UK military assistance and termination of military agreement

This file relates to the defence of Kuwait, and the termination of the Anglo-Kuwaiti Agreement of 1961. It contains:

• HM Ambassador in Kuwait G G Arthur’s letter to the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah concerning the abrogation of the 1961 exchange of notes
• Arthur’s letter to the Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart on the delivery of the notes. It includes a copy of the new exchange of notes on 13 May 1968
• Multiple press cuttings from UK newspapers concerning the termination of HMG’s defence commitments. It also includes reports of Kuwaiti and wider international press reaction
• Exchange of correspondence between HM Embassy in Tehran and the Foreign Office, concerning the Embassy’s complaint of not being informed of HMG’s intentions in Kuwait earlier