Foreign policy

This file relates to Gulf foreign policy. It contains correspondence concerning:

• The Ruler of Saudi Arabia King Faisal Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud's suggestions for the ministerial visit (36)
• HMG's cooperation with King Faisal (37)
• Rumours relating to Faisal's intention to sponsor Crown Prince Fuad of Egypt, who is at school in Switzerland (38)
• The Saudi Arabian influence in the Eastern Aden Protectorate (EAP) (39)
• False reports that former Ruler of Sharjah Sheikh Saqr Bin Sultan Al Qasimi has attacked King Faisal for cooperating with the British in the Gulf (41)
• A clipping from The Times, 6 August 1965 'U.S. Reminder over Arab Tension' (42)
• United Arab Republic (UAR) activity relating to Saudi Arabia and the US response (44, 53)
• Egyptian relations with Saudi Arabia (46, 48, 54)
• An extract from the BBC Summary of World Broadcasts: 'Nasir's Coming Meeting with King Faysal' (54)
• The agreement reached between King Faisal and President of Egypt Gamal Abdul Nasser concerning the Yemen issue (56, 57)
• The main points from an interview with King Faisal, published in Al Rai Al Aam 2 September 1965 (59)
• Gossip from a Reuters employee relating to the Jedda [Jeddah] meeting between President Nasser and King Faisal (61)
• Ango-Saudi cooperation and the Buraimi question (62)
• The official visit of King Faisal to the UAR on 9-12 September 1965 (63)
• Records of meetings with King Faisal relating to Saudi policy (64-65)
• King Faisal's visit to Iran 8-14 December 1965, including clippings from: the Daily Telegraph, 'Faisal in Persia'; The Times, 'King Faisal visits Tehran' and 'Bridging the Gulf'; the Observer, 'King Faisal looks to the Gulf'; The Economist, 'Between two crowns'; the Financial Times, 'King Faisal and the Shah Get Together'. It also includes a list of points discussed by King Faisal and Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi; and a summary of the news and comments from the Lebanese press and broadcasting (67-68).