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CONFIDENTIAL
FM JEDDA 030628Z NOV 80
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELNO 15 OF 3 NOVEMBER
INFO ROUTINE FCO
HICK 16?!
RECEIVES 26.45. 51 - 4 NOV 1989.
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INDEX
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CONFIDENTIAL 5.0.
FCO TELNO 980 TO YOU: PURCHASE OF SAUDI OIL
1.
GOVERNMENTS ARE NOT ENCOURAGED TO APPROACH PETROMIN WHO CANNOT, IN ANY CASE, TAKE POLICY DECISION OF THIS
SORT: THEIR ROLE IS EXECUTIVE.
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2. APPROACH SHOULD BE TO MINISTER OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES HIMSELF IE HE SHAIKH AHMED ZAKI YAMANI.
MINISTRY ADDRESS IS JUST ROYADH NO PO BOX NUMBER. TELEX IS 201058 PTROMP SJ. BUT YOU MAY WISH TOBACK
UP ANY WRITTEN APPROACH WITH PERSONAL VISIT BY SENIOR OFFICIAL. WE ARE READY TO DELIVER A MESSAGE AND ASSIST A VISITOR. BUT SUCH HELP WOULD, OF COURSE, MAKE IT ALL THE MORE DANGEROUS TO REVERT TO THE USE
OF A MIDDLE-MAN LATER.
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MED En SASD SIR.F. YOUDE MRDONALD
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