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Request by Ruler of Kuwait for revision of basis of calculation of Kuwait Oil Company's revenue payments to him, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between the Ruler of Kuwait Sheikh Abdulla Al Salem Al Sabah and Mr Southwell of the Kuwait Oil Company Limited (KOC) regarding talks about increases to oil prices between the Governments of Iraq and Saudi Arabia and their respective oil companies (1, 8) Hopes of the KOC to drill a well 15 miles from the not-yet-demarcated border of Kuwait and Iraq, allegations that the Basra Oil Company (BOC) are digging 11 miles from the frontier, and the potential effect of both on the prospect of reaching an agreement (2) Conversation wi

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Internal political situation in Kuwait, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Note on the situation in Kuwait in the period up until the end of 1956, including the oil well explosions on 10 December (1) Translation of a manifesto issued by the Committee of the Kuwaiti Clubs, asking for support for their campaign for the assistance of the people of Jordan and the translation of Decree No 1 of 1957, concerning budget and expenditure arrangements for Kuwaiti Government departments (2) Despatch by the Political Agent in Kuwait G W Bell analysing the various political figures and movements in Kuwait and

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Request by Ruler of Kuwait for revision of basis of calculation of Kuwait Oil Company's revenue payments to him, 1954

Internal political situation in Kuwait, 1957