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Kuwaiti ministers' visits to UK, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to a visit by the Kuwait Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah to the Gulf States, in January 1968, to discuss their future prospects in view of Britain's planned withdrawal in 1971. In particular, he met: The Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan The Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ahmad Bin Ali Al Thani Issues discussed include: A single Gulf currency Unity of the Trucial States An Arab defence pact

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Internal political situation in Qatar, 1958

This file contains correspondence relating to: The continued enjoyment by Qatar Petroleum Company (QPC) and Shell Company of Qatar Limited of their concessions and preservation of HMG control over the foreign policy of Qatar A letter from Political Agent J S R Duncan to B A B Burrows on his first impressions of Qatar A conversation between Duncan and the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani about Prince Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and his relationship to King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and the position of Saudi Arabia vis-a-vis the United Arab Republic (UAR) The meetin

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