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FCO 8/679

Arab-Israeli situation: possible attacks against Kuwait by Israel. Kuwait response, 1967

This file relates to Kuwait's response during the Six-Day War.
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 8/137

Visits to Persian Gulf by members of Houses of Parliament, 1967-1968

This file relates to visits to the Gulf by MPs after the Six-Day Arab-Israeli War in June 1967 and after Britain's announcement on 16 January 1968 that it intends to withdraw from the Gulf by the end of 1971. In particular it relates to a visit by Reginald Maudling MP to Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the Trucial States between 1-10 August 1967, in response to a suggestion by ministers that member of the opposition should visit some moderate Arab countries to balance visits by other MPs to Israel.
FO 371/148910

Internal Political Situation: Kuwait, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Lebanese periodical Al Hawadith's interview with Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Sabah and article on the diversification of Kuwait's economy, with additional comments. It includes translations of both articles and a follow-up interview with Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad (1) Minutes of a conversation between A K Rothnie and Jasim Al Qatami. It includes: comments on Qatami's character and a reference to Dr Ahmad Khatib (2) Comments of Commander Douglas Marshall on the situation in Kuwait.