Political relations with UK

This file relates to UK relations with Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence concerning:

• Foreign Office attitude on the possible visit of Azzam Pasha to London (1)
• G H Middleton’s views on the UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld’s draft letter on Anglo-Saudi relations (2)
• Discussion between Azzam Pasha, G Rendel and R Stevens with the suggestion of negotiation with King Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Prince Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and Sheikh Hafiz Wahba (3)
• H Beeley’s meeting with Azzam Pasha (4)
• Rendel’s views on Saudi Arabian relations with the UK (5)
• Conversation between the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs John Profumo and Hammarskjöld in Cameroon, where they were unable to discuss Saudi Arabia (6)
• Announcement of L Monro’s visit to Saudi Arabia (7)
• Messages between Rendel and Sheikh Hafiz and the postponement of discussions (8)
• Summary of World Broadcasts omnibus on UK-Saudi relations (9)
• Report in Al Ahram on the movements of Azzam Pasha and the visit of Monro to Saudi Arabia (12)
• R A Beaumont’s memorandum on the Foreign Office position on Hammarskjöld’s letter to the Secretary of State, with a note on the problem of Khor Al Odaid [Khawr Al Udayd]; the Secretary of State’s reply and subsequent discussion (13-14)
• Passages which may be used in the Foreign Affairs Debate on Anglo-Saudi relations (15)
• Brief on Anglo-Saudi relations for Profumo’s meeting with Hammarskjöld (16)
• Ambassador D R Heath’s conversation with Azzam Pasha and the US State Department’s impressions of Azzam Pasha’s attitude (17)
• Formal protest from Saudi Arabia on the violation of their frontiers communicated by the Pakistan High Commissioner’s Office (18)
• Discussion on Prince Faisal’s reply to Hammarskjöld, the meeting of Beeley with Hammarskjöld and the possibility of tripartite meetings being convened (19)
• Report in Al Ahram on Azzam Pasha’s meeting with the United Arab Republic’s Foreign Minister Dr Fawzi and an expected meeting of Azzam Pasha with Hammarskjöld (20)
• King Saud’s meeting with King Hussein Bin Talal of Jordan and whether there was any indication of King Saud’s views on Anglo-Saudi relations (21)