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November 20, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2459780,00.html

Saudis Threaten to Cut Ties with Britain Over Probe

[Sunday Times-UK] David Leppard - A senior Saudi diplomat in London has delivered an ultimatum to Tony Blair threatening to suspend diplomatic ties with Britain unless Downing Street intervenes to block an investigation into a £60m "slush fund" allegedly set up for some members of its royal family. The Saudis have also threatened to cut intelligence cooperation with Britain over al-Qaeda. They have repeated their threat to terminate payments on a defense contract that could be worth £40 billion and safeguard at least 10,000 British jobs.

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