0. SAUDI ARABIA 



1. DESALINATION 



a. Agreement Relating to the Construction of a Water Desalting 

 Electric Power Plant in the Jeddah Area, November 11 and 

 19, 1965* 



Effected ly exchange of notes Signed at Jidda Novemher 11 and 19^ 

 1965; Entered into force November 19^ 1965. 



The American Charge d'' Affaires ad interim to the Saudi Arabian 

 Dejmty Minister of Foreign Affairs 



Embassy of the 

 United States of America 

 No. 362 Jidda., November 11., 1965. 



Excellency : 



I have the honor to refer to recent discussions concerning the pltos 

 of the Saudi Arabian Government to construct a water desalting and 

 electric power plant in the Jeddah area. 



I have been instructed by my Government to confirm that, pursuant 

 to the request of the Saudi Arabian Government and subject to the 

 provisions hereof, the United States Government shall assume respon- 

 sibility for negotiating contracts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian 

 Government with a United States firm or firms for the architectural 

 and engineering study and design, and with all qualified firms for 

 supply of equipment, construction, installation, and initial operations 

 of the project. The installations and their operation shall be based 

 generally on the report of June 1964, submitted to the Saudi Arabian 

 Government by Stewart L. Udall, Secretary of the Interior, entitled 

 "Preliminary Appraisal Keport on Combination Sea Water Desalting 

 and Electric Power Plant for Jidda, Saudi Arabia", a copy of which 

 is appended hereto (Appendix I).[^] Contracts shall be awarded by 

 the United States Government on behalf of the Saudi Arabian Gov- 

 ernment after solicitation of proposals from firms to be selected by 

 the United States Department of the Interior subject to Saudi Ara- 

 bian Government approval. The Department of the Interior, through 

 its Office of Saline Water, shall be responsible for United States 

 Government functions except when otherwise noted in this Agreement. 

 The Department of the Interior shall utilize its contracting procedures 



''Citation: 16 UST 1952 ; TIAS 5932. 



^Not printed. The English and Arabic tests of the Report are filed in th« 

 archives of the Department of State where they are available for reference. 



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