Word: aircraft
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...wife entertained Secretary of State Cyrus Vance, Senators Frank Church and Ted Kennedy and Scotty Reston of the New York Times. Over duck à I'orange, the men had a free-flowing talk about the nation's foreign policies, including the newly announced plan to sell military aircraft in a package to Israel, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, a matter already causing intense debate...
...from Riyadh came Ghazi Algosaibi, Minister of Industry and Power, and Sulaiman As-Salim, Minister of Commerce. All were low-key but sophisticated salesmen who, in excellent English, made a strong case that their nation needed the planes for defensive purposes. Wisely, they feigned little interest in how many aircraft the U.S. might sell to Israel, saying that was none of their business. Just as shrewdly, they never mentioned oil. The significance of this open Saudi lobbying, said Dutton, was that "Senators no longer feel that they have to meet Arabs in the back room...
...then refused to renew his franchise. He bought control of Merritt-Chapman & Scott, a respected construction firm, and in half a dozen years had raised its net worth from $8 million to $132 million. He also used the firm to absorb companies that made everything from ships (the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk) to movies (The Babe Ruth Story). He failed in efforts to buy the Brooklyn Dodgers, the Washington Senators and the Baltimore Colts...
Following up, the next day Brown wrote to Senate Foreign Relations Committee members of more guarantees. The Saudis, he said, would not transfer the aircraft to any third country-as the Israelis fear-and would not allow foreign nationals access to the planes without U.S. authorization. Moreover, the Saudis would not purchase any other combat aircraft while receiving the F-15s. This was most important, because the Saudis could buy and receive France's commendable Mirage F-1 by the end of the year without any restraints...
Fahd also refused to link Saudi policy on the dollar and oil prices with the aircraft sale, but he was critical of Washington for failing to cope with America's energy problems. "We will do our best to help the U.S. and our other friends in meeting their requirements and overcoming whatever difficulties they may have in this respect. As you know, we decide on the quantity of our oil production according to world need. But the so-called energy crisis is not necessarily connected only to the volume of oil production. For example, the U.S., the largest...