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FCO 8/4888

Visit by Douglas Hurd, Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Kuwait, Iraq and Lebanon, March 1983, 1983 Jan 01 - 1983 Dec 31

This file contains briefs for the visit by the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Douglas Hurd to Kuwait, Iraq and Lebanon in March 1983.
FCO 8/3825

Visit by Sir Ian Gilmour, Lord Privy Seal, to the Middle East, February 1981, 1981 Jan 01 - 1981 Dec 31

This file relates to an official visit to the Middle East (Kuwait, Jordan, and Syria) by Lord Privy Seal Sir Ian Gilmour in February 1981, with emphasis on the visit to Kuwait.
FCO 8/614

Internal political situation following Middle East crisis, 1967-1968

This file relates to the internal political situation in Kuwait following the June 1967 Arab-Israeli War.
FCO 8/2444

Tour of Persian Gulf by Sheikh Jaber al Ahmad al Jaber, Prime Minister of Kuwait, May 1975, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file concerns the tour of the Gulf undertaken by the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jabir Al Ahmad Al Sabah. It contains correspondence and reports on his separate visits to the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain.

FCO 8/1731

Visit of Deputy Ruler of Qatar to UK, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani, July 1971, 1971 Jan 01-1971 Dec 31

This file is about the Deputy Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Khalifa Bin Hamad Al Thani, March to July 1971.
FCO 8/686

Sale of civil aircraft, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from the Minister of Aviation John Stonehouse to the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs George Thomson requesting assistance from the Ambassador in Kuwait to Hawker Siddeley Aviation Limited and British Aircraft Corporation in supplying aircraft to Kuwait Airways Letter from M S Weir to Ambassador G N Jackson about the importance of securing a deal with Kuwait Airways to future contracts with Middle East Airlines, Jordan and Saudi Arabia Meeting between representatives of British Aircraft Corporation and Kuwait Airways

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 8/668

Supply of arms, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between Ambassador G G Arthur and Kuwait Minister of Defence Sheikh Sa'ad Al Abdulla Al Sabah about the Eilat Incident involving Egypt and Israel in October 1967, and Sheikh Sa'ad's request for information about the vessels and missiles concerned.
FCO 8/665

Supply of arms, 1967

This file contains correspondence relating to: Supply of two Carl Gustaf weapons and a quantity of ammunition to Kuwait for evaluation Verbal enquiry from British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) about the supply of bombs and other ammunition to be provided with the Lightning aircraft previously ordered by Kuwait Interest expressed by Kuwait Chief of General Staff General Mubarak Abdulla Al Jabir Al Sabah in acquiring fifty-one Vickers 37 Ton Battle Tanks from Vickers Limited in the UK Letter from the Ministry of Defence to J A N Graham on the price of surplus 5.5 inch guns Enquiry fro
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
FO 1016/719

Public and press opinion on Iraq-Kuwait crisis, 1961

This file relates to the claims of ownership over Kuwait made by the Iraqi Prime Minister Abdul Karim Qasim, his subsequent plans to invade and reaction in Kuwait to these developments.
FO 371/148877

Oil in Persian Gulf, 1960

This file contains correspondence relating to: Contract between the Arabian Oil Company Limited of Japan and the Seacat Offshore Drilling Company of the US to drill for oil in the Saudi Arabian-Kuwaiti Neutral Zone beginning next June.