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...Faisal of Saudi Arabia had a busy schedule. At 10 o'clock last Tuesday morning, he had an audience with the Oil Minister of neighboring Kuwait, Abdel Muttaleb al Kazimi, at the royal palace in Riyadh. Outside the King's office, Kazimi was greeted by Prince Faisal ibn Musaed, 26, a nephew of the King's and one of the 3,000-odd princes of the House of Saud. While Saudi Arabia's Oil Minister, Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani, briefed the King on the audience, Kazimi and Prince Faisal, apparently a former classmate of Kazimi...
...wielding gold swords and submachine guns seized the prince. The King was rushed to a nearby hospital; shortly after noon an announcer on Radio Riyadh, his voice sobbing with emotion, said that Faisal was dead. Soon after, Radio Riyadh reported that the royal family had chosen Crown Prince Khalid ibn Abdul Aziz to succeed his brother and that Interior Minister Prince Fahd had been named Crown Prince (see box following page...
...first hours after Faisal's assassination, there was confusion and uncertainty as to precisely what had happened in Riyadh. The official Saudi announcement had described the assassin, Prince Faisal ibn Musaed, as "mentally deranged." Inevitably there were rumors at the outset that the murder might have been part of a conspiracy to overthrow the House of Saud and with it one of the world's last remaining absolute monarchies. Only six years ago, Faisal had uncovered a plot by a number of his own air force officers; the conspiracy was apparently so widespread that some 60 officers were...
...body was transported, with six of Faisal's brothers serving as pallbearers, to a graveyard on the outskirts of Riyadh where commoners as well as royalty are buried. The body was laid to rest in an unmarked grave not far from that of Faisal's fa ther, Ibn Saud, founder of the kingdom...
Throughout the Croesus-rich nations of the Persian Gulf, the businessmen encountered a welcome hunger for U.S. management know-how. When Saudi Heir Apparent Prince Fahd Ibn Abdul Aziz warned that American firms risked losing Saudi business because of slow deliveries, the group formed an impromptu committee to advise the Saudis on ways to streamline their purchasing procedures in the U.S. Arab hospitality was generous. As guests of Prince Salman, governor of Riyadh, the businessmen sipped coffee around a bonfire, then retired to a large black tent as a chilly drizzle began. Inside, they sat cross-legged on carpets...