Word: saud
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...Riyadh, Saudi Arabian King Khalid and other officials welcomed Carter warmly. In private, however, they were fairly obdurate-partly because of a split in the royal family over the Sadat peace initiative. The Foreign Minister, Prince Saud, was furious that the Egyptian President did not consult the Saudis before making his famous trip to Jerusalem in November, and opposes any overt show of support for Sadat now. On the other hand, Prince Abdullah, commander...
...Saudis told Carter that if Israel offered self-determination to the Palestinians, Saudi Arabia would use considerable influence to bring Syria, Jordan and the moderate Palestinians into the talks. If the Saudis were to give Sadat strong support without first receiving such assurances, the House of Saud would become a prime target of Arab radicals...
...Riyadh, Vance's reception was hardly more encouraging. When he delivered a personal message from Carter to King Khalid, the Saudi monarch's first question was: "Is it in Arabic?" A government statement said later that the Foreign Minister, Prince Saud, felt "his talks with Secretary Vance reinforced his own natural optimism, which he does not wish to exaggerate." Official members of the Vance party came away convinced that the Saudis will continue to support Sadat, and that they gradually will take a more active behind-the-scenes role in bridging the gap between the Arab camps. Nonetheless...
...adoption of sanctions against the Jewish state. But even the "rejectionist" Iraqis admitted that it was not practical to crack down hard on the Israelis. Thus they backed the moderate stance of Egypt, which was subtly supported by Saudi Arabia, whose Princeton-educated Foreign Minister, Prince Saud al Faisal, 35, chaired the meeting...
Meanwhile, the Arab League gathered in Cairo over the weekend for its first high-level meeting in six months. Chief topic on the agenda: the Palestinians. Prince Saud, who was the chairman of the meeting, declared that the Arabs would adopt "a plan of action" against the Israelis' move to create new settlements on the occupied West Bank and Gaza which he characterized as "criminal measures and a flagrant challenge endangering peace in the region." The meeting was expected to communicate to Carter the Arab message-no Palestinians, no settlement...