq to Izki, April 1970 Old Ref: Box 2 no 62 14/3/11-14 Sur, the creek Old Ref: Box 3 no 3 to 6 14/3/15 Sur, the creek, dhow nakhoda (ship’s captain) Old Ref: Box 3 no 7 14/3/16-17 Wadi al-Batha, beaver aircraft supplying new money

25 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410

Old Ref: Box 3 no 8 and 9 14/3/18-20 Quriyat, the fort. Old Ref: Box 3 no 10 -12 14/3/21-22 Quriyat, the fort, wali’s askars Old Ref: Box 3 no 13 and 14 14/3/23-24 Quriyat, the beach Old Ref: Box 3 no 15 and 16 14/3/25 Quriyat, the beach, shoreline fisherman with his catch Old Ref: Box 3 no 17 14/3/26-28 Qurityat, the souq Old Ref: Box 3 no 18-20 14/3/29 Quriyat, the fish souq Old Ref: Box 3 no 21 14/3/30-32 Direct route up Jabal al-‘Akhdar from Izki. Izki in the background Old Ref: Box 4 no 1 and 2 14/3/32-39 Eastern end of the Jabal al-‘Akhdar, above Izki Old Ref: Box 4 no 3 to 9 14/3/39 Sunset in Wadi Halfain, goatherd returning to the fold Old Ref: Box 4 no 10 14/3/40-41 NFR mortar concentration at Izki camp, augmented by instructors from Scots Guards at Sharjah Old Ref: Box 4 no 11 and 12 14/3/42 Donkey Handlers at Izki Camp Old Ref: Box 4 no 13 14/3/43-44 Wadiu bani Habib, the nearest permanent swimming pools to Izki Old Ref: Box 4 no 14 and 15 14/3/45 Birqat al-Mauz, the falaj Old Ref: Box 4 no 16 14/3/46 Storm over Izki Camp Old Ref: Box 4 no 17 14/3/47 Storm over Izki Old Ref: Box 4 no 18 14/3/48 Arch decorated in advance of Sultan Qabus’ arrival in Muscat on 30 Jul 1970 Old Ref: Box 4 no 19 14/3/49 Dhows off Matrah Old Ref: Box 4 no 20 14/3/50-51 Jabal al-‘Akhdar, Donkey handler on the Persian steps above Muti and Manakhir Old Ref: Box 4 no 31 and 32

26 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/3/52-54 Jabal al-‘Akhdar from above the Persian steps to Shuraijah Old Ref: Box 4 no 33 to 35 14/3/55-61 Jabal al-‘Akhdar, Shuraijah Old Ref: Box 4 no 36-42 14/3/62 Jabal al-‘Akhdar, Shuraijah, RAF bomb casing from the Jabal al- ‘Akhdar War of 1959 Old Ref: Box 4 no 43 14/3/63-64 Jabal al-‘Akhdar, Shuraijah Old Ref: Box 4 no 44 and 45 14/3/65-70 Jabal al-‘Akhdar, Shuraijah to Saiq Camp Old Ref: Box 4 no 46 to 51 14/3/71-72 Jabal al-‘Akhdar, Saiq Camp, cookhouse, baking bread Old Ref: Box 4 no 52-53 14/3/73-74 Jabal al-‘Akhdar, Saiq Camp, donkey handlers undergoing weapon training Old Ref: Box 4 no 54-55 14/3/75-76 Izki Camp, Scots Guards Pipes and Drums from Sharjah entertain all ranks ‘B’ Company, NFR Old Ref: Box 4 no 56-57 14/3/77 Izki Camp, sand grouse trapped by soldiers Old Ref: Box 4 no58 14/3/78 Wadi Halfain, flash flood Old Ref: Box 4 no 59 14/3/79 Izki from the Ssouth Old Ref: Box 4 no 60 14/3/80 Izki Camp, cookhouse, baking bread Old Ref: Box 4 no 61 14/3/81 Izki from the south Old Ref: Box 4 no 62 14/3/82-83 Izki, palm groves Old Ref: Box 4 no 63 and 64 14/3/84 Izki, Capt Tony Artus and soldiers of ‘B’ Company, NFR, carrying out road maintenance after a flash flood Old Ref: Box 4 no 65 14/3/85 Jabal Rashid, between Izki and Jabrin, Capt Tony Artus Old Ref: Box 4 no 66 14/3/86-87 Jabal Rashid Old Ref: Box 4 no 67 and 68 14/3/88-92 Jabal Rashid, the brackish pools that sometimes support duck and

27 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 bring in flights of sand grouse Old Ref: Box 4 no 69 to 73 14/3/93 Izki Camp, carpenter repairing storm damage takes an unofficial siesta on the Officers’ Mess veranda Old Ref: Box 4 no 74 14/3/94 Izki, small scorpion Old Ref: Box 4 no 75 to 76 14/3/96 Helicopter landing on the pad at Izki Camp Old Ref: Box 4 no 77 14/3/97-102 Izki from the air

Old Ref: Box 4 no 78 to 83 14/3/103-108 Jabrin

Old Ref: Box 4 no 84 to 89 14/3/109-110 Duru salt caravan passing Jabrin

Old Ref: Box 4 no 90 and 91 14/3/111 Outside Jabrin, camel carcass by the Duru salt route Old Ref: Box 4 no 92 14/3/112 Outside Jabrin, pre-Dhufar training camp of ‘B’ Coy, NFR

Old Ref: Box 4 no 93 14/3/113 Outside Jabrin, pre-Dhufar training camp of ‘B’ Coy, NFR Old Ref: Box 4 no 94 14/3/114 Jabrin fort

Old Ref: Box 4 no 95 14/3/115 Jabrin fort, ‘B’ Company, NFR, NCOs with a wali’s askar, on the roof of Jabrin fort

Old Ref: Box 4 no 96 14/3/116-119 Jabrin fort, view from the roof Old Ref: Box 4 no 97-100

14/4 Money Exchange Briefing Team: Sharquiyah and Ja’alan Apr 1970 10 items Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF) Money Exchange Briefing Team and ‘B’ Company NFR Escort, to the Sharquiyah and Ja’alan Provinces 14/4/1 Sharquiyah Apr 1970 5 items 14/4/1/1 Ibra Old Ref: Box 2 no 63 14/4/1/2 Al-Mintirib Old Ref: Box 2 no 64

28 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/4/1/3 Al-Mintirib Old Ref: Box 2 no 65 14/4/1/4 Wadi al-Batha, on route to al- Kamil Old Ref: Box 2 no 66 14/4/1/5 Al-Kamil Old Ref: Box 2 no 67 14/4/2 Ja’alan Apr 1970 5 items 14/4/2/1 Road to Sur Old Ref: Box 2 no 68 14/4/2/2 Sur creek Old Ref: Box 2 no 69 14/4/2/3 Sur creek Old Ref: Box 2 no 70 14/4/2/4 Sur al-Sahil, looking east across the creek to al-Ayjah Old Ref: Box 2 no 71 14/4/2/5 Well outside Bilad Sur Old Ref: Box 2 no 72

14/5 Money Exchange Briefing Team: Sharquiyah and Ja’alan May 1970 28 items British Bank of the Middle East Money Exchange Team and ‘B’ Coy NFR Escort, to the Sharquiyah and Ja’alan Provinces 14/5/1 Sharquiyah May 1970 19 items 14/5/1/1 Wadi Tayin Old Ref: Box 2 no 73 14/5/1/2 Wadi Tayin Old Ref: Box 2 no 74 14/5/1/3 Wadi Tayin Old Ref: Box 2 no 75 14/5/1/4 ‘Ibra Old Ref: Box 2 no 76 14/5/1/5 ‘Ibra Old Ref: Box 2 no 77 14/5/1/6 ‘Ibra Old Ref: Box 2 no 78 14/5/1/7 ‘Ibra

Old Ref: Box 2 no 79 14/5/1/8 Al-Mintirib, local notables waiting to change their money Old Ref: Box 2 no 80 14/5/1/9 Al-Mintirib Old Ref: Box 2 no 81 14/5/1/10 Al-Mintirib Old Ref: Box 2 no 82 14/5/1/11 Al-Mintirib Old Ref: Box 2 no 83 14/5/1/12 Al-Mintirib Old Ref: Box 2 no 84 14/5/1/13 Al-Mintirib Old Ref: Box 2 no 85 14/5/1/14 Al-Mintirib, palm leave weavers, using their time gainfully, at the end of the money-changing queue Old Ref: Box 2 no 86 14/5/1/15 Al-Kamil Old Ref: Box 2 no 87 14/5/1/16 Al-Kamil Old Ref: Box 2 no 88 14/5/1/17 Al-Kamil Old Ref: Box 2 no 89 14/5/1/18 Al-Kamil Old Ref: Box 2 no 90 14/5/1/19 Al-Kamil Old Ref: Box 2 no 91 14/5/1/20 Al-Kamil, view from the fort Old Ref: Box 3 no 1 14/5/1/21 Al-Kamil, queue-control

Old Ref: Box 3 no 2 1/4/5/2 Ja’alan May 1970 9 items 14/5/2/1 The Money Exchange Team, at the boundary of bani bu-‘Ali tribal territory Old Ref: Box 2 no 92 14/5/2/2 Wadi al-Batha, a Hikmani

30 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 exchanges his money Old Ref: Box 2 no 93 14/5/2/3 Bilad Sur, abandoned fort Old Ref: Box 2 no 94 14/5/2/4 Approach to Sur al-Sahil Old Ref: Box 2 no 95 14/5/2/5 Custom’s [sic] House at Sur al- Sahil Old Ref: Box 2 no 96 14/5/2/6 Sur al-Sahil Old Ref: Box 2 no 97 14/5/2/7 Younger son of the Wali of Sur Old Ref: Box 2 no 98 14/5/2/8 Younger son of the Wali of Sur Old Ref: Box 2 no 99 14/5/2/9 Sur al-Sahil, donkey park Old Ref: Box 2 no 100

14/6 Operations by ‘B’ Company of the Northeren Frontier June to 8 slides September Regiment (NFR) against The National Democratic Front 1970 for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (NDFLOAG), from June to September 1970 14/6/1 Dawn 12 June, view from Izki Camp, to the small jubail (in the centre of the picture), from where NDFLOAG opened fire on the barracks at 0317 hours Old Ref: Box 3 no 22 14/6/2 1000 hours, 12 June, HQ NFR’s lead Baluchi tracker identifies identifies an enemy footprint in the upper Wadi Halfain, beside the Petroleum Development (PDO) graded road through the Sama’il Gap Old Ref: Box 3 no 23 14/6/3 1030 hours 12 June, RSM Marhoon Salmeen Batti, his driver and his tracker, examine arms and equipment jettisoned by the retiring enemy at the point in the Wadi Halfrain

31 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 where they rendezvoused with their guide, donkey handler and pack donkey Old Ref: Box 3 no 24 14/6/4 1545 hours 12 June, Sgt Salim, the Baluchi PI Comd, on the Wadis Halfain/Andam watershed. The small wadi behind drains into the Wadi Halfain Old Ref: Box 3 no 25 14/6/5 Dusk 12 June, after contact, the NDFLOAG dead and wounded collected centrally, in Wadi Mukaysa (corrected on modern maps to Muksa), for body search and medical treatment Old Ref: Box 3 no 26 14/6/6 1000 hours 13 June, some of the NDFLOAG arms and equipment bundled for back loading to Izki. The bare ankles belong to NDFLOAG prisoners Old Ref: Box 3 no 27 14/6/7-8 15 June, HQ NFR, Bidbid, QM NFR and his arms’ storemen recording the NDFLOAG weapons captured by ‘B’ Company and the following HQ NFR Support Column Old Ref: Box 3 no 28 and 29

14/7 Operations by ‘B’ Company of the Northeren Frontier June to 71 slides September Regiment (NFR) against The National Democratic Front 1970 for the Liberation of Oman and the Arabian Gulf (NDFLOAG), from June to September 1970 14/7/1 Patrol Halt Old Ref: Box 3 no 30 14/7/2-3 Ruwaihi shepherd boy Old Ref: Box 3 no 31 and 32 14/7/4 Breakfast halt Old Ref: Box 3 no 33

32 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/7/5-6 Summit of Jabal al-Khadra, between wadis Mukaysa and Mahram Old Ref: Box 3 no 34 and 35 14/7/7 Midday halt in the shade of a wild date- palm grove. The guide, the Wali of Izki’s son, is second from right Old Ref: Box 3 no 36 14/7/8 Unexpected water hole. (Re-supply was found to be unnecessary as food, from huyool or gardens, on repayment, and waterholes were sufficient for patrol needs) Old Ref: Box 3 no 37 14/7/9 Night halt on a mountain pass Old Ref: Box 3 no 38 14/7/10 Waterhole Old Ref: Box 3 no 39 14/7/11-12 Remote, nomad graveyard Old Ref: Box 3 no 40 and 41 14/7/13-14 Picking mangoes for the patrol in a hayl or garden Old Ref: Box 3 no 42 and 43 14/7/15 Cultivator in a small farm (and an occasional NDFLOAG hide), in the upper Wadi Mahram Old Ref: Box 3 no 44 14/7/16 Nizwa, silver suq Old Ref: Box 3 no 45 14/7/17-18 Nizwa, suq Old Ref: Box 3 no 46 and 47 14/7/10 Nizwa, round tower Old Ref: Box 3 no 48 14/7/20-23 Nizwa, interior of round tower Old Ref: Box 3 no 49-52 14/7/24 Nizwa, view from round tower Old Ref: Box 3 no 53 14/7/25 Izki, window to the wali’s majlis or reception room Old Ref: Box 3 no 54

33 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/7/26 Izki, wali’s house and family Old Ref: Box 3 no 55 14/7/27 Night halt (Next day’s objective is on the skyline) Old Ref: Box 3 no 56 14/7/28 Midday halt Old Ref: Box 3 no 57 14/7/29-32 Shepherds (shuwaan) of the bani Ruwaha drawing water for their flocks with a primitive shaduf, from a pool in a tributary off the upper Wadi Mahram Old Ref: Box 3 no 58 to 61 14/7/33 Deserted Ruwaihi fareeq (seasonal hut/campsite) Old Ref: Box 3 no 62 14/7/34 Midday halt Old Ref: Box 3 no 63 14/7/35 The mountain in the distance is the next day’s objective Old Ref: Box 3 no 64 14/7/36 Communication’s halt Old Ref: Box 3 no 65 14/7/37 Evening on a waterhole, the day’s objective is still on the skyline Old Ref: Box 3 no 66 14/7/38 Ruwaihi grazing ground Old Ref: Box 3 no 67 14/7/39 Yet another objective on the skyline Old Ref: Box 3 no 68 14/7/40 Climbine out of Wadi Sama’il, into the tribal territory of the al-Siyabiyeen, with Jabal al-‘Akhdar in the background Old Ref: Box 3 no 69 14/7/41 Jabal al’Akhdar slabs from the northern Sharquiya. Seemingly sterile terrain in the northern Sharquiya often concealed Old Ref: Box 3 no 70 14/7/42 Grassy wadis

Old Ref: Box 3 no 71 14/7/43 Wild, fruiting date groves Old Ref: Box 3 no 72 14/7/44-45 And water Old Ref: Box 3 no 73 and 74 14/7/46 Impressed Siyabi ‘recogniser’ Old Ref: Box 3 no 75 14/7/47 Muscat Old Ref: BIzki fortox 3 no 76 14/7/48-49 Izki fort Old Ref: Box 3 no 77 and 78 14/7/50-51 ‘Draculus,’ an immature Egyptian vulture and the pet of Dick Candlish, a PDO Tribal Liaison Officer at Izki Old Ref: Box 3 no 79 and 80 14/7/52 Izki Camp airstrip, ‘Ali bin Talib, a ‘B’ Company NFR 14 year old mess boy, riding ‘Samha bint Farahah’ and ‘Umaniya riding camel. Old Ref: Box 3 no 81 14/7/53 Khalfan, the Wali of Izki’s desert guide and tracker, in the Wadi Halfain south east of Izki Old Ref: Box 3 no 82 14/7/54 Khalfan in the Wadi Halfain Old Ref: Box 3 no 83 14/7/55 Khalfan leading his camel through a pass between Wadis Halfrain and Mukaysa Old Ref: Box 3 no 84 14/7/56 Wadi Sama’il Old Ref: Box 3 no 85 14/7/57 Matrah suq Old Ref: Box 3 no 86 14/7/58 NDFLOAG prisoner leading to an NDFLOAG arms’ cache in a tributary of the Wadi Halfain, south east of Izki Old Ref: Box 3 no 87 14/7/59 Part of the arm’s cache exposed

Old Ref: Box 3 no 88 14/7/60 The campsite caravan halt at B’ir al- Hamaid, between Manah and Adam Old Ref: Box 3 no 89 14/7/61 Samha, at B’ir al-Hamaid, she always returned to camp at dawn for saddling Old Ref: Box 3 no 90 14/7/62 Khalfan and camels enjoy a noon siesta near Adam Old Ref: Box 3 no 91 14/7/63 Below Jabal Salakh, registering targets during the reconnaissance for NFR’s Mortar concentration Old Ref: Box 3 no 92 14/7/64 At the Falaj outside Adam, Duru Bedouin washing date-palm fibre, used as padding in camel saddles Old Ref: Box 3 no 93 14/7/65 Caravan halt outside Adam, Duru salt caravan overnighting Old Ref: Box 3 no 94 14/7/66 Adam, the suq Old Ref: Box 3 no 95 14/7/67-68 Duru women gathering wood outside Adam Old Ref: Box 3 no 96 and 97 14/7/69 Izki, from the south Old Ref: Box 3 no 98 14/7/70-71 Direct donkey track up Jabal al-Akhdar from Izki Old Ref: Box 3 no 99 and 100

14/8 Bahrein Undated 10 slides 14/8/1-4 Bahrein Old Ref: Box 4 no 21-24 14/8/5-7 Dhows off Bahrein Old Ref: Box 4 no 25-27 14/8/8-9 Bahrein, Manama, Caulking a small dhow on the beach of Reef Island

Old Ref: Box 4 no 28-29 14/8/10 Bahrein, Manama Dhow Harbour Old Ref: Box 4 no 30

14/9 Dhufar War, 1971 1971 118 slides 14/9/1 Salalah from the air Old Ref: Box 5 no 18 14/9/2 Jabal Qura from the air Old Ref: Box 5 no 19 14/9/3 Jabal Qura from the air Old Ref: Box 5 no 20 14/9/4 Wadi Haluf from the air Old Ref: Box 5 no 21 14/9/5 The Northern Frontier Regiment’s (NFR) camp at Haluf from the air Old Ref: Box 5 no 22 14/9/6 The Northern Frontier Regiment’s (NFR) camp at Haluf from the air Old Ref: Box 5 no 23 14/9/7 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR lines, Maj. Peter Gordon Smith (left) and Capt. Ian Leslie (centre) Old Ref: Box 5 no 24 14/9/8 Haluf, HQ NFR prisoner pen, suspected PFLOAG militiamen Old Ref: Box 5 no 25 14/9/9 Haluf, interior of ‘B’ Company NFR Officer’s Mess tent Old Ref: Box 5 no 26 14/9/10 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR Officer’s Mess tent, Maj Peter Gordon Smith Old Ref: Box 5 no 27 14/9/11 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR Officer’s Mess tent, Maj Peter Gordon Smith and ‘Ali bin Talib, a mess boy Old Ref: Box 5 no 28 14/9/12 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR Officer’s Mess tent, Capt Charles Hepworth

Old Ref: Box 5 no 29 14/9/13 ‘B’ Company NFR mess boy, ‘Ali Bin Talib Old Ref: Box 5 no 30 14/9/14 Mist in Wadi Haluf, with Jabal Qara under cloud on the horizon Old Ref: Box 5 no 31 14/9/15 Mist in Wadi Haluf, with Jabal Qara under cloud on the horizon Old Ref: Box 5 no 32 14/9/16 Mist in Wadi Haluf, with Jabal Qara under cloud on the horizon Old Ref: Box 5 no 33 14/9/17 Mist in Wadi Haluf, with Jabal Qara under cloud on the horizon Old Ref: Box 5 no 34 14/9/18 Haluf, HQ NFR tentage Old Ref: Box 5 no 35 14/9/19 Haluf, HQ NFR tentage Old Ref: Box 5 no 36 14/9/20 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR, holding down tentage in a storm Old Ref: Box 5 no 37 14/9/21 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR mess boy Old Ref: Box 5 no 38 14/9/22 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR WO’s and Sgt’s Mess tent Old Ref: Box 5 no 39 14/9/23 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR eid celebrations, Baluchi machine gun dance with live rounds Old Ref: Box 5 no 40 14/9/24 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR eid celebrations, Baluchi machine gun dance with live rounds Old Ref: Box 5 no41 14/9/25 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR eid celebrations Old Ref: Box 5 no 42 14/9/26 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR eid celebrations Old Ref: Box 5 no 43 14/9/27 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR, mess boys in their

38 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 eid best Old Ref: Box 5 no 44 14/9/28 Haluf, ‘B’ Company NFR, Baluch mercenaries celebrate eid Old Ref: Box 5 no 45 14/9/29 Haluf, ‘B’ Coy NFR orders’ group (‘O’ Gp), before a coy operation. Old Ref: Box 5 no 46 14/9/30 Outside Haluf, pregnant gazelle shot for the pot Old Ref: Box 5 no 47 14/9/31 Haluf, enemy weaponry captured by ‘B’ Coy NFR. Old Ref: Box 5 no 48 14/9/32 Haluf, enemy weaponry captured by ‘B’ Coy NFR. Old Ref: Box 5 no 49 14/9/33 Haluf, ‘B’ Coy NFR, Capt Tony Artus

recording captured enemy weaponry Old Ref: Box 5 no 50 14/9/34 Haluf, Baluch soldiers of ‘B’ Coy NFR, playing volleybal Old Ref: Box 5 no 51 14/9/35 Haluf, ‘B’ Coy NFR rocket launcher training Old Ref: Box 5 no 52 14/9/36 Haluf, ‘B’ Coy NFR rocket launcher training Old Ref: Box 5 no 53 14/9/37 Haluf, ‘B’ Coy NFR mortar section counter fire Old Ref: Box 5 no 54 14/9/38 Haluf, Strikemaster(s) in support of a mortar and rocket bombardment on the camp Old Ref: Box 5 no 55 14/9/39 Haluf, Strikemaster(s) in support of a mortar and rocket bombardment on the camp Old Ref: Box 5 no 56 14/9/40 Haluf, Strikemaster hit on enemy mortar and rocket fire position on the horizon Old Ref: Box 5 no 57 14/9/41 Haluf, Strikemaster hit on enemy mortar and

39 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 rocket fire position on the horizon Old Ref: Box 5 no 58 14/9/42 Haluf, NFR rehearsal for the presentation of medals by HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id Old Ref: Box 5 no 59 14/9/43 Haluf, NFR rehearsal for the presentation of medals by HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id Old Ref: Box 5 no 60 14/9/44 Haluf, NFR rehearsal for the presentation of medals by HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id Old Ref: Box 5 no 61 14/9/45 Haluf, NFR rehearsal for the presentation of medals by HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id Old Ref: Box 5 no 62 14/9/46 Haluf, CSAF, Brig John Graham, waiting to meet HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id from a Skyvan Old Ref: Box 5 no 63 14/9/47 Haluf, HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id takes the salute Old Ref: Box 5 no 64 14/9/48 Haluf, HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id inspects the honour guard, accompanied by CO NFR, Lt Col Carl Beale Old Ref: Box 5 no 65 14/9/49 Haluf, HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id inspects the honour guard, accompanied by CSAF, Brig John Graham, and CO NFR, LT Col Carl

Beale Old Ref: Box 5 no 66 14/9/50 Haluf, HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id, assisted by CSAF, Brig John Graham, presents medals to officers and soldiers of NFR Old Ref: Box 5 no 67 14/9/51 Haluf, HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id, assisted by CSAF, Brig John Graham, presents medals to officers and soldiers of NFR

Old Ref: Box 5 no 68 14/9/52 Haluf, HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id, assisted by CSAF, Brig John Graham, presents medals to officers and soldiers of NFR Old Ref: Box 5 no 69 14/9/53 Haluf, Baluchi LCpl of ‘B’ Coy NFR awarded a belated Bravery Medal for his action against NDFLOAG, following the attack on Izki Camp of 12 June, 1970 Old Ref: Box 5 no 70 14/9/54 Haluf, departure of HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id Old Ref: Box 5 no 71 14/9/55 Haluf, departure of HM Sultan Qabus bin Sa’id Old Ref: Box 5 no 72 14/9/56 Haluf, Sgt Wali Muhammad, the Baluchi ‘B’ Coy NFR Mor Pl Sgt, conducting mortar training Old Ref: Box 5 no 73 14/9/57 Haluf, stand-to at dusk in ‘B’ Coy NFR mortar pits Old Ref: Box 5 no 74 14/9/58 Haluf, ‘B’ Coy NFR’s mortars lay down retaliatory fire against a stand off PFLOAG attack Old Ref: Box 5 no 75 14/9/59 Haluf, ‘B’ Coy NFR’s mortars lay down retaliatory fire against a stand off PFLOAG attack Old Ref: Box 5 no 76 14/9/60 Haluf, ‘B’ Coy NFR’s mortars lay down retaliatory fire against a stand off PFLOAG attack Old Ref: Box 5 no 77 14/9/61 Haluf, Sultan of Oman’s Artillery (SOA), 25 pdr battery, lays down retaliatory fire against a

41 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 stand off PFLOAG attack Old Ref: Box 5 no 78 14/9/62 Haluf, Sultan of Oman’s Artillery (SOA), 25 pdr battery, lays down retaliatory fire against a stand off PFLOAG attack Old Ref: Box 5 no 79 14/9/63 Haluf, Sultan of Oman’s Artillery (SOA), 25 pdr battery, lays down retaliatory fire against a stand off PFLOAG attack Old Ref: Box 5 no 80 14/9/64 Haluf, Sultan of Oman’s Artillery (SOA), 25 pdr battery, lays down retaliatory fire against a stand off PFLOAG attack Old Ref: Box 5 no 81 14/9/65 RAF Salalah, Skyvan and BAC 167 Strikemaster on the parking apron Old Ref: Box 5 no 82 14/9/66 Salalah, ‘Umm al-Gawarif Camp, Officer’s Mess garden Old Ref: Box 5 no 83 14/9/67 Salalah, market place, Government notice and propaganda board Old Ref: Box 5 no 84 14/9/68 Salalah, al-Husn Palace Old Ref: Box 5 no 85 14/9/69 Salalah, the suq Old Ref: Box 5 no 86 14/9/70 Salalah, the suq Old Ref: Box 5 no 87 14/9/71 Salalah, the suq Old Ref: Box 5 no 88 14/9/72 Salalah, the suq Old Ref: Box 5 no 89 14/9/73 Salalah, the suq Old Ref: Box 5 no 90 14/9/74 Salalah, the suq Old Ref: Box 5 no 91 14/9/75 Salalah, the beach looking west Old Ref: Box 5 no 92

42 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/9/76 Salalah, the beach looking east Old Ref: Box 5 no 93 14/9/77 Salalah, sewn surf boats lightering stores ashore from an offshore dhow Old Ref: Box 5 no 94 14/9/78 Salalah, sewn surf boats lightering stores ashore from an offshore dhow Old Ref: Box 5 no 95 14/9/79 Salalah, sewn surf boats lightering stores ashore from an offshore dhow Old Ref: Box 5 no 96 14/9/80 Outside Salalah, ruins of the ancient town of al-Bilad Old Ref: Box 5 no 97 14/9/81 Outside Salalah, ruins of the ancient town of al-Bilad Old Ref: Box 5 no 98 14/9/82 Outside Salalah, ruins of the ancient town of al-Bilad Old Ref: Box 5 no 99 14/9/83 Outside Salalah, ruins of the ancient town of al-Bilad Old Ref: Box 5 no 100 14/9/84 Jabal Qara, picketing an NFR convoy from Haluf to Thumrait (Midway), down ‘Aqabat al-Hatab Old Ref: Box 6 no 1 14/9/85 Jabal Qara, picketing an NFR convoy from Haluf to Thumrait (Midway), down ‘Aqabat al-Hatab Old Ref: Box 6 no 2 14/9/86 Jabal Qara, picketing an NFR convoy from Haluf to Thumrait (Midway), down ‘Aqabat al-Hatab Old Ref: Box 6 no 3 14/9/87 Jabal Qara, picketing an NFR convoy from Haluf to Thumrait (Midway), down ‘Aqabat

43 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 al-Hatab Old Ref: Box 6 no 4 14/9/88 Midway Camp Old Ref: Box 6 no 5 14/9/89 Midway Camp, Mahri badu, the one saluting is wearing a cast off RAF tunic Old Ref: Box 6 no 6 14/9/90 Midway Camp, the new Sultanic flag replacing the former red duster Old Ref: Box 6 no 7 14/9/91 Midway Camp, political prisoner pen for PFLOAG committee members Old Ref: Box 6 no 8 14/9/92 Midway Camp, political prisoner pen for PFLOAG committee members Old Ref: Box 6 no 9 14/9/93 Dauqa well and borehole Old Ref: Box 6 no 10 14/9/94 Dauqa well and borehole Old Ref: Box 6 no 11 14/9/95 NFR convoy watering at Dauqa Old Ref: Box 6 no 12 14/9/96 NFR convoy watering at Dauqa Old Ref: Box 6 no 13 14/9/97 Dauqa, butchering a goat purchased for the convoy from a Mahri badawi Old Ref: Box 6 no 14 14/9/98 Dauqa, butchering a goat purchased for the convoy from a Mahri badawi Old Ref: Box 6 no 15 14/9/99 Dauqa, ‘B’ Coy NFR mess boys dress a gazelle shot for the pot Old Ref: Box 6 no 16 14/9/100 ‘Ayun pools, NFR watering convoy Old Ref: Box 6 no 17 14/9/101 ‘Ayun pools, NFR watering convoy Old Ref: Box 6 no 18 14/9/102 ‘Ayun pools, NFR watering convoy Old Ref: Box 6 no 19

44 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/9/103 ‘Ayun pools, NFR watering convoy Old Ref: Box 6 no 20 14/9/104 ‘Ayun pools, NFR watering convoy Old Ref: Box 6 no 21 14/9/105 ‘Ayun pools, NFR watering convoy Old Ref: Box 6 no 22 14/9/107 ‘Ayun pools, NFR watering convoy Old Ref: Box 6 no 23 14/9/108 ‘Ayun pools, NFR watering convoy Old Ref: Box 6 no 24 14/9/109 ‘Ayun pools, NFR watering convoy Old Ref: Box 6 no 25 14/9/110 ‘Ayun pools, NFR watering convoy Old Ref: Box 6 no 26 14/9/111 ‘Ayun pools, NFR watering convoy Old Ref: Box 6 no 27 14/9/112 ‘Ayun pools, Capt Tony Artus surfaces after attempting to measure the depth of the pools Old Ref: Box 6 no 28 14/9/113 ‘Ayun pools, Capt Tony Artus surfaces after attempting to measure the depth of the pools Old Ref: Box 6 no 29 14/9/114 ‘Ayun pools, Capt Tony Artus surfaces after attempting to measure the depth of the pools Old Ref: Box 6 no 30 14/9/115 ‘ Ayun pools, camel Old Ref: Box 6 no 31 14/9/116 ‘ Ayun pools, camel Old Ref: Box 6 no 32 14/9/117 ‘Ayun pools, camel and calf Old Ref: Box 6 no 33 14/9/118 ‘Ayun pools, camel and calf Old Ref: Box 6 no 34

14/10 Operations in Jabal Qara 58 slides 14/10/1 NFR’s “HORNET” series of operations on 49 slides Jabal Qara. 14/10/1/1 Jabal Qara, ‘B’ Coy NFR General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)

45 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 Gunner on patrol Old Ref: Box 6 no 35 14/10/1/2 Jabal Qara terrain Old Ref: Box 6 no 36 14/10/1/3 Jabal Qara terrain Old Ref: Box 6 no 37 14/10/1/4 Jabal Qara terrain Old Ref: Box 6 no 38 14/10/1/5 Jabal Qara terrain Old Ref: Box 6 no 39 14/10/1/6 Jabal Qara terrain Old Ref: Box 6 no 40 14/10/1/7 Jabal Qara terrain Old Ref: Box 6 no 41 14/10/1/8 Jabal Qara terrain Old Ref: Box 6 no 42 14/10/1/9 Jabal Qara terrain Old Ref: Box 6 no 43 14/10/1/10 Jabal Qara, my Baluchi orderly, Mubarrak bin Sa’id, on patrol Old Ref: Box 6 no 44 14/10/1/11 Jabal Qara, searching a dead PFLOAG militiaman Old Ref: Box 6 no 45 14/10/1/12 Jabal Qara, recovering equipment from a dead PFLOAG militiaman Old Ref: Box 6 no 46 14/10/1/13 Jabal Qara, 14 year old PFLOAG militia prisoner Old Ref: Box 6 no 47 14/10/1/14 Jabal Qara, NFR mortar and GPMG fire base returning to Haluf after a battalion operation Old Ref: Box 6 no 48 14/10/1/15 Jabal Qara, NFR mortar and GPMG fire base returning to Haluf after a battalion operation Old Ref: Box 6 no 49

46 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/10/1/16 Jabal Qara, ‘Aqabat al-Kismeem, NFR preparing mortar pits Old Ref: Box 6 no 59 14/10/1/17 Jabal Qara, ‘Aqabat al-Kismeem, NFR bringing mortars out of action Old Ref: Box 6 no 60 14/10/1/18 Jabal Qara, view from ‘B’ Coy NFR ambush position Old Ref: Box 6 no 61 14/10/1/19 Jabal Qara, view from ‘B’ Coy NFR ambush position Old Ref: Box 6 no 62 14/10/1/20 Jabal Qara, ‘B’ Coy NFR cordon and search of a village Old Ref: Box 6 no 63 14/10/1/21 Jabal Qara, ‘B’ Coy NFR cordon and search of a village, soldier with captured AK 47 varian Old Ref: Box 6 no 64 14/10/1/22 Jabal Qara, ‘B’ Coy NFR cordon and search of a village, soldier with captured AK 47 varian Old Ref: Box 6 no 65 14/10/1/23 Haluf, ‘B’ Coy NFR moving out of camp at last light Old Ref: Box 6 no 66 14/10/1/24 Haluf, ‘B’ Coy NFR moving out of camp at last light Old Ref: Box 6 no 67 14/10/1/25 Jabal Qara, SOA forward observation officer (FOO) Old Ref: Box 6 no 68 14/10/1/26 Jabal Qara, ‘B’ Coy NFR observation post (OP) Old Ref: Box 6 no 69 14/10/1/27 Jabal Qara, ‘B’ Coy NFR cordon

47 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 and search of a village Old Ref: Box 6 no 70 14/10/1/28 Jabal Qara, ‘B’ Coy NFR cordon and search of a village Old Ref: Box 6 no 71 14/10/1/29 Jabal Qara, ‘B’ Coy NFR cordon and search of a village Old Ref: Box 6 no 72 14/10/1/30 Jabal Qara, Qarawi tribesman held for questioning after a ‘B’ Coy NFR cordon and search of a village Old Ref: Box 6 no 73 14/10/1/31 Jabal Qara, Qarawi tribesman held for questioning after a ‘B’ Coy NFR cordon and search of a village Old Ref: Box 6 no 74 14/10/1/32 Jabal Qara, NFR recovery to Haluf after a battalion op Old Ref: Box 6 no 75 14/10/1/33 Jabal Qara, NFR recovery to Haluf after a battalion op Old Ref: Box 6 no 76 14/10/1/34 Jabal Qara, NFR recovery to Haluf after a battalion op Old Ref: Box 6 no 77 14/10/1/35 Jabal Qara, NFR recovery to Haluf after a battalion op Old Ref: Box 6 no 78 14/10/1/36 Jabal Qara, NFR recovery to Haluf after a battalion op Old Ref: Box 6 no 79 14/10/1/37 Jabal Qara, NFR stop positions astride the Midway Road, during a joint MR/NFR operation temporarily to reopen the road.

48 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 The burning grass is caused by enemy tracer fire Old Ref: Box 6 no 80 14/10/1/38 Jabal Qara, NFR stop positions astride the Midway Road, during a joint MR/NFR operation temporarily to reopen the road. The burning grass is caused by enemy tracer fire Old Ref: Box 6 no 81 14/10/1/39 Jabal Qara, NFR stop positions astride the Midway Road, during a joint MR/NFR operation temporarily to reopen the road. The burning grass is caused by enemy tracer fire Old Ref: Box 6 no 82 14/10/1/40 Jabal Qara, NFR stop positions astride the Midway Road, during a joint MR/NFR operation temporarily to reopen the road. The burning grass is caused by enemy tracer fire Old Ref: Box 6 no 83 14/10/1/41 Jabal Qara, NFR stop positions astride the Midway Road, during a joint MR/NFR operation temporarily to reopen the road. The burning grass is caused by enemy tracer fire Old Ref: Box 6 no 84 14/10/1/42 Haluf, Baluchi snake charmer of ‘B’ Coy NFR Old Ref: Box 6 no 85 14/10/1/43 Haluf, Baluchi snake charmer of

49 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 ‘B’ Coy NFR Old Ref: Box 6 no 86 14/10/1/44 ‘B’ Coy watering and wooding convoy from Haluf to Ma’ Shadeed and Wadi Ghudun Old Ref: Box 6 no 87 14/10/1/45 ‘B’ Coy watering and wooding convoy from Haluf to Ma’ Shadeed and Wadi Ghudun Old Ref: Box 6 no 88 14/10/1/46 Wadi Ghudun, providing water and other assistance to to a badawi family of the bait Kathir Old Ref: Box 6 no 89 14/10/1/47 Wadi Ghudun, providing water and other assistance to to a badawi family of the bait Kathir Old Ref: Box 6 no 90 14/10/1/48 Wadi Ghudun, providing water and other assistance to to a badawi family of the bait Kathir Old Ref: Box 6 no 91 14/10/1/49 Wadi Ghudun, providing water and other assistance to to a badawi family of the bait Kathir Old Ref: Box 6 no 92 14/10/2 Jabal Qara, OP “BEAUFORT”, ‘B’ Coy NFR 9 slides under command MR 14/10/2/1 Jabal Qara, OP “BEAUFORT”, ‘B’ Coy NFR stop position under command MR for a sweep of Wadi Darbat Old Ref: Box 6 no 50 14/10/2/2 Jabal Qara, OP “BEAUFORT”, ‘B’ Coy NFR stop position under

50 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 command MR for a sweep of Wadi Darbat Old Ref: Box 6 no 51 14/10/2/3 Jabal Qara, OP “BEAUFORT”, ‘B’ Coy NFR stop position under command MR for a sweep of Wadi Darbat Old Ref: Box 6 no 52 14/10/2/4 Withdrawal from OP “BEAUFORT” Wadi Darbat to Taqa, investigating a deserted hut Old Ref: Box 6 no 53 14/10/2/5 Withdrawal from OP “BEAUFORT” Wadi Darbat to Taqa, below the Darbat cliffs Old Ref: Box 6 no 54 14/10/2/6 Withdrawal from OP “BEAUFORT” Wadi Darbat to Taqa, below the Darbat cliffs Old Ref: Box 6 no 55 14/10/2/7 Taqa. fort Old Ref: Box 6 no 56 14/10/2/8 Taqa town Old Ref: Box 6 no 57 14/10/2/9 Mortar pit defending Taqa Old Ref: Box 6 no 58

14/11 HQ Dhufar Brigade Mission to Kuria Muria Islands 8 slides 14/11/1 Raisut anchorage Old Ref: Box 6 no 93 14/11/2 Raisut anchorage Old Ref: Box 6 no 94 14/11/3 Raisut anchorage Old Ref: Box 6 no 95 14/11/4 Raisut anchorage Old Ref: Box 6 no 96 14/11/5 Raisut anchorage Old Ref: Box 6 no 97

51 ©Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford. OX2 6JF HEPWORTH GB165-0410 14/11/6 Iranian coastal vessel “Tylos,” chartered for famine relief to the Kuria Muria Islands, as well as for talks with the headman Old Ref: Box 6 no 98 14/11/7 Iranian coastal vessel “Tylos,” chartered for famine relief to the Kuria Muria Islands, as well as for talks with the headman Old Ref: Box 6 no 99 14/11/8 Iranian coastal vessel “Tylos,” chartered for famine relief to the Kuria Muria Islands, as well as for talks with the headman Old Ref: Box 6 no 100

15 Sandhurst Expedition to Hadhramaut 1962-1963

15/1 Report of Sandhurst Expedition to the Hadramaut 4 Feb 1963 23 sheets TS ‘Report of the Sandhurst Expedition to the Hadramaut’ giving an account of planning and preparation of the expedition, the background of the history and terrain of the Protectorate, a copy of original orders for the ‘Op Magpie’ recce of the junction point of the ‘Western and Eastern Aden Protectorate with the Yemen’ and a detailed daily account of the expedition including photographs. The expedition went from Aden to Ugla, then Ugla to Riyan, and then Riyan to Aden.

15/2 Expedition Photographs 1962-1963 56 prints Copies of black and white and colour prints consisting of 37 photographs from the expedition, 4 photographs of the East Aden Protectorate, 9 photographs of Oman and 6 photographs of Saudi Arabia. Related material: 14/2 Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) Expedition to the Hadhramaut.