King Saud of Saudi Arabia while on a visit to Syria in 1957

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King Saud of Saudi Arabia while on a visit to Syria in 1957 to mediate between Syria, its patron Egypt, and Prime Minister Adnan Menderes of Turkey. Greeting the Saudi King is General Afif al-Bizreh, the Chief-of-Staff of the Syrian Army. To the right stands President Shukri al-Quwatli.