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FCO 8/2451

Oil and gas affairs in Kuwait, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns oil and gas affairs in Kuwait, in particular negotiations for the Kuwaiti Government’s buyout of the British Petroleum (BP) and Gulf Oil Corporation shares in the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC).
FCO 8/681

Oil, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J A N Graham to A E D Chamier about a Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) plan for the maintenance of essential services in the Company area in the event of a strike British Intelligence Survey on Kuwait and Kuwait Neutral Zone oil storage and distribution, including an appendix on product storage at Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery (as at December 1964) Daily average production figures for KOC for the first six months of 1966, and the first six months of 1967 released by St James's Advertising and Publishing Company Limited Letter from Ambass
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
FCO 8/674

Kuwait Oil Company logistical support for British forces, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J A N Graham to B G Birkmyre on the amendment of the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) plan to provide logistical support for British forces based in Kuwait, 9 January 1967; and the Joint Planning Staff Aden's request via Birkmyre for the provision of hospital facilities for permanent and reinforcing members of the Kuwait Liaison Team and RAF crew participating in the operation and retaining the four Pye Reporter R/T sets for the Kuwait Liaison Team

FO 1016/124

Appointment of Special Police officers, 1950 Jan 3-Nov 5

This file contains correspondence relating to the appointment and/or cancellation of appointment of the following investigation officers and special police officers within the premises of the Kuwait Oil Company Limited and within a peripheral three mile radius: William Mills Thompson Howard J Kavanaugh J H Pratt Edward Thomas Elliot Gordon Edward Stuart Price William Parsons Thomas Robertson William Edge Charles Aubrey Frederick Hawkins T Bishara, Abdul Ghani Mohammad Saddique Lal Khan A L Pinto Naif Abboud C A Burrows Charles Joseph Parton J T Bradley D
FO 371/148877

Oil in Persian Gulf, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Contract between the Arabian Oil Company Limited of Japan and the Seacat Offshore Drilling Company of the US to drill for oil in the Saudi Arabian-Kuwaiti Neutral Zone beginning next June.
FO 371/126971

Oil Companies in Kuwait, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Relations with the Managing Director of the Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) Mr Southwell (1-3) Visit of K W Horner of the KOC to Aden to investigate the recruitment of Arabs to the KOC (4,9) Note on the economic influence of the KOC (5) New recruitment policy of the KOC, aiming at increasing the number of new Arab recruits (6-7, 10) Interest of KOC in employing M P O Tandy, who was the Political Agent in Kuwait from 1945-1948 (8) KOC's report to the Ruler of Kuwait for 1956 [not enclosed] (13) Notification from KOC r
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 1016/14

Kuwait: seabed and island concessions, 1949 Sep 3-Nov 10

This file relates to the concessions for Kuwait seabed and islands.
FO 1016/8

Persian Gulf Islands Pt I: correspondence with Kuwait, 1949 Mar 14-June 25

This file relates to the Gulf Islands, and contains correspondence with Kuwait. It covers: Report on the opinion of Professor H Lauterpacht on whether the concession granted on 23 December 1934 to the Kuwait Oil Company includes Qaru [Qaruh] and some other islands in respect of the concessions Correspondence on the Kuwait Oil Company's claim to all the islands, including Qaru [Qaruh], Kubbar and Ummal Maradin [Umm Al Maradim] appertaining to the State of Kuwait Request for HMG to claim all the islands on behalf of the Sheikh of Kuwait