External relations of Saudi Arabia

This file concerns the external relations of Saudi Arabia, between January 1977 and January 1978. It contains correspondence relating to:

• The comments of Ambassador to Jeddah A J Wilton on Saudi relations with Syria and Lebanon
• The location of the headquarters of the International Fund for Agricultural Development
• A visit by Prince Abdulla Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud to discuss financial assistance to Morocco following an earlier visit by Moroccan Prime Minister Ahmad Osman to Saudi Arabia
• A visit by the Iranian Minister of War General Reza Azimi to Saudi Arabia and his reception by Crown Prince Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Minister of Defence Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and Saudi Chief of Defence Staff General Uthman Al Humayyid
• A discussion between the Prime Minister James Callaghan and the US Secretary of State Cyrus Vance on the Arab-Israeli conflict, Prince Fahd, and Prince Saud Al Faisal Al Saud
• A conversation between Ambassador A T Lamb and acting Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Jabir Al Ali Al Sabah following a visit by Rashid Al Rashid to Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia
• A conversation between the Saudi Ambassador to London Sheikh Faisal Al Hegelan and the Foreign Secretary David Owen about the latter's visit to Washington, DC with Callaghan and his assessment of President Jimmy Carter and a possible settlement in the Middle East
• A conversation between Ambassador Wilton and Saudi businessman Adnan Khashoggi about Prince Fahd's forthcoming visit to the US and the construction of the Bahrain Causeway
• The participation of President Idi Amin in the planned Commonwealth conference, and Saudi assistance to ensure the protection of the British community in Uganda
• An article on the approval of a Saudi-Taiwanese joint cooperation protocol in Arab News
• A wide-ranging statements made by Prince Fahd to Al Siyasa newspaper, 16 April 1977
• The statements of Prince Fahd on the Conference on International Economic Cooperation (CIEC) and Saudi policy towards Libya, Zaire, Angola, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia and Sudan
• The meeting of Prince Fahd with President Carter, Vice President Walter F Mondale and Assistant for National Security Affairs Zbigniew K Brzezinski in Washington, DC
• A series of parallel conversations involving Prime Minister Callaghan and Prince Fahd; Saudi Minister of Finance and National Economy Sheikh Mohammad Aba Al Khail and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Denis Healey; and Saudi Minister of Petroleum Sheikh Ahmad Zaki Yamani and Secretary of State for Energy Tony Benn on oil exports and prices
• The election of Menachem Begin as the Prime Minister of Israel; the reactions of presidents Hafez Al Assad of Syria and Anwar Al Sadat of Egypt; and the possible role of Saudi Arabia
• The visit of Crown Prince Fahd to Spain at the invitation of King Juan Carlos
• A conversation between A J R Ramsay and Sheikh Abdulla Hababi on Afghanistan
• A visit by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the UAE and a meeting with Yasser Arafat of the Palestine Liberation Organization
• An interview with Prince Saud Al Faisal by Margaret Osmer of ABC News, 29 May 1977
• A meeting between E Luard and High Commissioner of Bangladesh A F M Abdul Fateh
• A visit by the Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti and the Foreign Minister Arnaldo Forlani to Saudi Arabia and meetings with King Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud and others
• A report on the export of drinking water from India to Saudi Arabia by Gemini News Service
• The visits by Pakistani General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq to Saudi Arabia and Iran and audiences with King Khalid in Riyadh and the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in Tehran
• A conversation between M C S Weston and Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs at the Saudi Foreign Ministry Sheikh Abdulla Alireza on Israel-South Africa nuclear relations
• A conversation between D J Wright and Siradiou Diallo of the Jeune Afrique
• The visits by President Sadat and King Hussein Bin Talal of Jordan to Riyadh in November
• A visit by the President of the European Economic Community (EEC) Henri Simonet to Syria
• The Saudi statement on President Sadat's possible visit to Israel as reported by the BBC.