The archives

Internal Political Situation: Kuwait, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: D J McCarthy's talk with Assistant State Secretary in Kuwait Ashraf Lutfi about a lack of development planning in Kuwait and the possible redistribution of Sheikhly offices including the designation of the Ruler's successor (25) Kuwait Oil Company favouring Kuwait-born employees and the general feeling of 'Kuwait for the Kuwaitis', including the restrictive nature of the revised Kuwaiti nationality law (26-27) List of principal officials of the state of Kuwait as at 10 January 1960 (28) Description of the activities and expansion of th