We ▁were ▁gy pped ." ▁ ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁oil ▁bo om ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁On ass is ▁was ▁in ▁final ▁discuss ions ▁with ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁for ▁se cur ing ▁a ▁tank er ▁transport ▁deal . ▁Since ▁the ▁Arab ian - American ▁O il ▁Co . ▁( current ly , ▁A RAM CO ) ▁had ▁a ▁mon opol y ▁on ▁Sa udi ▁oil ▁by ▁a ▁con cess ion ▁agreement , ▁the ▁US ▁government ▁was ▁al ar med ▁by ▁the ▁tank er ▁deal . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁a ▁specific ▁U . S . ▁policy ▁for ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁strength ening ▁the ▁US ▁" special ▁position ," ▁was ▁to ▁take ▁" all ▁appropriate ▁measures ▁to ▁bring ▁about ▁the ▁can cellation " ▁of ▁an ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁government ▁and ▁On ass is ▁to ▁transport ▁Sa udi ▁oil ▁on ▁his ▁tank ers ▁and ▁" in ▁any ▁case , ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁agreement ▁in effect ive ". ▁ ▁[ Doc . ▁ 1 2 8 ] ▁The ▁arrangement ▁would ▁have ▁ended ▁mon opol y ▁control ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ' s ▁oil ▁by ▁American ▁oil ▁companies , ▁but ▁was ▁forest alled ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁government . ▁▁▁ ▁For ▁this ▁reason ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁target ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁government ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁the ▁F BI ▁investig ated ▁On ass is ▁for ▁fra ud ▁against ▁the ▁U . S