Kuwait Embassy in London

This file concerns the affairs of the Kuwaiti Embassy in London. It contains correspondence, newspaper articles, records of meetings and briefing notes concerning:

• Kuwaiti concerns regarding the threat of terrorism and the lack of a visible police presence protecting the Embassy
• The absence and subsequent return of the Kuwaiti Ambassador to the UK Ghazi Mohammad Amin Al Rayes
• The query concerning whether the marriage of Abdulla Hanna Yusif and Gillian Patricia Nash will be recognised by Kuwaiti law
• The increased threat to Kuwait following the detention of members of the Iraqi Islamic Dawa Party following bombing attacks in Kuwait in 1983
• The assassination attempt upon the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Sabah, and the suspension of the classified diplomatic bag service to Kuwait and requests for additional security training due to security concerns
• Ambassador Al Rayes’ warning, published in the Kuwait Times and Asharq Al Awsat, warning Arab tourists entering the UK against patronising Jewish shops, particularly Marks and Spencer; and the subsequent complaint by the Board of Deputies of British Jews
• A request for increased security arrangements for Kuwait Airways Corporation at Heathrow Airport
• The request for a member of the Kuwaiti embassy to carry a firearm for personal protection
• Ambassador Al Rayes’ meeting with Minister of State Tim Renton concerning Iranian attacks on shipping in the Gulf, the supply of war materiel to Iran, a hijacked Kuwaiti airliner held in Tehran, diplomatic bags, and a proposed visit by UK MPs to Kuwait
• The appointment of Oday Abdul Majed Al Abdul Wahhab to the Embassy
• Kuwaiti refusal to allow Terence Waite to visit Kuwait, and Kuwaiti concerns regarding links between HMG and Waite’s attempts to negotiate the release of US hostages held in Lebanon
• The visas for Sri Lankan nationals applying to work for the Kuwaiti diplomat Suhail K Shuhaiber.