Office of the Historian

Saudi Arabia

251. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Washington, August 19, 1965, 9:06 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POLSAUD-US. Secret. Drafted by Moore, cleared by Davies, and approved by Hart. Repeated to Cairo, London, Dhahran, CHUSMTM Dhahran, and CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA.

252. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 8, 1965.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF 12-5 SAUD. Secret; Exclusive Distribution. Drafted by Moore.

253. Telegram From the Embassy in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State

Jidda, October 13, 1965, 0700Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF 12-5 SAUD. Secret. Repeated to Dhahran, London, Paris, CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA, CHUSMTM Dhahran, DIAAQ, CSAF, DA, and DEFREPNAMA Paris.

254. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, October 19, 1965, 4:30 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF 12-5 SAUD. Secret. Drafted by David Korn (NEA/NE) on October 21 and approved in S on November 12. The memorandum is Part III of IV. Part I is Document 382. The time of the meeting is from Rusk’s Appointment Book. (Johnson Library)

255. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Washington, October 29, 1965, 7:18 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF 12-5 SAUD. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Moore; cleared by G/PM Director for Operations Howard Meyers, Judd, Officer in Charge of Politico-Military Affairs in the Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Regional Affairs Lieutenant Colonel Billy R. Byrd, Symmes, and Stoddart; and approved by Davies. Repeated to Beirut, Amman, Dhahran, Paris for DAUSRO, CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA POLAD (by pouch), CHUSMTM Dhahran, and London.

256. Telegram From the Embassy in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State

Jidda, November 2, 1965, 0645Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF 12-5 SAUD. Secret; Limdis. Repeated to CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA, London, Paris for DAUSRO, Dhahran, CHUSMTM Dhahran, Amman, and Beirut.

257. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Washington, November 8, 1965, 7:56 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF 1-4 SAUD. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Moore and Quinn; cleared by Warren, Judd, Feigl (DOD/ISA/ILN), Colonel E. Dreiss (DOD/DDRE/OAD/DS), Symmes, Colonel Byrd, and Stoddart; and approved by Davies. Repeated to London, CHUSMTM Dhahran, Paris, CINCSTRIKE, Dhahran, and Paris for DAUSRO.

258. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer) to President Johnson

Washington, February 16, 1966, 11:30 a.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-4/67. Secret.

259. Telegram From the Consulate General in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State

Dhahran, February 20, 1966, 1454Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 15-1 SAUD. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Repeated to Jidda, London, and Cairo.

260. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, February 21, 1966, 12:06-12:26 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-4/67. Secret. Drafted by Moore. The meeting was held at the White House. The time and place of the meeting are taken from the President’s Daily Diary. (Ibid.)

261. Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Komer) to President Johnson

Washington, February 21, 1966, 4:30 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-4/67. Secret.

262. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Washington, February 26, 1966, 2:22 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 23-7 NEARE. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Moore on February 25, cleared by Komer and Symmes, and approved by Davies.

263. Action Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Hare) to Secretary of State Rusk

Washington, March 17, 1966.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF 12-5 SAUD. Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Moore and Korn; cleared by Director of the Office of British Commonwealth and Northern European Affairs J. Harold Shullaw, Meyers, Colonel Byrd, and Symmes.

264. Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in Saudi Arabia

Washington, March 22, 1966, 2:14 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF 12-5 SAUD. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Drafted by Korn; cleared by Symmes, Judd, Colonel Byrd, and Meyers; and approved by Davies. Repeated to London, Cairo, Taiz, and CINCSTRIKE.

265. Telegram From the Consulate General in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State

Dhahran, April 23, 1966, 1805Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF 12-5 SAUD. Secret; Immediate. Repeated to Jidda, London, CINCSTRIKE, and CHUSMTM. Passed to White House and USIA.

266. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts

Washington, May 2, 1966, 6:31 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POLSAUD-UAR. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Korn and Atherton; cleared by Bruce Buttles (NEA/P), Special Assistant in the Bureau of Public Affairs James B. Freeman, and Officer-in-Charge of Aden, Iraq, Jordan, UAR, and Yemen Affairs in the USIA Office of Near Eastern Affairs Robert T. Curran; and approved by Davies. Sent to Jidda and repeated to Cairo, Athens for Ambassador Hare, Taiz, Beirut, Damascus, Baghdad, Amman, Tel Aviv, Dhahran, CHUSTM Dhahran, CINCSTRIKE, London, Paris, and Moscow.

267. Telegram From the Embassy in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State

Jidda, May 4, 1966, 1247Z.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 23-7 NEARE. Secret; Limdis.

268. Intelligence Memorandum

Washington, May 26, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-4/67. Secret; No Foreign Dissem; Background Use Only; CIA Internal Use Only. Prepared in the Directorate of Intelligence of the Central Intelligence Agency.

269. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, May 30, 1966, 10 a.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, King Faisal Trip to U.S., 6/21/66-7/1/66. Confidential.

270. Background Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Washington, June 7, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, Faisal Visit Briefing Book, 6/21-27/66. Secret. Drafted by Korn and cleared by Symmes, Davies, and Hare.

271. Memorandum for the Record

Washington, June 8, 1966, 2:30 p.m.

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 80-R01580R, DCI Executive Registry Files, Box 1, IRG. Secret. Drafted by James H. Critchfield, Chief of the CIA’s Near East and South Asia Division on June 9.

272. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, June 18, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, King Faisal Trip to U.S., 6/21/66-7/1/66. Secret.

273. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, June 20, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, King Faisal Trip to U.S., 6/21/66-7/1/66. Secret.

274. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, June 21, 1966, 4:45 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, King Faisal Trip to U.S., 6/21/66-7/1/66. Confidential.

275. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, June 21, 1966, 5:05-6:25 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-4/67. Secret; Exdis. Drafted by Sabbagh on June 22. The time of the meeting is from the President’s Daily Diary. (Ibid.) The memorandum is Part I of II. Part II is Document 276.

276. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, June 21, 1966, 6:25-7:10 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-4/67, Secret. Drafted by Moore on June 22. The time of the meeting is from the President’s Daily Diary. (Ibid.) The memorandum is Part II of II.

277. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, June 22, 1966, 10 a.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 7 SAUD. Secret. Drafted by Sabbagh and approved in S on July 14. The meeting was held at Blair House. The time and place of the meeting are from Rusk’s Appointment Book. (Johnson Library) The memorandum is Part II of II.

278. Memorandum of Conversation

Washington, June 22, 1966, 5:05-5:35 p.m.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-4/67. Secret. Drafted by Moore on June 24 and approved by Walt Rostow on July 11. The meeting was held in the Cabinet Room at the White House. The time and place of the meeting are from the President’s Daily Diary. (Ibid.)

279. Circular Telegram From the Department of State to Certain Posts

Washington, June 27, 1966, 5:07 p.m.

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, POL 7 SAUD. Confidential. Drafted by Korn and Moore; cleared by Bruce Buttles (NEA/P), Symmes, James B. Freeman (P), Thomas J. Hirchfield (EUR/GER), Country Director for Italy, Austria, and Switzerland Wells Stabler, Robert E. Barbour (EUR/WE), Country Director for Northern African Affairs John F. Root, Judd, Country Director for Turkey John M. Howison, and Officer in Charge of Political Affairs in EUR’s Office of Atlantic Political and Military Affairs Edward G. Boehm; and approved by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs William J. Handley. Sent to Amman, Beirut, Damascus, Cairo, Taiz, Aden, Kuwait, Baghdad, Tel Aviv, Khartoum, Tripoli, Tunis, Algiers, Rabat, Ankara, Jidda, Dhahran, Tehran, Paris (also for USRO), Rome, London, Bonn, CINCSTRIKE, USUN, and Mogadiscio.

280. Memorandum From the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow) to President Johnson

Washington, July 14, 1966.

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, Memos, Vol. I, 12/63-4/67. Secret.