Saudi Arabia


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF 19 US-SAUD. Confidential. Drafted by Korn; cleared by Thieberger (OSD/ISA/ILN), Edward A. Padelford (NEA/RA), NEA Public Affairs Adviser Daniel Brown, Symmes, Captain Castillo (DOD/ASA/PA), Quinn, Warren, and Director of the Office of News in the Bureau of Public Affairs Robert J. McCloskey; and approved by Davies. Sent to Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Damascus, Taiz, Aden, Dhahran, Tel Aviv, Cairo, Kuwait, Tehran, Ankara, Paris, London, Jidda, CINCSTRIKE, and MED DIV ENGRS Livorno.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1964-66, DEF 19-4 US-SAUD. Confidential. Drafted by Moore and Korn; cleared by Quinn, Sterner, Fredericks, Warren, Colonel Cochran of the Corps of Engineers, Assistant Legal Adviser for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs Donald A. Wehmeyer, and Thieberger in substance; and approved by Brewer. Repeated to Dhahran, CINCSTRIKE, CHUSMTM Dhahran, and DIV ENGR MED Leghorn Italy.


283. National Intelligence Estimate

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, NIEs, NIE 36.6, Saudi Arabia. Secret; Controlled Dissem. According to a note on the cover sheet, the estimate was submitted by Helms, and concurred in by the U.S. Intelligence Board on December 8. Paragraph references are to the Discussion portion of the estimate, not here printed.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POLSAUD-US. Confidential.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POLSAUD-US. Secret. Drafted by Moore, cleared by Brewer and Bennsky, and approved by Davies. Repeated to Cairo.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27 SAUD-UAR. Secret. Repeated to Cairo and Moscow.


287. Paper Prepared in the Department of State

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Saunders Files, Saudi Arabia, 4/1/66-12/31/67. Secret. Drafted in NEA’s Office of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, and Aden Affairs. The paper was apparently prepared for discussion at the IRG/NEA meeting on April 12.


288. Memorandum for the Record

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Job 80-R01580R, DCI Executive Registry Files, IRG. Secret. Drafted on April 17.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 7 SAUD. Confidential. Drafted by Brewer on June 1, cleared by Wehmeyer, and approved by Davies. Repeated to Amman, Cairo, Beirut, Damascus, Kuwait, Baghdad, Sanaa, Aden, and Dhahran.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POLSAUD-US. Secret; Immediate; Exdis. Drafted by Brewer on June 5, cleared by Battle and Bromley Smith, and approved by Secretary Rusk.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27 ARAB-ISR. Secret; Priority. Repeated to Algiers, Amman, Baghdad, Beirut, Dhahran, Kuwait, and London.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POLSAUD-US. Secret; Immediate; Nodis. Drafted by Battle on June 7, cleared by McGeorge Bundy and Eugene Rostow, and approved by Rusk.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27 ARAB-ISR. Confidential; Priority. Drafted by Brewer, cleared by Deputy Director of the Office of United Nations Political Affairs William H. Gleysteen and Davies, and approved by Battle. Repeated to Dhahran, Kuwait, and USUN.


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

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Middle East Cables, Vol. V. Secret. A handwritten “L” on the memorandum indicates that the President saw it.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 17 US-SAUD. Confidential. Repeated to Dhahran, London, DOD, CHUSMTM Dhahran, CINCSTRIKE/MEAFSA, and Rabat.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 15-1 SAUD. Secret; Immediate. Drafted by Brewer, cleared by Davies and McGeorge Bundy, and approved by Katzenbach. Repeated to USUN.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27 ARAB-ISR. Secret; Priority; Limdis. Repeated to USUN.


298. Memorandum for the Special Committee

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OSD Files: FRC 72 A 2468, Saudi Arabia 400, 11 Jul. 1967. Secret. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates the Secretary of Defense saw it on July 13.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27 ARAB-ISR. Secret; Noforn. Drafted by Brewer, cleared by Deputy Director of the Office of Fuels and Energy in the Bureau of Economic Affairs James E. Akins and David L. Gamon (NEA/ARN), and approved by Battle. Repeated to Dhahran and Beirut.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 27 ARAB-ISR. Secret.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 7 SUDAN. Secret; Priority; Exdis.


302. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, DEF 7 SAUD. Secret. Drafted by Brewer on October 10 and approved in S on October 19. The memorandum is part 2 of 3. The time of the meeting is taken from Rusk’s Appointment Book. (Johnson Library)


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

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Country File, Saudi Arabia, Cables, Vol. II, 4/67-1/69. Secret. A handwritten “L” on the memorandum indicates that the President saw it.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, DEF 19-8 US-SAUD. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Sterner, cleared by Quinn and Sober, and approved by Brewer. Also sent to London.


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

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Saudi Arabia—Presidential Correspondence. Secret.


306. Letter From President Johnson to King Faisal

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Saudi Arabia—Presidential Correspondence. No classification marking.


307. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (Read) to the President’s Special Assistant (Rostow)

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Special Head of State Correspondence File, Saudi Arabia—Presidential Correspondence. Secret; Exclusive Distribution.


308. Memorandum From Secretary of State Rusk to President Johnson

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Saunders Files, Saudi Arabia, 1/1/68-1/20/69. Secret. A January 22 covering memorandum from Rostow to Johnson commented: “King Faisal has been helpful in urging Hussein not to turn to the Russians. Keeping our military supply line open to him should help assure him that we are a reliable source of supply and give us a stronger voice in encouraging him to move in constructively behind the British as they pull out of the Persian Gulf.” A handwritten notation on the memorandum reads: “President read & put in outbox without comment, so I cleared telegram based on this memo.”


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 1 SAUD-US. Confidential. Drafted by Political Officer Robert W. Stookey; cleared by Deputy Chief of Mission Talcott W. Seelye, and in draft by Supervising Economic Officer C. Melvin Sonne, Jr., Public Affairs Officer George R. Thompson, Defense Attache Lieutenant Colonel Robert F. Merino, Consul General Arthur B. Allen in Dhahran, and General J.S. Addington in CHUSMTM; and approved by Ambassador Eilts. Repeated to Aden, Amman, Ankara, Beirut, Dhahran, Kuwait, London, Paris, Rabat, Rawalpindi, Tehran, Tripoli, Tunis, CINCSTRIKE/CINCMEAFSA, COMIDEASTFOR, and USMTM.


310. Memorandum From the Director of Military Assistance of the Department of Defense (Heinz) to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Schwartz)

Source: Washington National Records Center, RG 330, OASD/ISA Files: 72 A 1498, 091.3 Saudi Arabia, 29 April 1968. Confidential. Copies were sent to Director for Operations Joseph J. Wolf in the Department of State’s Office of Politico-Military Affairs and Deputy Director of Military Assistance James D. Dunlap in DOD.