KING FAISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS SENT AN URGENT PRIVATE MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT NIXON

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-185-3-22-9
• Release Decision: RIFLIM
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2010
• Sequence Number: 22
• Publication Date: October 12, 1973
• Content Type: OPEN SOURCE

No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/08/02: LOC-HAK-185-3-22-9
FAI5AL
R0T )-KING FAISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA HAS SENT AN
URGENT PRIVATE MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT NIXON, THE
BEIRUT NEWSPAPER AN NAHAR REPORTED TODAY.
IN A DISPATCH.FROM ITS CORRESPONDENT IN NEW YORK, AN NAHAR
SAID THE SAUDI STF-TEI~} FOR 9l~'ENTRTOAW~SHINGTON
WHO HAS BEEN ATTENDING
ON THURSDAY TO DELIVER THE MESSAGE AND MEET WITH SECRETARY OF STATE
HENRY KISSINGER.
THERE WAS NO WORD ON THE CONTENTS OF THEMESSAGE, BUTRTHE PAPER
IMPLIED IT WAS AN EFFORT BY FAISAL TO PERSUADE
FROM ANY FRESH ARMS SUPPLIES TO ISRAEL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST WAR.
THE MOVE CAME AT A TIME WHEN ARAB PRESSURE WAS MOUNTIING ON
FAISAL$ WHO CONTROLS THE WORLD'S LARGEST KNOWN OIL RESERVES,- TO
THROW THE SO-CALLED ARAB WEAPON REDUCINGGOILSSUPPLIES.
THIS PRESUMABLY WOULD TO THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER COUNTRIES SUPPORTING ISRAEL.
No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/08/02 : LOC-HAK-185-3-22-9