Saudi Arabia


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

Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Saunders Files, Saudi Arabia, 1/1/68-1/20/69. Secret.


312. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, POL 7 SAUD. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Brewer, approved in S/S on July 11 and by Saunders at the White House the same day. The meeting was held at the White House, and the times are taken from the President’s Daily Diary. (Johnson Library)


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, UN 7. Secret; Priority; Exdis. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, London, Tel Aviv, and USUN. A note on the telegram indicates that the Communications Office did not pass the telegram to Cairo.


314. 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 12-5 SAUD. Confidential. Drafted by Newton; cleared by Colonel Wix (DOD/NESA), E. Randall Backlund (AID/PPC/MAS), Colonel Bunte, and Lewis D. Junior (G/PM); and approved by John N. Gatch (NEA/ARP). Repeated to CINCSTRIKE.


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

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Central Files 1967-69, DEF 6-2 SAUD. Confidential. Repeated to London, Dhahran, CHUSMTM, COMIDEASTFOR, CNO, DOD, and DIA.


316. 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; Exdis. Drafted by Davies and Eugene Rostow on October 23; cleared by Atherton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs David H. Popper, Hart, and Brewer; and approved by Eugene Rostow. Repeated to Dhahran.


317. 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 SAUD-US. Secret; Limdis. Drafted by Brooks Wrampelmeier (NEA/ARP) on October 25, cleared by Brewer and Davies, and approved by Hart. Repeated to Amman, Beirut, Cairo, Kuwait, London, Tel Aviv, Dhahran, and USUN.


318. 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 US/SCRANTON. Secret; Immediate; Limdis. Repeated to Tehran, Beirut, Cairo, Moscow, Kuwait, and London.