Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, The Near and Middle East, Volume IX, Part 1

684A.86/4–2054: Telegram

No. 805
The Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (Wadsworth) to the Department of State

top secret

Jidda, April 20, 1954—1 p.m.

440. Deptel 290, April 15.¹ From our listening post in this primitive still basically puritanical Wahabi community in which St. John Philby tells me Court thinking continues governed largely by old King’s theme that SA is “firstly Moslem and only secondly Arab” we can best answer question in referenced telegram by saying we see no procedure for getting parties together for any purpose and question two by reporting that not even our generally well informed Embassy Arab consultant has ever heard of UNTSO or bothers even endeavor comprehend details border machinery.

Wadsworth

1. Printed as telegram 407 to Amman, Document 796.