U.S. RELATIONS WITH SAUDI ARABIA; INTERNAL SAUDI REFORMS


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786. A.11/3–358. Top Secret; Eyes Only Ambassador. Drafted by Newsom, cleared by Rountree, and approved by Dulles.


308. Draft Paper From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree)

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786A.00/3–1058. Secret. 5 pages of source text not declassified.]


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786A.11/3–1058. Top Secret; Niact; Limit Distribution; Eyes Only Ambassador. Drafted by Dorman and Newsom, cleared in substance with Acting Secretary Herter, and approved by Rountree.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786A.11/3–1358. Top Secret; Niact; Eyes Only Ambassador. Drafted by Newsom and approved by Rountree.


311. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern, South Asian, and African Affairs (Rountree) to Secretary of State Dulles

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.8A/3–1458. Top Secret. Eyes Only the Secretary. Drafted by Newsom and cleared in draft by Dorman. A note on the memorandum indicates that the Secretary saw it on March 18.


312. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786A.5–MSP/3–2658. Secret. Drafted by Newsom and cleared by Rountree.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786A.11/3–2158. Top Secret; Eyes Only Ambassador. Drafted by Newsom and approved by Rountree.


315. Special National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Department of State, INRNIE Files. Secret. Submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence with an indication that CIA, INR, and the intelligence organizations of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Joint Staff participated in its preparation. All members of the Intelligence Advisory Board concurred with this estimate on April 8, with the exception of the representatives of the AEC and the FBI who abstained on the grounds that the subject was outside their jurisdiction.


317. White House Staff Notes Prepared for President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Secret.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/5–3158. Top Secret; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Newsom and approved by Rockwell.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786.00/7–2558. Secret; Priority. Transmitted in two sections and repeated to Beirut, Cairo, Damascus, Khartoum, Amman and Baghdad.


320. White House Staff Notes Prepared for President Eisenhower

Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Eisenhower Diaries. Secret. Eisenhower’s initials are in the margin.


322. Special National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Department of State, OCB Files: Lot 61 D 385, Saudi Arabia Documents. Secret. A note on the cover sheet indicates that this estimate, submitted by the CIA, was prepared by CIA, INR, and the intelligence organizations of the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Joint Staff. All members of the Intelligence Advisory Committee concurred in this estimate on September 9 except the FBI representative who abstained on the grounds that subject was outside his jurisdiction.


324. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Rountree) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs (Murphy)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 641.86A/12–2258. Secret. Drafted by Newsom, cleared by BNA, and seen by Murphy.


325. Memorandum From the Special Assistant for Mutual Security (Bell) to the Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs (Dillon)

Source: Department of State, NEA/NE Files: Lot 61 D 472, Saudi Arabia, U.S. Military Assistance—1959. Secret. Drafted by Athol H. Ellis of W/MSC. Cleared in draft by Charles W. Adair, Jr., Director Office of International Finance and Development Affairs, and cleared with Parker T. Hart and Seymour Weiss of W/MSC.


326. Letter From the Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (Heath) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Rountree)

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786B. 58/2–1959. Secret. Official-Informal.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786A.00/2–2159. Secret; Priority; Limit Distribution. Drafted by Newsom, cleared in draft with Meyer and Louis E. Frechtling of W/MSC, and cleared in substance with Colonel French of Defense. Repeated to London by pouch.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786A.00/4–2259. Secret. Limit Distribution.


330. Despatch 268 From the Embassy in Saudi Arabia to the Department of State

[Source: Department of State, Central Files, 786A.00/6–159. Secret. 3 pages of source text not declassified.]


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 886A.00/11–2659. Secret; Limit Distribution. Repeated to Dhahran.


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

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 611.86A./12–2459. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Dhahran and pouched to Cairo. Drafted by Eilts and approved by Jones.


334. Telegram From the Consulate in Dhahran to the Department of State

Source: Department of State, Central Files, 123–Heath, Donald A. Confidential. Transmitted in two sections.


335. Memorandum From William R. Crawford, Jr., of the Office of Near Eastern Affairs to the Director (Meyer)

Source: Department of State, NEA/NE Files: Lot 63 D 89, Saudi Arabia: U.S.-Saudi Relations, 1960. Confidential.