No. 292
Editorial Note
Despatch 359 from Jidda, May 30, transmitted to the Department of State an account of two meetings held on May 21 and May 23 between Aramco representatives and a Saudi Arabian group headed by Prince Faisal. At a short meeting on May 21, Prince Faisal handed the Aramco representatives a memorandum which stated the specific demands of the Saudi Arabian Government regarding oil pricing. On May 23, Aramco representatives stated they could not accept the Saudi Arabian memorandum, and agreement was reached to reconvene the negotiations after Ramadan. (886A.2553/5–3053) Despatch 393, June 27, reported to the Department of State that Aramco representatives had brought to the Embassy’s attention a number of measures recently adopted by the [Page 667] Saudi Arabian Government which they considered clearly planned to force Aramco to agree to the government’s pricing proposals. (886A.2553/6–2753)