Foreign Relations of the United States, 1951, The Near East and Africa, Volume V

Editorial Note

On March 12, 1951, Enoch S. Duncan was appointed American Consul in Kuwait. A Consular Convention between the United States and the United Kingdom was signed in Washington on June 6, 1951, and entered into force on September 7, 1952. For text, see 3 UST 3426 or TIAS 2495. Telegram 2 from Basra, July 6, reported that Duncan had arrived in Kuwait on June 27 to officially open the American Consulate.