BELGIUM: KING FAISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA ARRIVES FOR THREE-DAY STATE VISIT

Record ID: 189661

  • Title: BELGIUM: KING FAISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA ARRIVES FOR THREE-DAY STATE VISIT
  • Date: 29th May 1967
  • Summary: FAISAL ARRIVES AT AIRPORT AND MEET BY BAUDOUIN CAVALRY ESCORT WITH ROYAL CAR. Initials PW/VS/RM/SGM Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 13th June 1967 13:00
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  • Location: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
  • Country: Belgium
  • Reuters ID: LVAA00VIG98CE99LORNUBNE0X71V
  • Story Text: KING FAISAL OF SAUDI ARABIA ARRIVED IN BRUSSELS TODAY AT THE START OF A THREE-DAY STATE VISIT TO BELGIUM, MADE AT THE INVITATION OF KING BAUDOUIN AND QUEEN FABIOLA.

    KING FAISAL'S VISIT COMES AT THE END OF A 21-DAY VISIT TO BRITAIN. THE 62-YEAR-OLD MONARCH FLEW FROM LONDON IN A JETLINER OF SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLIFTS. WHILE IN BELGIUM HE WILL BE THE GUEST OF KING BAUDOUIN ST THE ROYAL PALACE IN BRUSSELS.

    DURING HIS STAY, HE WILL VISIT BELGIUM'S NUCLEAR RESEARCH STATION AT MOL, BUT HAS DECIDED TO CANCEL A DINNER HE WAS TO ??? GIVEN TOMORROW NIGHT IN HONOUR OF KING BAUDOUIN, AS A MARK OF MOURNING FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE BRUSSELS DEPARTMENT STORE FIRE LAST WEEK.

    THE SAUDI ARABIAN EMBASSY IN BRUSSELS ANNOUNCED THAT COST OF THE DINER WILL BE GIVEN TO THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE FIRE.
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