Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK. Code BS file 1051 (papers 71 to end)

This file concerns relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK. It includes correspondence relating to:

• Reuters report that the Cairo newspaper Al Akher claimed that UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld had offered to mediate between HMG and Saudi Arabia over Buraimi (71)
• Continued note of Sir George Rendel's conversation with Galal Hussein concerning Anglo-Saudi relations; Rendel's negotiations with the Ruler of Saudi Arabia King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud; Rendel's discussions with Azzam Pasha (Abdul Rahman Hasan Azzam) and Roger Stevens (72, 79, 85, 100)
• Azzam Pasha's meetings with the UN Secretary General Hammarskjöld and the Minister of State, Mr Beeley; a cutting from The Times, dated 25 November 1959 and entitled 'Talks Opened with Saudi, Effort to Restore Relations'; and cuttings from the Daily Worker, and the Daily Telegraph, dated 26 November 1959 (74, 80, 83)
• Conversation between the Canadian Ambassador and the Saudi Arabian Minister on UK-UAR and UK-Saudi relations (75)
• Strategy taken for the statement to the press following The Times article (76)
• Negotiations with the Saudi Arabians over Buraimi in New York, includes a cutting from the Economist, dated 28 November 1959 and entitled 'The Disputed Oasis' (77)
• Information from Ahmed Ashmawi, a prominent Saudi Arabian merchant, relating to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia's opinion on Anglo-Saudi relations (81)
• Mr Hammarskjöld's attempts to ease relations between the UK and Saudi Arabia; cuttings from the Daily Telegraph, The Times, reporting on the resumption of diplomatic ties between the UK and Egypt, 1 December 1959 and from the Observer and the Daily Telegraph dated 30 November 1959 (82)
• UAR publicity on the subject of Anglo-Saudi relations (84)
• Supplementary notes on Saudi Arabia following a statement by the Secretary of State Selywn Lloyd on December 2 1959 about the resumption of relations; includes an extract from the House of Commons and House of Lords debates on 1 December 1959 (86)
• Discussions between the UN, UK and Saudi Arabia concerning the disagreements between the two Governments (87, 91, 94, 98)
• Strategy concerning Qatar and Abu Dhabi (88)
• Effect of press coverage on Anglo-Saudi negotiations (89)
• Ruler of Saudi Arabia King Faisal's opinion concerning the negotiations; translation of a message from King Faisal to Lloyd (90, 93)
• Discussions with the Ruler of Qatar Sheikh Ali Bin Abdulla Al Thani concerning Anglo-Saudi relations (92)
• Letter drafted by Hammarskjöld proposing the next steps in the Anglo-Saudi relations (95, 99)
• Level of information that should be disseminated to the commonwealth governments and the US concerning the negotiations (96-97)
• H Beeley's opinions on the Saudi Arabian personalities (102)