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FCO 8/686

Sale of civil aircraft, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from the Minister of Aviation John Stonehouse to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs George Thomson requesting assistance from the Ambassador in Kuwait to Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited and British Aircraft Corporation in supplying aircraft to Kuwait Airways Letter from M S Weir to Ambassador G N Jackson about the importance of securing a deal with Kuwait Airways to future contracts with Middle East Airlines, Jordan and Saudi Arabia Meeting between representatives of British Aircraft Corporation and Kuwait Airways

FCO 8/683

Overseas visits by ruler, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Plans of the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah to travel directly from the Arab League Summit Conference in Khartoum to Paris for a 10-day medical checkup Medical checkup of Sheikh Sabah at the American Hospital of Paris, courtesy call on General Charles de Gaulle and departure on his personal Hawker Siddeley Trident for Beirut Return of Sheikh Sabah to Kuwait without visiting Amman and Baghdad as earlier planned Visit by the Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Dr Manouchehr Eqbal to Kuwait and a report
FCO 8/668

Supply of arms, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between Ambassador G G Arthur and Kuwait Minister of Defence Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah about the Eilat Incident involving Egypt and Israel in October 1967, and Sheikh Sa'ad's request for information about the vessels and missiles concerned.
FCO 8/666

Supply of arms, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to: Urgent request from Kuwait Military Affairs Office for 10,000 Respirators Anti Gas MK 6/2 Letter from the Ministry of Defence to George Thomson MP on the possibility of the Royal Air Force's release of additional Mark 9 Hunter aircraft for sale to Kuwait in the near future Request for authority to supply RAF electronic and photographic spare parts to Kuwait Determination of Major-General Mubarak Abdulla Al Jabir Al Sabah to build up the Kuwait Army following an inspection of the Kuwaiti contingent in the United Arab Republic Approval
FCO 8/664

Supply of aircraft and missiles, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J F Mayne to A Ibbott on action being taken to provide the technical backing to support the Lightning programme of Kuwait Air Force (KAF), based on discussions with Wing Commander B R A Cox and British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) Letter from R B Lord of the Ministry of Defence to the Chief of the Military Affairs Office for the Kuwait Government Mohammad Khalaf providing the Ministry's estimates of the cost of ferrying the fourteen requested Lightning aircraft from the UK to Kuwait Assurance of the Kuwait Military Affairs Offi
FCO 8/663

Supply of aircraft and missiles, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J A N Graham to M S Weir about a memorandum on flight training for the Kuwait Air Force and an earlier letter from A Ibbott on procurement of a Lightning simulator Conversation between Ambassador G G Arthur and Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah about the purchase of Hawker Hunter aircraft and Lightning aircraft spare parts Agreement for the purchase by Kuwait of three refurbished Mark 6 Hawker Hunters Table of 'Surplus Hunter Aircraft for Export [Mark 6, Mark 9, Mark 7, and Mark 4] - Summary of Availabilities [,] Customer Re
FO 1016/843

Ras al Khaimah oil concession, 1965 Jan 01 - 1965 Dec 31

This file contains correspondence relating to: Meeting between the representative of Union Oil Exploration and Production Company and Southern Natural Gas Company and the Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi about the results of the companies' seismic analysis of December 1964 and the difficulties of obtaining the relevant equipment and expected delay in operations Phone call by Ted Winn of the Southern Natural Gas Company to D G Crawford about possible drilling in the vicinity of Tunb and the median line between Ras Al Khaimah and Iran and the Shah Mohammad