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Kuwait and Great Britain
Kuwait was created as a British Protectorate for 1) the interests of Great Britain, and 2) the interests of the local Sheikhdom, namely, protection. The British intent was a transparent strategic exclusion of northerly access to the Persian Gulf.
Al-Nakib, Farah (13 April 2016). Kuwait Transformed: A History of Oil and Urban Life. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804798525.
Casey, Michael (2007). The history of Kuwait - Greenwood histories of modern nations. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0313340734.
BCameron54 22:07, 9 August 2020 (UTC)