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Sultanate of Oman

 * Government:
 * Sultan: Qaboos bin Said
 * Act 1:1 - Constitutional Reforms: The Sultan started his reign with an agenda of political and constitutional reforms. These reforms were instantaneous, with slavery being outlawed on the year of his ascension. This year, the Sultan has started speaking out about allowing the regular citizen to vote, rather than nobles alone.
 * Act 1:2 - South Yemen: The Dhofar rebellion less than a decade ago had developed into a marxist-leninist rebellion thanks to South Yemeni interference. While they have certainly become much less of a threat these days, they are still a potential thorn in our side. Areas previously used by the PFLO in the rebellion, and the SAF forward bases, are now being fortified. Airstrips are built for our airforce. We hope that the collapse of the soviets, the supporters of the South Yemenis, will make things easier for us when we eventually declare war on eachother.
 * Act 1:3 - Industrialisation: Oman has been developing slowly. We had a reliance on British goods and resources for industrialisation. Now, we are opening up to all nations. We are far from self-dependence on this front, as we do not have the capital required. With this collapse occuring around us, we attempt to push out foreign companies capitilising on our oil. The first step is reducing the foreign interest in the PDO. This is done rather unfairly as an official, under royal direction, makes a speech on foreign companies stealing our money, fanning up protests. The Sultan shortly after makes a speech in which he appears to endorse the official. This should keep the protests in support of the Sultan. He requests the Majlis-Ash-Shoura, the lower house of the parliament, to look into it. The Sultan has absolute power, and this is just a delay in the process to have foreign companies with a stake in the PDO to come forward with offers. If any come forward, the negotiations are done in secret, and the result is announced as a victory and a huge boost to the economy, an exaggeration. If none come forward, oil facilities are manned by locals and foreign workers are moved out, in a repeat of the 1951 nationalisation of Iranian Oil. 
 * Act 1:4 - Dhofar: Considerable oil reserves were discovered in Dhofar. Salalah is to become the site of new oil refineries. Money is being poured into the region in an attempt to develop Oman's refining sector. This allows us to sell at higher prices, and make more money.
 * The Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF):
 * Accurate breakdown to come next turn
 * Army numbers 16,000 troops
 * Navy numbers about 3,000 men
 * Airforce has about 40 planes of varying antiquities (Some are quite old)
 * Military / Political Operations:
 * Fortification of Dhofar: The many mountains of Dhofar are perfect defensive positions in case a war with South Yemen goes bad. Forward bases used in the rebellion are manned and the SAF are to train in the area.
 *  Naval Training: The navy, one of the best in Arabia (not much of an achievement), is holding a practice exercise in the Gulf of Oman. Frankly more of a display of force rather than much use.
 * Co-operation with the GCC: The GCC, formed in 1981, is a coalition of 6 arabian nations. In a communique to member nations of the GCC, the Sultan praises the co-operation of member nations and the incredible resilience in these trying times. The sultan then talks about the threats of communist ideologies and the rebellious masses in Arabia. He stresses that to save Arabia from the chaos, extremists should be put down (Hint Hint, South Yemen). The Sultan also expresses hope that Arabia will decide to hold their industries in their own hands rather than in the hands of foreign companies. Pointing out the chaos of foreign nations and how that can spread to the companies, the sultan stresses that the safest future is one where our own industries are affected only by our own nations rather than the whims of foreign diplomacy.
 * Spies, Yemen?: In the hopes of learning more about the bordering regions, and getting some support built up, defectors from the Dhofar Rebellion and Jebel Akhdar War are trained more (They were already trained) and sent to small villages in Yemen bordering us. It should paint a picture of the area for us. The villagers and tribal leaders historically have been distant from the central government. Some spies are to hand these tribes weaponry, and told false tales of the central government wanting to force the nation into athiesm (clearly an exaggeration of their communist label).
 * Economy: Based upon trade of crude oil, dates and other fruits, Metals such as Aluminium and other equipment. Barely any development has taken place, all the plans in the acts will take many years to complete. The economy has slightly worsened as more focus is on the military, though we are balancing that with rising oil prices due to conflicts such as the Soviet Civil War, knocking out Soviet oil extraction, and causing a slight shortage
 * Diplomacy:
 * GCC: See Co-operation with the GCC section
 * Iran: We hope to grow a strong partnership. May we have a trade agreement?
 * India: Same as Iran