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...foreign policy debate that will soon take center stage. President Anwar Sadat of Egypt arrived in Washington, the first in a series of postvacation Middle Eastern visitors who will include Israel's Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Jordan's King Hussein and Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Fahd. Sadat was met on the White House lawn with great flourish: herald trumpeters played an original composition called A Salute for a New Beginning, and Reagan called the Egyptian "a man whom history will undoubtedly label one of the 20th century's most courageous peacemakers...
...visitors turned up to see close to 1,000 presents worth an estimated $8 million. This is barely a quarter of what has been received. The royal booty ranges from a slightly withered-looking, heart-shaped potato given by two little sisters from Cheshire to Saudi Crown Prince Fahd's nuptial offering: diamond and sapphire jewelry in a green malachite case, estimated to cost at least $1.5 million. Between the lowly spud and the regal ice are such newlywed staples as goblets, china, tableware, pots and pans, a microwave oven, a vacuum cleaner-but no toaster. Nonessentials included...
...chain of financial command in Saudi Arabia is short and autocratic. On multibillion-dollar investments, Crown Prince Fahd, who oversees most government matters for King Khalid, makes the final decision. For medium-scale transactions of a billion or two, Finance Minister Mohammed Ali Abdul Khail can give the approval. In deals involving no more than a mere $500 million, SAMA Governor Quraishi is empowered to act entirely...
Increasingly it appeared that the key to a solution of the present threat might lie with Saudi Arabia, where Habib had spent two days in talks with Crown Prince Fahd and other Saudi officials. The Saudis deeply fear that if a Syrian-Israeli confrontation were to take place, the Soviets would strengthen their influence in the region. Damascus and Moscow signed a 20-year Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation last October. In the Saudi view, a military conflict might also foster radical politics in the area, posing yet another threat to stability and conservative Arab regimes...
Haig also received a less than enthusiastic response from Saudi leaders. In Riyadh, Haig met for 3½ hours with Crown Prince Fahd, Minister of Defense Prince Sultan and Foreign Minister Prince Saud; he also spent an hour with King Khalid. The Saudis were clearly pleased by the Administration's willingness to sell them the five AWACS, but they politely disagreed with Haig's contention after the talks that a "convergence of views" had occurred. Declared Foreign Minister Saud: "The kingdom of Saudi Arabia regards Israel as the principal cause of instability and insecurity in the region...