[en] The differential cross-section and spin observables for the (¹⁶OP) elastic scattering have been studied on the basis of the Sitenko-Glauber multiple diffraction scattering theory with taking account of two-nucleon correlations. In the approach used, the long-range correlations are taken into account by means of including a large number of intermediate excitations of the target nucleus into consideration, whereas the short-range correlations of the type of repulsion between nucleons are considered in a model way. To ensure a realistic description of the nuclear structure and nucleon-nucleon forces, the calculation have been performed using the Hartree-Fock proton and neutron densities calculated with various effective Skyrme forces, the nucleon-nucleon amplitudes found from phase-shift analysis solutions, and experimental data on the intermediate excitations under consideration taken from the literature. It has been shown that the two-nucleon correlations taken into account make a considerable contribution into observables at sufficiently large scattering angles