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FCO 8/2349

Oil affairs in Saudi Arabia, 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file relates to oil affairs in Saudi Arabia in the context of the Arab oil embargo following the 1973 Six-Day War, and its relations with the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO).
FCO 8/2583

Commercial and economic relations between governments of Saudi Arabia and UK, 1975 Jan 01 - 1975 Dec 31

This file is Part E of a series of files relating to the commercial relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK.
FCO 8/2120

Oil affairs in Saudi Arabia, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file is part B of a series of files concerning oil affairs in Saudi Arabia.
FCO 8/2161

Visit of Lord Balniel, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, to Gulf states, January 1974., 1974 Jan 01 - 1974 Dec 31

This file concerns the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Lord Balniel [Robert Alexander Lindsay's] tour of the Gulf States to strengthen Britain's ties with the region and promote British trade and investment.
FCO 8/2121

Visit of Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Yamani, Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum, to UK, 28-30 November 1973, 1973 Jan 01 - 1973 Dec 31

This file relates to a visit to London by the Saudi Arabian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Wealth Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Yamani and the Algerian Minister of Industry and Energy M Belaid Abdesselam. This visit was part of a tour of Western capitals to explain the Arab viewpoint on the oil resolutions adopted in two meetings held by Arab oil ministers. The two resolutions involve the reduction of oil production and an embargo on the US and Netherlands as a result of support for Israel in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.