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FO 371/168752

Kuwait Currency Board, 1963

This file contains: Statement of currency in circulation by the Kuwait Currency Board (1) Translation of the Amiri Decree of 16 January 1963 amending decree number 54 of 1960 regarding currency notes and coins (2) First Annual Report of the Kuwait Currency Board for the period ending 31 March 1962 (3) Summary of Kuwait Currency Board meetings, a note about the Kuwait Investment Company and a note giving detailed information of loans by the Kuwaiti Government and the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development.
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
FO 371/140215

Broadcasting to Muscat and Oman. Code BA file 1435, 1959

This file contains correspondence relating to: Sultan Saeed Bin Taimur's subscription to those parts of the BBC Summary of World Broadcasts dealing with the Middle East (1) Idea of providing more information on Muscat and Oman to the BBC as a means of countering information emanating from Cairo Radio.
FO 371/127004

Visits abroad by Ruler of Kuwait and members of his family, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Sheikh Fahad Al Salem's world tour and Britain's relations with Kuwait's Ruling Family (1) Sheikh Badir Mohammad Al Sabah's purchase of a pistol from Cogswell & Harrison Limited in London (2) Sheikh Fahad's visit to Baghdad.
FO 371/126901

Political situation in Arabia, 1957

This file contains correspondence relating to: Possibility of strikes in Bahrain and the Gulf States in sympathy with Oman (3) Prime Minister Harold Macmillan's minute to the Minister of Defence asking about plans in the event of incidents such as Oman breaking out elsewhere, such as Bahrain or Kuwait (4) Reports that the Tunisian President broadcast a statement that Britain should give the Gulf independence (5) E F Givens's report of his tour of Qatar and the Trucial States including reference to agriculture and development (2) BBC Summary of World Broadcasts Part IV, No&nb
FO 371/109869

Revenue of Kuwait; function of the Kuwait Investment Board, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation between Mr Playfair and Sir Mark Turner of Messrs Bensons about the alleged appointment of 'the mysterious Mr Robinson' as financial advisor in London to the Ruler of Qatar, concerns about the Kuwait Investment Board, and the investment of the state funds of Kuwait and Qatar (1) Idea of getting Kuwait to contribute to the 'Arab cause' (2) Baghdad radio report suggesting the Kuwaiti Government has invested in industrial and engineering development in Egypt, and an Egyptian Mail report (newspaper cutting enclosed) about the pl
FO 371/109824

Visits to Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Egypt by ministers: report of visit by Mr Dodds-Parker MP, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Stokes' enquiry to Eden about the progress of a possible ad hoc committee to study religious persecution, particularly in Poland and Stokes' impending tour of the Middle East (1) Minister of State at the Board of Trade Heathcoat-Amory's visit to Baghdad possibly being extended to Bahrain, Kuwait, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan (2) Timetable and account of Dodds-Parker's visit to the Middle East (Bahrain-Kuwait-Iraq-Egypt) on his return from southeast Asia (3-5) Proposed visit of Dr Reginald Bennett to Bahrain (6-7)

FO 371/109822

Political relations between UK and Kuwait, 1954

This file contains correspondence relating to: Sir Duncan Cumming's letter to Mr de Candole of the Kuwait Oil Company to say that he will consider accepting the post of advisor to the Ruler of Kuwait if the Foreign Office want him to reform the administration. This, however, does not materialise (1) Idea of establishing Kuwaiti (or Gulf, including Kuwait) representation in London, paid for by HMG to preserve the representative's independence from the Gulf Rulers.