Defence arrangements with Royalists in Yemen

This file concerns the threat to Saudi Arabia from the conflict in Yemen. It contains correspondence on:

• Saudi concerns following the bombing of Najran and gas attacks on Kitaf
• Completion of a runway at Khamis Mushait, and the deployment of a Raytheon Hawk battery and Lightning aircraft there
• Assessment by the Air Attaché Wing Commander R M Horsley of the threat to Saudi Arabia posed by Egyptian aircraft in Yemen, including Ilyushin-14, Ilyushin-28, MIG-17 and MIG-19
• US intelligence on Russian communications facilities at Hodeida [Hudaydah]
• Views of the Saudi Defence Minister Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud on the intentions of President Gamal Abdul Nasser