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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.
FO 371/168754

Kuwait investment in Arab countries, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possibility of cooperation between the UN Special Fund and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development. It includes extracts from a letter from Philomena Guillebaud of the UN Special Fund (1) Visit of an Algerian delegation to Kuwait and a subsequent announcement of a loan from the Kuwaiti Government to Algeria.
FO 371/148999

Financial situation in Kuwait, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Suggestion that Kuwait Government investments outside the sterling area should be carried out by the Kuwaiti Investment Board, rather than the Finance Department (95) Suggestion that there should be a Kuwaiti member on the Kuwaiti Investment Board and that the Board's meetings should take place alternately in Kuwait and London (96, 98) Suggestion of van Zeeland that Kuwait should have four reserves: a main state reserve, a currency board reserve, a development reserve and a current budgetary reserve (97) Proposal for the Departmen
FO 371/148912

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