Britain's Decision to Withdrawal and its Reflections on the Omani Regime 1968-1971

Abstract

The research examines the British withdrawal decision and its reflections on the Oman’s regime during the period 1968-1971. Through the research, it became clear that the British withdrawal decision from the Arabian Gulf had a significant impact on shaping the new political system in Oman. The repercussions of the decision almost gave the armed groups in Dhofar a great opportunity to continue their armed struggle to overthrow the Oman’s regime, but the act of Britain by creating the conditions for a coup in favor of Sultan Qaboos against his father, Sultan Said bin Taimur (1932-1970 AD). The research also explores how the British consulate contributed to this change in order to preserve its influence and interests in the region, and to try to support him militarily and overcome the difficulties that his government faced internally, which helped him establish a political system different from the system drawn up by his father, as it possessed all the characteristics of modernity. On the external level, Britain worked to support the policy of openness pursued by the new Sultan, especially with the United States of America, which, according to its agreement with Britain, adopted a policy of filling the void created by the British withdrawal decision on the Sultanate of Oman, thus placing the task of protecting its interests on the shoulders of the United States of America, which took over the British role