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FO 371/168893

Provision of military advisers, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Letter [enclosed] from the British Ambassador C T Crowe to Sayyed Omar Saqqaf proposing terms for the provision of British military advisors to the Saudi Arabian National Guard (61) Prince Abdulla Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud's desire for a visit by a Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers [REME] officer to advise and report on the reorganisation of vehicle spares and maintenance policy, and a Marconi representative in connection with the Higgins Report and the Saudi requirement for wireless equipment (62) Request by Lieutenant Colonel
FO 371/168884

Army recruitment and organisation, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Saudi Arabia mobilising its troops against Egypt.
FO 371/168881

Commercial relations: US, 1963

This file contains a copy of the report of the Special US Economic Mission to Saudi Arabia, 13-30 June 1962 and related correspondence (1).

FO 371/168880

Budget, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Discovery of counterfeit American $100 and $50 notes in Saudi Arabia (1) Saudi finances, including the 1962-3 budget revenue and a new system for the investment of foreign capital (2) Saudi Arabian budget for 1963 (3) Document on the Saudi national income prepared by Pakistani economist Dr Parvez Hasan, who is on secondment from the National Bank of Pakistan (4) Receipt of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency's English edition of its Fortnightly Statement (5) Conversation between C E Loombe of the Bank of England, and Governor of
FO 371/168878

Economic conditions, 1963

This file contains:The Economic Report for Saudi Arabia for February-March 1963 and related correspondence (1)The first impressions of the Saudi Arabian economic scene by Commercial Secretary D A Hamley and related correspondence. It also contains a table illustrating the 'Exports by Main Manufacturing-Countries (Non-Communist) to Saudi Arabia' as of 30 June 1963 (2)The Department of Technical Cooperation's request to be included in the list of distribution of general papers (3)The Economic Report for Saudi Arabia for April-September 1963 and related correspondence (4).
FO 371/168875

Political relations: UK: resumption of relations, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Notion of providing cultural and technical assistance to Saudi Arabia as a means of strengthening Anglo-Saudi political relations. This includes English language teaching.
FO 371/168866

Labour legislation, 1963

This file contains: Law number 1 of 1963, amending certain provisions of the Qatar Labour and Labour Court Laws of 1962, and related correspondence (1) Suggested means of safeguarding against future undesirable amendments to the Labour Law after jurisdiction is transferred to the Government of Qatar (2) Draft Queen's regulation transferring jurisdiction in matters regulated by the Labour Law and related correspondence (3)

FO 371/168864

Law and order, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Question of whether E H Braybrooks was appointed to the post of Officer-in-Charge of the Qatar CID (1) Diagram showing the organisation of the Qatar Public Security Department (2) Request by the Qatar Security Forces for an Arabic version of two War Office instructional pamphlets: '7.62mm Self Loading Rifle and Bayonet (War Office code number 8893)'; and 'Grenade All Arms (War Office code number 8592)'.
FO 371/168770

Training for Kuwaiti pilots, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Conversation with the Commanding Officer of the Kuwaiti Air Force Major Marzuq Ajil. Ajil expressed strong Arab nationalist sentiment, dissatisfaction with the position held by the Sheikhs in Kuwait and opposition to the secondment of an RAF officer when the Hunter aircraft arrive (1) Request that the Air Ministry supply RAF type hangars for Kuwait to house the six Hunter aircraft due for delivery in December 1963 (2) Question of providing training for Kuwaiti pilots in using the Hunter aircraft and an RAF offer to send an
FO 371/168763

Defence against Iraq, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Incident arising from Operation Vantage, involving the alleged theft of foodstuff from Raudhatain Camp by British troops from the 11th Hussars (1) Need to amend the Existing Threat Paper to bring it into line with the present situation between Iraq and Kuwait.
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 371/168750

Insurance law, 1963

This file contains correspondence relating to: Kuwaiti Government decree to establish a Technical Committee on Insurance (1) British reaction and general objections to the draft Law of Insurance Contracts (2-4) Possibility that the Kuwaiti authorities may not proceed with the Law of Insurance Contracts and information about a new draft law to replace the existing Insurance Companies and Agents Law of 1961 (5) Replacement of insurance laws in Kuwait and the question of intervention by insurers and the Kuwait Insurance Association (6)