US embargo on arms exports

FCO 8/777 1967
Description

This file concerns Saudi Arabia's relations with the US. It contains correspondence on:

  • Opening of a US Commercial Centre in Jeddah
  • Military equipment boycott placed by the US on Saudi Arabia and other Arab states, including spares for the F-86 aircraft
  • Exceptions to the Middle East arms boycott being considered by the US for Israel, Libya and Morocco