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APPENDIX L
(Paragraph 175)
Correspondence about facilities for the Royal Air Force--1950

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Letter, dated September 6 1950, from the Political Agent, Kuwait, to the
Ruler of Kuwait
With reference to the Agreement dated 5th September 1950, and signed by
Your Highness on the subject of Air Navigation in Kuwait, I have the honour
to inform you that His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland expect that Military aircraft belonging to or employed
in the service of His Majesty’s Government shall at all times as hitherto enjoy
priority (when His Majesty’s Government considers that circumstances require it)
in the use of any aerodrome which may be established or maintained in Kuwait
for civil aircraft, and of full facilities, without specific prior permission, and that
use of aerodrome shall be accorded free of charge.
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Letter, dated September 9 1950, from the Ruler of Kuwait to the
Political Agent. Kuwait
We have received your letter No. 194 (169/39/50) of 6th September 1950 and
understood its contents.
We agree that military aircraft belonging to or employed in the service of
His Majesty’s Government shall at all times, as hitherto, enjoy priority (when His
Majesty’s Government consider that circumstances require it) in the use of any
aerodrome which may be established or maintained in Kuwait for civil aircraft,
and of full facilities, without specific prior permission, and that use of such
aerodrome shall be accorded free of charge.

APPENDIX M
(Paragraph 190)
Notification prohibiting slave traffic in Kuwait, dated
December 31 1949
By order of His Highness, this Department notifies the public that from
to-day’s date it is strictly and decisively prohibited to bring in slaves from outside
and to trade in them, personally or by any means, whatsoever they may be.
Whoever disobeys this order will be liable for punishment and blame.
Head of the Kuwait Public
Security Dept.

APPENDIX N
Notifications regarding the arms traffic in Kuwait
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(Paragraph 192)
Notification by the Ruler of Kuwait prohibiting the traffic in arms,
dated May 24 1900
Be it known to all who see this that whereas it has become known to us that
the traffic in arms in British India and Persia, is prohibited, we have therefore
decided to do all that lies in our power to assist the British and Persian
Governments in putting a stop to this illegal traffic and we hereby declare that from
the date of this notification the importation of arms and ammunition into Kuwait
and the territory under my control, and the exportation of the same are absolutely
prohibited. All arms and ammunition imported into any part of Kuwait territory
or exported therefrom will in future be seized and confiscated.