Saudi is the key to Middle East relations

Apart from the United States Government employees in Saudi Arabia, the many thousands of Americans who have either permanent or temporary interests in the kingdom are apprehensive over the new administration's policy in the Middle East. To quote the 'FET' (Foreign Economic Trends) 1980 issue, published by the US Foreign Service, US Department of State; released by the US Department of Commerce, American Embassy, Jeddah:- "Doing business in Saudi Arabia is not easy". This remark may have much more significance for the Americans in '81 than when it was iterated early this year.