Sunday 27 September 1981
0700 Left Gudaibiya Palace
0710 Arrived at Bahrain International Airport.
Farewell ceremonies
0720 RAF VC10 left for Kuwait
0830 Arrived at Kuwait International Airport. Met by the Prime Minister [ Shaikh Sa'ad].
State Arrival Ceremony.
0925 Arrive at Sief Palace
0930 Call on the Amir of Kuwait
Afterwards, meeting with the Prime Minister [Shaikh Sa'ad] at Sief Palace
Returned to Salaam Palace
1250 Left for Dasman Palace
1300 Private lunch given by the Amir
1415 Left for British Embassy
1420 Met Embassy and British Council staff
1430 Meeting with British businessmen
1530 Left for Salaam Palace
1600 Televised Press Conference
1645 Left for sightseeing: Salhia shopping/office complex and Kuwait Towers
1745 Returned to Salaam Palace
1800 Hair
1900 The Minister of Defence, HE Shaikh Salim called at Salaam Palace
1945 Left for Sha'ab Palace
2000 Dinner given by Shaikh Sa'ad (Prime Minister)
Returned to Salaam Palace
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