PRELIMINARY ROUNDS?

Prince Faisal bin Fahd bin Abdul Aziz, the eldest son of King Fahd and President of the Saudi Youth Welfare Authority, arrived in Moscow last week to attend meetings there concerned with the world football championship. If Prince Faisal bin Fahd had made such a visit to some other country it would not, normally, be regarded as having any great political significance. However, any official contact between Saudi Arabia and the Soviet Union sparks a legitimate interest - and never more so than at the present time.