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aa mr gp me ee a NN A An es ee ee _ Supemer> Poms wn. 64 * 4 | Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNM 3 fT 4 C ~ ALL Tea aceirieD 7 ‘4 ney |S Uhobaves te \ susyacr: VISIT TO won EAST AND NORTH Hee 50-8S. BST . & AFRICA BY BUREAU'S ARMY LIATsoN = PME Ce) me _ REPRESENTATIVE APRIL G2 A008 g 74 19S ~ NF ey SYNOPSIS: / a Ss General Trudeau, G-2, and his party, accompanied by Bureau's Army Liaison Representative, Brrived at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on April 28, 195. Saudi Arabla,is almost a one-product country, that product being oll, and around this oil revolves the industrial potential of Western Europe, which is dependent upon the flow of this o11. A few major companies have most of the exploration rights for Arabian o11, with the country receiving a royalty on production. The largest company, the Arabian~American 011 Company (Aramco), has a, built a modern city, Dhahran, in a desert. It produces approximately . 21,000,000 barrels of oil per day and recently located a veritable ~ underground 011 lake 150 miles long and 20 miles wide. King Saud, CONTAINED > ,Unsuccessfully attempting to emulate his father, is believed . Joontroiied by some of his unscrupulous advisors, one of whom . smeagotiated the Onassis Agreement# He is trying to form an Arab ~ League within the Arab League, with himself as a leader, meanwhile ~ falling to properly administer his own country. Security of Aramco , Will be dependent on the U. 5. Army in the event of imminent ~ hostilities. - = S at <: RECOMMENDATION: o TD un . For your information. This report covers the visit to Saudi 77 . Arabia. Other Middle Eastern countries will be covered in separate™ reports. f _ _ , ~ , ; ~ » : -- . , S REsfeblisney A CHMPEIITET ® rR o+ oil Py Arance, NDEXBD- 477 V a o 7 x : < 1 - Mr. Broden, Rm. 1522 oe 2 er a\ 67 JUN 28 1954-4?