114. Editorial Note
On August 11, 1955, Under Secretary of State Herbert Hoover, Jr., discussed developments in Kuwait with British Ambassador Sir Roger M. Makins. The Under Secretary expressed United States concern over “communist-inspired propaganda and activity” in Kuwait, noted that the United States and the United Kingdom had an important stake in Kuwait oil, and stated that the United States had no desire to undermine British influence and prestige in Kuwait but wished to cooperate with the United Kingdom in improving situations which might imperil their common interests. A memorandum of the conversation is in Department of State, Central Files, 780.5/8–1155. Other documentation with respect to U.S. interest in and concern with Kuwait is Ibid., 786D.00. Documentation relating to an agreement signed on May 14, 1955, between the Shaikh of Kuwait and the Kuwait Oil Company is Ibid., 886D.2553.
For previous documentation on Kuwait, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, volume IX, Part 2, pages 2405 ff.