IMPLICATIONS OF EGYPTIAN-SAUDI ARABIAN AXIS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79R00890A000300030044-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 15, 2008
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: June 15, 1954
• Content Type: BRIEF

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1.5 June 1964
motives:
ernter of strength to attract
pact and and to present a -ifto front for dealings with
the West.
states away from Western-supported
ptian Motives:
naaat, any regional defe
CATIONS OF I.gg-SAUDI ARABIAN A RIE S
Egyptian-saw-ft axis In prompted by mutual intereaaat
ergaaaniaza
y come into being. Reflected in
'insistence all Arabs "train from date
ttl anat.
fear
of Arabs and
tbern Tierk' defense plans based an Turkish
vaq and Isolate Egypt.
a. King S aud's desires aswme role of Arab leader--
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,Oleor"c NEr
b. Adoption of increasing non-co-operating attitude
with West.
c. ftarf of bible Iraq-Jordan union-particularly
if Iraq's position s trengthenAby
4. Strong anti-British sentinent resulting from
Buratni dispute and desire alignment with powerful
neighbor.
11. Also
i ent is reported to provide for:
. Creation of unifi
of Egyptian and Saudi
rated forces and joint defense plans.
2. Standardization of Saudi arms with Egypt and con-
stmu ction of arcs and asatunition plan in Saudi Arabia.
Egyptian military mission to train Saudi *no.
4. Mutual defense arra euents--eventually to
Yemen and the Sudan.
attract Jordan and possibly Lebanon into direct
cooperation.
I. Ling Saud visiting n in Jordan, where Lebanese
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pry *inist r has
rs?ber tbnu military.
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. Saudi army nng7.igi bl.e as modern lore ,n. g.
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riy toru" axis aright, bo"v*r digits r
sent of mss base. Igypt ViOA thou bo nor*
work with V~wt is ord*r to obtsi.s iitary a
adt Arabia to drift *lose.
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