Picture No | 11936773 |
Date | 1961 |
Description | Iraq-Kuwait tensions 1961 |
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Page from The Illustrated London News with the weekly feature Our Notebook written by Arthur Bryant commenting on the situation in Kuwait in 1961. General Kassem of Iraq had claimed oil-rich Kuwait was Iraqi territory and mobilised military close to its border. The move prompted Britain to send troops in support. The article is illustrated by a map of the Middle East showing Kuwait bordered by Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
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Source | Page from The Illustrated London News, 8 July 1961 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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