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FCO 8/688

Miscellaneous visits including that of Kuwaiti minister of defence to UK, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Planned visit by the Kuwait Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Oil Abdul Wahhab Mohammad to London on business and a subsequent journey to the US Report on the visit to the UK of officials from the Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity and Water and an article on the visit of the Kuwait Minister of Electricity and Water Sayyed Abdulla Al Ahmad Al Sumait to the main plant of Kent Meters Limited, printed in Luton News, dated 25 May 1967 Minister of Defence Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah's plans to visit Paris and London Meet
FO 371/109865

Development projects and contracts in Kuwait appointment of British advisers and technicians, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Appointment of a chief engineer for Kuwait.
FO 371/109914

Agreement between Saudi Arabian Government and A S Onassis to form tanker company with preferential rights to carry Saudi oil; suggestion for similar privilege company to carry Kuwaiti oil, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Proposal by Greek shipping magnate Aristotle S Onassis to the Kuwaiti Abdulla Ali Riza to form a company and obtain concessions from the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Salem Al Sabah and Ali Riza's subsequent proposal to potentially form a 'Kuwait tanker company' with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company Limited (AIOC) using British tankers (1) Idea of leasing or selling a few tanks to AIOC to prevent a 'harmful' scheme being devised (2) Ali Riza's suggestion that his company might carry 20% of Kuwait oil (3) Discussion of problems ar