Training equipment and arms for the Kuwait Army

This file contains correspondence relating to:

• Training equipment and arms for the Kuwait Army. It includes reports on the organisation of the Kuwait Army, including a diagram showing the hierarchy of the Kuwait army; alterations to the organisation of the frontier force; and advice on the provision of training equipment (1-3)
• British approval of Sheikh Abdulla Mubarak's request to purchase 400 Bren guns for the Kuwait Army; a report of a conversation with the Ruler Sheikh Abdulla Al Salem Al Sabah on this topic; Sheikh Abdulla Mubarak's attempts to force the arms deal; requests from the Ruler to know the name of the informant concerning the arms deal; and the British decision to await the Ruler's guidance regarding the arms deal (4-5, 10, 13-15)
• Danger posed by the Kuwait Army to the state (6)
• Rumours that Sheikh Abdulla Mubarak is attempting to increase his land forces and also create an air and naval force (7-8)
• Exchange of letters regarding an enquiry from the British Rhine Company on behalf of Sheikh Abdulla Mubarak in Kuwait for information relating to the purchase of the Centurion Tank Mark II. It includes the Ruler's response to this information (9, 11-12)
• Reports that a Syrian national friendly with Sheikh Abdulla Mubarak has been arranging for the supply of 2,000 sub-machine guns from Italy to Kuwait (16-17)