The UN recently issued a book number 9 amongst its 'Blue Books Series'. The book is about the Kuwaiti-Iraqi conflict that documents all the phases of the conflict. The fourth document in the book deals with the agreement signed by both countries concerning resuming cordial political relations, recognition and other related matters , which was signed in Baghdad on October 4, 1963. This memo was deposited as an official document with the UN and resulted in mutual recognition between both countries as sovereign states and recognition of the borders indicated in a letter from the Iraqi PM dated July 21, 1932. It also led to mutual diplomatic representation on January 10, 1964.
The first Kuwaiti ambassador to Iraq was Mohammed Ahmed Abdullatif Al-Hamad and the document came in response to both sides' wish to improve bilateral relations. A Kuwaiti official delegation visited Iraq upon invitation from the Iraqi PM on October 4, 1963 including HH the CP and PM Sheikh Sabbah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, HH the interior and acting foreign minister Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Minister of commerce Khalifa Khaled Al-Ghunaim and foreign ministry's undersecretary Abdul Rahman Salem Al-Atiqi.
The Iraqi delegation included PM maj. general Ahmed Hassan Al-Baker, defense minister and acting foreign minister lit. general Saleh Mahdi Ammash, minister of commerce Mahmoud Mohammed Al-Homsi and foreign ministry undersecretary Mohammed Kayyarah. Talks were conducted in a cordial atmosphere and both delegations emphasized wishes to boost brotherly bilateral relations and turn a new leaf forgetting what had happened in the past.
Listening to the Kuwaiti government's statement made in the parliament on April 8, 1963 expressing Kuwait's wish to terminate the treaty signed with UK, both delegations agreed to the following:
1. The republic of Iraq recognizes the independence and complete sovereignty of the State of Kuwait and their border marked in a letter by the Iraqi PM on July 21, 1932 and was ratified by Kuwaiti ruler on August 10, 1932.
2. Both countries will work on boosting bilateral brotherly relations.
3. Both countries will establish mutual cultural, commercial and economic cooperation and exchange information.
To achieve the above, immediate diplomatic representation will be made. The memo was signed by the heads of both delegations.