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FCO 8/684

Population census, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to a letter from D E S Blatherwick to A Ibbott about the publication of the census for Kuwait.

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 8/680

Armed forces, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Telegram by Ambassador G G Arthur on the departure of Kuwait Army vehicles for Beirut Return of Chief of the General Staff General Mubarak Abdulla Al Jabir Al Sabah to Kuwait and his admission to a member of the Kuwait Liaison Team that his illness is terminal Memorandum from J A N Graham to Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart describing the history, composition, equipment, personnel and terms of service of the armed forces of Kuwait, with an assessment of their capability from Kuwait dated 19 June 1968 Letter from D E S Blatherwick
FCO 8/675

Navy, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from the Ambassador on the type of patrol boat recommended for the Kuwait Navy Conversation between the Senior Naval Officer, Persian Gulf Commodore T E Fanshawe and Kuwaiti Chief of the General Staff General Mubarak Abdulla Al Jabir Al Sabah and a proposal by J A N Graham and Fanshawe to plan a Hovercraft demonstration Meeting between Ambassador G G Arthur and Kuwait Minister of Defence Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah about the training and technical capabilities of the Kuwait Coast Guard 'Summary of Various Discussions w
FCO 8/672

Arms stockpile and their disposal, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from A Ibbott to B J Whalley on the repurchase of Howitzer ammunition from Kuwait; a letter from Lieutenant Colonel R Wright of the Kuwait Liaison Team to the British Embassy Kuwait in response to certain Ministry of Defence queries about the Howitzer ammunition; a letter from Whalley to Ibbott on the Ministry of Defence's offer for the ammunition Letter from L M Bowen to Ibbott on the disposal of stores from the RAF armaments stockpile Kuwait; a telegram from Ambassador G G Arthur to the Foreign Office on a working agreement reache
FCO 8/663

Supply of aircraft and missiles, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J A N Graham to M S Weir about a memorandum on flight training for the Kuwait Air Force and an earlier letter from A Ibbott on procurement of a Lightning simulator Conversation between Ambassador G G Arthur and Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah about the purchase of Hawker Hunter aircraft and Lightning aircraft spare parts Agreement for the purchase by Kuwait of three refurbished Mark 6 Hawker Hunters Table of 'Surplus Hunter Aircraft for Export [Mark 6, Mark 9, Mark 7, and Mark 4] - Summary of Availabilities [,] Customer Re