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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2014
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHDH/AMCONSUL DHAHRAN IMMEDIATE 0366
RUEHJI/AMCONSUL JEDDAH IMMEDIATE 0476
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL AF PK SA
SUBJECT: MFA ON PRESIDENT'S AFGHANISTAN SPEECH
REF: SECSTATE 122731
Charge previewed President's address on Afghanistan December
1 evening with Dr. Khalid Al-Jindan, Foreign Affairs Deputy
Minister for Bilateral Relations. Al-Jindan welcomed
increased U.S. efforts as a necessary step forward for
stabilization in Afghanistan. He requested a copy of the
speech, subsequently sent, to brief Foreign Minister Prince
Saud Al-Faisal, currently in the U.S.
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