Saudi Prince Bandar, Le Drian and RNSF affairsnote

Chief of the Saudi General Intelligence Prince Bandar Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz is said to have recently been in Paris as French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is preparing to pay a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday (October 6, 2013). The following 432-word report sheds light on Prince Bandar’s contacts in Paris and tells what about Le Drian’s agenda of talks in Saudi Arabia, notably on the affairs of the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). [Partly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/40 – October 4, 2013)]