Visit of David Owen, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, to Saudi Arabia, 12-13 May 1977

This file relates to the visit of the Foreign Secretary David Owen to Saudi Arabia and Iran in May 1977 for the Central Treaty Organisation (CENTO) ministerial meeting. It contains correspondence concerning:

• The programme and entertainment arrangements for the visit, including the Foreign Secretary’s wife Deborah Owen’s programme
• A parliamentary question from John Gorst MP to the Foreign Secretary enquiring about the recent visit to Saudi Arabia
• The British Ambassador to Saudi Arabia A J Wilton’s report on the visit
• The Saudi press reaction to the visit, including reports in Arab News and the Saudi Gazette, with accompanying photographs
• The meetings and records of conversations of the Foreign Secretary with: Prince Saud Bin Faisal Al Saud, Crown Prince Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, and the Ruler of Saudi Arabia King Khalid Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
• The question of how the visit will impact on British economic and trade relations with Saudi Arabia
• A brief on the visit for the Downing Street Summit Conference