MENA REPORTS ON SAUDI THREAT OF OIL BOYCOTT

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LOC-HAK-209-6-18-4
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January 11, 2017
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June 11, 2010
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18
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September 25, 1976
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No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/06/11 : LOC-HAK-209-6-18-4 FBIS 63 MENA REPORTS ON SAUDI THREAT OF OIL BOYCOTT 4N271600 CAIRO MENA IN ARABIC 2254 GMT 25 SE? 76 JN (TEXT) WASHINGTON, 25 SEPTEMBER-SAUDI ARABIC HAS BOYCOTT THE UNITED STATES THAT THE APPROVAL OF BILL WHICH IS NOW BEFORE CONGRESS MIGHT MEAN THE SUSPENSION OF THE WARNING, WHICH WAS TES D ST . A OIL SHIPMENTS TO THE UNITE RY OF THE TREASURY GERALD PARSKY, T A HANDED TO ASSISTANT SECRE N AMENDMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT IS SPECIFICALLY CONNECTED TO A EXPORTS LAW WHICH THE.SENATE IS CURRENTLY DEBATING AND- 4HICH IT IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON AT THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK" TTER THE MENA CORRESPONDENT IN WASHINGTON SAYS THAT THEILE NOT CONTAINING THIS WARNING INDICATES THAT SAUDI TAKE ANY ACTION UNLESS IT FEELS COMPELLED TO,... O SO AS A RESULT OF ACTION TAKEN BY THE U.S. CONGRESS. THE AMENDMENT TO- THE U.S. GOVERNMENT EXPORTS LAW IS ONE OF SEVERAL G ISLAT IVE ACTIONS AGAINST THE ARAB BOYCOTT, WHICH IS AIMEV AT COMPANIES WHICH ESTABLISH COMMERCIAL DEALINGS WITH ISRA L. PARSKY, WHO RECEIVED THE WAR.N.LNG FROM SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER PRINCE SA' UD IBN FAYSAL, HAS COMMENTED ON THIS AMENDMENT, WHICH IS BACKED BY NEW YORK DEMPCARSKY~CO~IMENTEDTTHATETHI5NAMENDMENTGWOULD AND BENJAMIN ROSENTHAL. MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR SAUDI ABIA TO DEAL WITH U.S. PETROLEUM COMPANIES. THE SAUDI WARNIN HE SAID, IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO AT LEAST 1S PERCENT OF i3 S. OIL IMPORTS. THE ASSISTANT V I SAID THAT THE PROPOSED OF THE GOVERNMENT EXPORTS WOULD ALSOPINEENT NT SER TR C N FIRMS THE FROM GIVING INFORMAT IO O ANY COUNTRY BOYCOTT. THE D IFF ICU THING r PARSKY SAID, IS THAT SAUDI ARABIA A F D IS ASKING PETROLEUM A ARE SNgT ISRAEL? TO SHIPPED SHOWING THAT THE CARGOES BEING BEFORE LEAVING FOR NEW YORK TO ATTEND5HE `}TEST SESSION SNSN CONTACTS UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, PRINCE SA'UD IBN AYA WITH CONGRESSMEN AND REPRESENTATIVES OF IMPORTANT AND. INFLUENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, DURING WHICH HE WARNED AGAINST THE RESULTS OF DIF OREIGNTMINISTER THE ANTI-ARAB BOYCOTT LEBISLATION. THE.SSAUDI STRESSED DURING HIS CONTACTS WITH ARAB STATES INTEND TO CONTINUE THE USE OF THE BOYCOTT AS AN ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEAPON AGAINST ISRAEL UNTIL A MIDDLE EAST SETTLEMENT IS REACHED. HE POINTED OUT THAT THE BOYCOTT IS NOT A RELIGIOUS SUBJECT AND DOES NOT ENTAIL ANY DISCRIMINATION OF ANY KIND. (MORE) 27 SEP 1706Z SCT/KK No Objection to Declassification in Full 2010/06/11 : LOC-HAK-209-6-18-4