THE GUARDIAN: Willie Morris
[biography], the British ambassador from 1968 to 1972, could not stand the Saudis. They were "less lovable than some other people", he said.
The border guards were "rude". Despite their stern official religion, "one can find a minister incoherently drunk in his office before noon". Their oil billions led to a "corruption of character which enables the Saudis to regard the rest of the world as existing for their convenience", he wrote in his valedictory dispatch. [document] The unlovable Saudis (more)
THE GUARDIAN: Attorney-general knew of BAE and the £1bn. Then concealed it
BAE files: Ian Gilmour
Corruption in Saudi Arabia
BAE in Saudi Arabia
What BAE sells
Healey’s machine
Britain and the arms trade
Watch video: Denis Healey [BAE files]
BAE: Goldsmith denies BAE cash claim
Mark Alexander
