KUWAIT Strife

BRITISH COMMANDOS LAND IN KUWAIT

MEN OF THE ROYAL MARINE COMMANDOS CHAT WITH KUWAITIS ON THE FARWANIA AIRSTRIP IN KUWAIT, YESTERDAY, JULY 1, 1961 AFTER THEY WERE LANDED BY HELICOPTER FROM THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER, HMS 'BULWARK' LYING IN THE PERSIAN GULF OFF KUWAIT. 600 TROOPS. CENTURION TANKS AND JET FIGHTERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO KUWAIT TO BOLSTER THE DEFENCES OF THE SHEIKH WHOSE SOVEREIGNTY HAD BEEN CHALLENGED BY IRAQ.

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