External relations of Saudi Arabia

This file concerns Saudi Arabia's external relations. It contains press cuttings and correspondence on:

• Saudi assistance to the Afghan resistance and the views of the Saudi Ambassador Mr Felemban
• An incident in which armed men broke into the Saudi Interest Section of the French Embassy in Kabul and threatened Mr Felemban and his replacement by Zaini Al Ghamdy
• An assessment by HMG of future policy on Afghanistan
• A list of Afghan resistance groups based in Peshawar
• The views on Afghanistan of Ahmad Saleh Taieb of the Islamic Conference Organisation (OIC)
• The possibility of Saudi Arabia opening relations with China before those with the Soviet Union
• False reports of jobs in Brunei and a flood of applicants for them in Saudi missions
• A visit by the Defence Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to Pakistan
• Talks between HMG and the Japanese diplomat Mr Iwata on Saudi foreign policy
• A visit by the Japanese Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe
• A visit by the Bangladeshi foreign Minister Humayen Rasheed Chowdury and Bangladesh's military links
• Pakistan’s relations with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf, including military links
• A Le Monde article on Saudi political prisoners and Saudi annoyance at it
• A visit to France by Crown Prince Abdulla Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and an interview with him in Levenement du Jeudi
• A visit by the Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Bin Faisal Al Saud to Rome and talks with Bettino Craxi
• Prince Saud's visit to France
• Briefing notes for a visit by the Minister of State Richard Luce to Saudi Arabia
• An interview with the Chief of Israeli military intelligence Major General Ehud Barak accusing the Palestine Liberation Organisation of being behind the Achille Lauro hijacking
• A new air service between South Africa and Saudi Arabia run by Air Comores
• Reports of private Saudi funding and supplies of weapons to the Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) in Mozambique, and the response of the Foreign Minister Prince Saud
• A visit by the Tunisian Foreign Minister Caid Essebsi
• A visit by a UN group on Namibia to Saudi Arabia and the text of a joint communiqué
• The text of a letter to the UN Secretary-General concerning famine in Africa and Saudi assistance
• Saudi concern at Soviet activity in the Horn of Africa
• Ethiopian relations with Saudi Arabia and the People’s Democratic Republic of Yemen
• A visit by King Fahd to Bermuda en route to the US
• Allegations by Argentina that Saudi Arabia is working against ratification of its Beagle Channel Treaty with Chile
• A visit by the Argentine Foreign Minister Dante Caputo to Jeddah
• The Brazilian Ambassador Celso Diniz’s views on Saudi relations and Middle East policy
• A decision to join the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• The possibility of Saudi Arabia providing extra assistance to UNESCO and a visit to Saudi Arabia by Amadou-Mahtar M’Bow.