Political relations with UK

This file relates to negotiations for the resumption of political relations between the UK and Saudi Arabia. It contains correspondence on:

• A meeting regarding Anglo-Saudi relations between Herbert de Ribbing the personal representative of the UN Secretary-General and A R Walmsley (131)
• The suggestion of summoning Mr Phillips for a meeting (132)
• An extract of a conversation between the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations Duncan Sandys and the High Commissioner for Pakistan Alexander Symon [enclosed], and a report of the potential involvement of the President of Pakistan Ayub Khan in talks (133)
• A record of a conversation between de Ribbing and Walmsley on 11 September 1960 [enclosed] (134)
• A request for Aden to provide air transport for a visit by de Ribbing to the Arabian Peninsula (135)
• The question of how far the de Ribbing's mission may be regarded as an official UN initiative and analysis of the current situation (136)
• A letter from the UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld to the Saudi representative Azzam Pasha (Abdul Rahman Hasan Azzam) and Hammarskjöld's practice of informing the Security Council of political actions taken by him (137-138)
• A brief on de Ribbing's mission for use by the Secretary of State in the Cabinet [enclosed] (139)
• A visit by President Ayub to Saudi Arabia and the suggestion that he be provided with 'defensive briefs' on the Buraimi dispute and Oman (140)
• A record of conversations between the Lord Privy Seal Edward Heath and de Ribbing, and de Ribbing and Sir Roger Stevens [enclosed] (141)
• The movements of de Ribbing and arrangements for his travel around the Gulf (142, 146, 153-154)
• The text of a telegram from Azzam to Hammarskjöld regarding the Saudi Government's agreement to share costs with the UK (143)
• A request for a time for de Ribbing to meet with the Sultan of Muscat and Oman Saeed Bin Taimur at Salalah (144)
• A meeting between the Political Resident in the Persian Gulf G H Middleton and de Ribbing regarding points made by the Saudis (145)
• Plans for Mr Mawdsley the legal adviser for the Ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Sultan Al Nahyan to visit Buraimi (147)
• The desire of Mr King, of the Daily Express, to see de Ribbing, and a cutting from the paper; plans for King to fly to Buraimi (148, 152)
• The agreement to the despatch of a letter by Hammarskjöld and the necessity of clarification in the House of Commons (149)
• A paraphrase of a telegram from the US Consulate-General in Dhahran regarding a report from Azzam (150)
• A copy of Hammarskjöld's letter to Sir Patrick Dean on de Ribbing's mission (151).