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FCO 8/2003

Oil affairs in Kuwait, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file concerns Kuwait’s entry into an oil participation agreement between Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi with British Petroleum and Gulf Oil Corporation.
FO 1016/706

Land and sea boundaries, 1960

This file relates to Kuwait's land frontiers and seabed boundaries.
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
FO 1016/371

Kuwait oil production and royalties, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Ruler of Kuwait’s request for an increase in oil payments from the Kuwait Oil Company Limited (KOC) in light of changes in the agreements between the oil companies and the Governments in Iraq and Saudi Arabia Visit of the Petroleum Editor of the New York Journal of Commerce Wanda M Jablonski to the Political Agency at Kuwait and her report and opinion of oil activity in Iran Suggestion that KOC ought to extend their public relations activity to the people of Kuwait Background information to the agreements between the com
FO 371/168777

Oil, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Kuwaiti Oil Affairs Department's monthly statements of oil production, refining and export for August-November 1963 (41) Decision of the Government of Kuwait to carry out a full survey of its oil reserves (42) Conversation between R S Crawford and Managing Director of the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) D E C Steel on KOC negotiations with the Government of Kuwait (43) Request for information about a projected oil deal between India and Kuwait; the Indian Government's proposal to conclude a long-term contract with the Kuwait National Petroleu
FO 371/126991

Visits of historians and writers from UK resulting in publications on Persian Gulf, 1957

This file contains: 'A Report on public relations presented to the Bahrain Government by William Buchan, consultant in public relations, 13 December 1956' (1) Request for permission for Senior Research Officer of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies at the University of Oxford J B Kelly who is writing a history of British policy in the Gulf, to examine the records of the old Gulf Residency at Bushire [Bushehr], which are now held in Bahrain.
FO 371/126863

Visits to Middle East by leading personalities from UK, 1957

This file relates to visits by British and Arab persons to various countries in the Middle East. It contains correspondence on: Lord Hore-Belisha's visit to Ankara and Persia [Iran], sponsored by BP.
FO 371/126970

Concessions on oil found on sea bed, Kuwait, 1957

This file concerns Kuwaiti offshore oil concessions.