Saudi Prince Mohammad, Beckett and Type 45 destroyernote

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, who also acts as Defence Minister, received British Defence Senior Adviser for the Middle East Tom Beckett on 21/2/17 in his office in Riyadh. The following 414-word report sheds more light on the meeting and tells what about the outcome, notably on what concerns British efforts to place an offer with the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) for the British-built HMS Daring or Type 45. [Partly reproduced in TR Weekly Issue No 24/09 – March 3, 2017]