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WIT I-J DR INCE SLl.TAN RE SP\CE CAPSllE (JIDDA 4429). SAQCAF SA 10 

r£ HAD DISCUSSED SUB JECT WITI-! KING FAISAL WHO f-lAD TAK:N AN 

LNEXPECTEOL Y ADM/ANT STA~D. KING HAD INFORWED 1-1I ~1 T ~AT CAPSu..E 

IS NO LONGER IN SIN J1LUVI'S OFFICE I N DMWAM, BLIT !-lAS eEEN 

TRANSFERRED TO I-J IS OFFir~ IN RIYADH. KING H4D CONTEND:D THERE 

NO RDT NO r:..v IDENCE CADSU_E BELONGS TO US AND f-lA.D EXPR : SSED ANNOYANCE 

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20 DRAW I NG ON SECSTATE 1767 Q 2, I EXPLAINED OUR BELIEF Tfi\T 

ffiJECT is PRESS UqE BOTTL ~ FRO~ AN1ER ICAN-LA UNC HED SAT ELL IT E. 

WYILE POSI T IVE iDENT IFICH ION POSSiBLE ON...Y ON [XM/iNATION BY 

EX~ERT, I SAID i~U~BERING ON 08JECT LEADS'US TO BEL I EVE THIS IS Tff 

CASE. i STRESSED VALUE OF EXMIINAT ION OF SUCH OB JECT FOR 

EXPER iN'ENTAL PLf<POSES. I ALSO NOTED SAG AMONG T ~SE Wf{) fJAD VOTED 

FCR "DECLARAT ION OF LEGAL PR INCIPLES GOVERNING ACT IV IT iES OF STATES 

IN EXDLORAT ION ANQ USE OC" OUTER SPACE", WHICH UNGA ADOPTED 

LNANlvOUSLY I~I 1963. SACQAF INIT IALLY !-lAD T HIS CONFUS~D WIT H 

OUTER SPACE TREATY AND A3S ISTANCE AND RETUR~j AGREn/Et-. , V!HICH HE 

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THt\T SAG NOT REJ[CT our OF WAND ADHERENrE TO OurER SPACE TREAT Y 

AND ASSISTANCE Ai'{) RETURN AGREE~lENT. HE TOOK NOTES AND AGREED 

AGAIN RAISE WATTER OF SPACE CAPSlLE WITH KING FAISAL AT SU ITABLE 

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~/AKES IT EXTREWE~:LYOIFFICULT FOR HiS ADVISORS TODISCUSS WATTERS OF 

THIS SORT 'N IT H HIW. SINCE f-E NOW REPORTEDLY fi\S CAPSlLE, I SHALL 

LOOK FOR SUITABLE OPPORTU~IITY RAISE ~~ATTERo WITH KING'~ POSSESSIVE 

INST I NCT S APPAR E NT L Y ARO US ED, HE IS L I KEL Y TO BE ST LB BCR N. WOUl 0 . 

Ol~ PLRPOSE ~E SERVED BY ASKING KING'S APPROVAL TO ALLC'W QUALIFIED 

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