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FCO 8/684

Population census, 1968

This file contains correspondence relating to a letter from D E S Blatherwick to A Ibbott about the publication of the census for Kuwait.

FCO 8/683

Overseas visits by ruler, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Plans of the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah to travel directly from the Arab League Summit Conference in Khartoum to Paris for a 10-day medical checkup Medical checkup of Sheikh Sabah at the American Hospital of Paris, courtesy call on General Charles de Gaulle and departure on his personal Hawker Siddeley Trident for Beirut Return of Sheikh Sabah to Kuwait without visiting Amman and Baghdad as earlier planned Visit by the Director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Dr Manouchehr Eqbal to Kuwait and a report
FCO 8/681

Oil, 1967-1968

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter from J A N Graham to A E D Chamier about a Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) plan for the maintenance of essential services in the Company area in the event of a strike British Intelligence Survey on Kuwait and Kuwait Neutral Zone oil storage and distribution, including an appendix on product storage at Mina Al Ahmadi Refinery (as at December 1964) Daily average production figures for KOC for the first six months of 1966, and the first six months of 1967 released by St James's Advertising and Publishing Company Limited Letter from Ambass
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