red ▁the ▁F BI ▁Head quarters , ▁and ▁laid ▁a ▁w re ath ▁upon ▁George ▁Washington ’ s ▁tomb , ▁at ▁Mount ▁Vern on . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁the ▁Sultan ▁co oper ated ▁readily ▁with ▁the ▁British ; ▁several ▁Royal ▁Air ▁Force ▁landing ▁fields ▁were ▁constructed ▁between ▁Sal al ah ▁in ▁D hof ar ▁and ▁Mas cat . ▁This ▁allowed ▁the ▁channels ▁of ▁supply ▁to ▁remain ▁open ▁between ▁India ▁and ▁the ▁Al lies . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁ ▁As ▁Sultan , ▁oil ▁wealth ▁would ▁have ▁allowed ▁Sa id ▁to ▁modern ize ▁his ▁country . ▁He ▁secured ▁British ▁recognition ▁of ▁its ▁independence ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁Nevertheless , ▁he ▁also ▁faced ▁serious ▁internal ▁opposition , ▁from ▁Im am ▁G hal ib ▁Bin ▁Ali , ▁a ▁religious ▁leader ▁of ▁O man , ▁who ▁claimed ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁s ultan ate ▁for ▁himself . ▁The ▁Im am ' s ▁revol t ▁in ▁J eb el ▁Ak hd ar ▁was ▁suppress ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁with ▁British ▁help , ▁but ▁this ▁in ▁turn ▁earned ▁Ta im ur ▁the ▁anim os ity ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁which ▁supported ▁the ▁Im am , ▁and ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁which ▁regarded ▁British ▁invol vement ▁in ▁suppress ing ▁the ▁revol t ▁as ▁not ▁condu ci ve ▁to ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁Arab ▁national ism . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁these ▁two ▁countries ▁supported ▁a ▁renew ed ▁revol t ▁by ▁the ▁Im am , ▁which ▁was ▁similarly ▁suppress