Kuwait Oil Co: relations with ruler and local people

This file relates to the relations of the Kuwait Oil Company Limited (KOC) with the people of Kuwait. It contains correspondence concerning:

• An analysis of the composition and nationality of KOC’s staff
• A telegram from the US Consul in Kuwait about the hostility of the local populace and press to KOC
• Extracts from the Kuwaiti newspapers Al Ra’id Al Usbu’i and Sada’a Al Imam about KOC
• The question of the suitability of Colonel Dickson as the Chief Local Representative of KOC
• The urgent need for the company to improve its public relations and standing in Kuwait City and suggestions on strategy
• A press release from Aminoil on its appointment of Gavin Witherspoon as its representative in Kuwait
• The issue of the replacement of the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Saleem Al Sabah’s agent in London
• The question of C J Pelly’s new position in Kuwait
• The Foreign Office’s comments on KOC’s integration in Kuwait, with comparison to the Iraq Petroleum Company in Iraq.