79. Memorandum of Conversation0
Washington, July 7, 1961, 4:05
p.m.
SUBJECT
- Kuwait
PARTICIPANTS
- The Secretary of State
- Sir Harold Caccia, British Ambassador
- Herve Alphand, French Ambassador
- Lord Hood, Minister of British Embassy
- Pierre Pelen, Counselor of French Embassy
- Denis Greenhill, Counselor of British Embassy
- Jean-Claude Winckler, Counselor of French Embassy
- Wiliam R. Tyler, Acting Assistant Secretary
The Secretary asked Ambassador Caccia about the situation in Kuwait. The Ambassador said the UK has an interest in leaving Kuwait as soon as the Ruler of Kuwait feels that he is safe. He said it was going to be difficult to find a means of creating a secure situation permitting withdrawal, at any rate before the Iraq national holiday (July 14). Ambassador Alphand suggested the possibility that Kassim might nationalize the IPC. Ambassador Caccia expressed appreciation for United States support in the UN on the Kuwait issue.
- Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786D.022/7–761. Secret. Drafted by Tyler and approved in S on July 17. The time of the meeting is from Secretary Rusk’s Appointment Book. (Johnson Library)↩