ABSTRACT
The near absolute isolation which had enveloped southeastern Arabia and the Gulf for centuries began to disappear by the 1950s. No longer would internal disruptions in Oman occur without notice elsewhere, nor would British activity in the Sultanate escape outside attention. The two rebellions taking place in Oman in this half of the twentieth century have been the focus of debate and opinion in various Arab and other international councils and the rebelling factions in both cases have relied on considerable outside support for their armed struggle. As a consequence, the Oman government found it increasingly necessary to seek outside support of its own to counter the rebels.
