Visit by Prince Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of Saudi Arabia, to UK, 11 September 1974

This file relates to the visit to the UK of the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior of Saudi Arabia Prince Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud in August and September 1974. It contains correspondence concerning:

• The arrangements for the trip, including: the question of dates, travel and his party
• The consideration of whether Prince Fahd should be invited to meet the Queen in light of the invitation to the Ruler of Qatar, including a discussion of protocol on invitations to VIPs who are not themselves heads of state
• Prince Fahd’s meeting with the Foreign Secretary James Callaghan, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey
• The topics of conversation with Prince Fahd, including: Saudi foreign policy; the Arab-Israeli dispute; oil and Saudi financial policy; Saudi investment in the UK; and Saudi students at British universities