FCO 8/6059
Saudi Arabia: the Hajj, 1985 Jan 01 - 1985 Dec 31
This file relates to the Hajj in 1985. It contains reports and correspondence concerning:The request for advice from MPs for their Muslim constituents going on Hajj. In particular this relates to difficulty in obtaining visas for Saudi Arabia, and the possible provision of consular assistance by HMGThe Iranian attitude to the Hajj, and in particular incidents where flights from Iran were turned back from Saudi Arabia, the resultant protests by Iranian pilgrims in Medina, and coverage of this in the pressThe preparations by the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) for the Hajj.
