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CAB 134/2344

Official Committee on the Middle East: Meetings 1-5; Papers 1-18, 1960 Jan-Nov

This file contains memoranda for the Official Committee on the Middle East’s minutes of meetings from 19 January 1960 to 1 November 1960.
CAB 148/57

Papers 15-29, 1967 Mar-May

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Defence and Oversea Policy (Official) Committee’s Defence Review Working Party from 10 March to 16 May 1967. Those relevant to the Gulf are the memoranda concerning: The UK’s Kuwait defence commitment up to 1970-71 (21, 27) The UK’s long term policy and political objectives in the Gulf (22, 28) The UK’s future policy towards the Central Treaty Organisation (CENTO) and the Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus, including the relationship to the UK’s future policy in the Gulf, and air support for Kuwait (23, 26)

CAB 148/52

Minutes and papers: Meetings 1-17 (1965 Mar-Oct) Papers 1-30 (1965 Mar-Oct), 1965 Mar - Oct

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Defence and Oversea Policy (Official) Committee’s minutes of meetings from 30 March to 28 October 1965.
CAB 148/21

Papers 69-105, 1965 Apr-Jun

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Defence and Oversea Policy Committee from 6 April to 24 June 1965. Those relevant to the Gulf are the memoranda concerning: The Trucial States and UK policy towards them in the wake of increased Arab nationalism and the actions of the Arab League; and the possible setting up of a British aid consortium for the Trucial States (85, 92, 99) The future of the remaining British colonial territories (89) The future UK policy towards the Central Treaty Organisation (CENTO) (90)

CAB 148/18

Meetings 1-55. Includes subject index, 1965 Jan-Dec

This file contains cabinet memoranda for the Defence and Oversea Policy Committee’s minutes of meetings from 13 January to 22 December 1965.
FCO 8/677

UK commitment to 1970/1971, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence concerning: Minutes of the 62nd meeting of the Planning Committee on defence expenditure studies for the Central Treaty Organization (CENTO), relating to Cyprus, the Gulf, Sharjah and Kuwait Paper on 'The Kuwait Commitment in the Period to 1970-71' to be circulated at the meeting Telegram from Ambassador G N Jackson to M S Weir on the Kuwait commitment Letter from Jackson to T F Brenchley on HMG's commitment to the defence of Kuwait, including views of the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, Prime Minister Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Sabah and Minist