THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, In the name of Allah, the Compassionate and the Merciful, (Illegible), MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, Chairmanship of the General Staff

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Date: 6/5/1437 H

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SEAL: TOP SECRET

Armed Forces Committee for Intelligence and Security, (Coded letters)

Subject: Review of going to war in Syria

His Highness, Heir Apparent, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Minister of the Interior,

We are experts within the Saudi Armed Forces and because of our commitment to (our) responsibility for the faith, the king, and country, we inform Your Highness that “Operation Decisive Storm” has not accomplished all the goals desired because the Arab forces were unable to perform their tasks and, thus following up on that, taking into consideration the complicated situation in the region, sending forces to Syria is going to result in convulsing our national stability followed by extremely dangerous consequences. Thus, this will need more study. We hope Your Highness will adopt what you see as appropriate for the national interest.

  • General ‘Abdullah bin ‘Ali bin ‘Abdullah Al-Shu’la
  • General Saalih bin ‘Ali bin Muhammad Al-Muhayyaa
  • Lt. General ‘Ali bin Muhammad bin ‘Ali Al-Khaleefa
  • Maj. General Muree’ bin Hassan bin ‘Ali Al-Shahraani
  • Maj. General ‘Abdul-Rahmaan bin ‘Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Murshid
  • Maj. General As’ad bin ‘Abdul-‘Azeez Al-Zuhayr
  • General Maajid bin Tilhaab bin Hamad Al-‘Utaybi
  • General Naassir bin ‘Abdul-‘Azeez bin ‘Abdullah Al-‘Arfaj
  • Brig. General ‘Awn bin ‘Ali bin Ahmad Al-Shamraani
  • Brig. General ‘Ali bin Halhool bin Jarwaan Al-Ashja’iy Al-Ruwayli