SPAIN: KING FEISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA ARRIVES ON OFFICIAL VISIT

Record ID: 189644

  • Title: SPAIN: KING FEISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA ARRIVES ON OFFICIAL VISIT
  • Date: 16th June 1966
  • Summary: ARRIVAL OF KING FEISAL - MET BY GENERAL FRANCO. Initials AA/V-S/JF/PC Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 1st July 1966 13:00
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  • Location: MADRID, SPAIN
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  • Country: Angola Spain
  • Reuters ID: LVA3OBMX5NQIGJHCSF6T4BGHRO2N
  • Story Text: KING FEISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA ARRIVED IN MADRID YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) FOR FIVE DAY OFFICIAL VISIT TO SPAIN AT THE INVITATION OF GENERAL FRANCO.

    GENERAL FRANCO AND HIS CABINET LED THE THRONGS OF OFFICIALS WHO MET THE KING AT MADRID INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

    KING FEISAL'S PROGRAMMED INCLUDES TALKS WITH GENERAL FRANCO AND A TOUR FOR MADRID, MALAGA, GRANADA, CORDOBA, AND SEVILLE. ONE OF THE MAIN TALKING POINT BETWEEN SAUDI ARABIA AND SPAIN IS LIKELY TO BE THE FUTURE OF SPANISH OIL CONCESSIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA. SPAIN'S BOOMING OIL INDUSTRY HAS IN RECENT YEARS TAKEN TO PROSPECTING AFTER THE DISCOVERY OF OIL DEPOSIT IN NORTHERN SPAIN.

    THE SPANISH MINISTERS OF INDUSTRY, GREGORIO LOPEZ BRAVA, SAID AFTER A VISIT TO THE MIDDLE EAST LAST FEBRUARY, THAT SPAIN WOULD LIE TO PARTICIPATE WITH SAUDI ARABIA IN OIL EXPLORATIONS IN THE RED SEA.

    ON JUNE 21ST KING FEISAL LEAVES SPAIN FOR THE UNITED STATES.
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