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File 031511

Email Chain: Saudi Financial Withdrawal and NATO Foreign Policy Discussion (File 031511)

Email exchange between Landon Thomas Jr. (NYT Financial Reporter) and Jeffrey E. discussing Saudi Arabia's withdrawal of billions from investment funds, oil price impacts on the royal family finances, and geopolitical commentary on NATO expansion and the JASTA bill.

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This email chain from October 2016 contains correspondence between Landon Thomas Jr., a New York Times financial reporter, and Jeffrey E. regarding Thomas's investigation into how low oil prices affected Saudi royal family finances. The discussion covers Saudi withdrawals of approximately $200 billion from funds managed by firms like BlackRock, the structure of Saudi investment vehicles (primarily private equity funds), and geopolitical analysis about Saudi Arabia's domestic and international political positioning. Additional topics include commentary on Bill Clinton's NATO expansion policies, the 9/11 JASTA bill, and references to a potential introduction to an academic expert.

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