Political relations between Saudi Arabia and UK

This file concerns political relations between Saudi Arabia and the UK, January to March 1977. It contains correspondence relating to:

• A request from Ambassador A J Wilton that official letters to the Saudi Government pass through the Embassy
• A security report by W A Bolton of Aztec International on Jamad construction site, Jeddah
• The representations of the Saudi Government about the name of Mecca Ballrooms
• The possible entertainment of Saudi officials by the British-Saudi Parliamentary Group
• A letter from Ambassador Wilton to Sheikh Mohammad Ali Al Harakan of the Muslim World League about the defacement of photographs of St Paul's Cathedral including a British Airways calendar
• A letter from the Chairman of the Arab-Scottish Friendship Society and Lord Provost of Glasgow Peter T McCann to the Prime Minister James Callaghan on the media representation of Arabs
• A gift of a gold sword from Prince Fawwaz Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to McCann
• A letter from Reginald Maudling to Saudi Minister of Commerce Dr Sulaiman Al Salim
• The record of a meeting between the Energy Secretary Tony Benn and the Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Yamani in London
• The possibility of Abdulla Alireza's attendance at a conference at Wilton Park
• A possible visit by Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Bin Faisal Al Saud to the UK and meetings with the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary Anthony Crosland
• The condolences of Prince Saud to Mrs Susan Crosland on the death of her husband
• A request by Andrew Wilson for information on quality control and packaging for dates, grapes and oranges, including the reply of the Tropical Products Institute
• The investigation of the death of a British seaman found dead in the sea at Ras Tanura
• A message of congratulations and a call from the Saudi Ambassador Sheikh Faisal Al Hegelan to the new Foreign Secretary Dr David Owen. It includes speaking notes; a background brief on oil prices, Israel-Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Oman and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (PDRY); and a personality note
• A complaint by Prince Bandar Bin Saud Bin Sa'ad Bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud against British resident George Kader alias Shawket Kader for alleged embezzlement
• The convalescence of King Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud following a hip operation in London and the completion of a new book on Saudi Arabia published by Stacey International
• A statement by Callaghan to the House of Commons on his visit to the US and Canada.