File 028506
Email Chain on US Saudi Arms Deal and Blackstone Infrastructure Fund (File 028506)
Email correspondence between Terje Rod-Larsen, Richard John Nawrot, and Jeffrey Epstein regarding US-Saudi arms deals and the Blackstone Infrastructure Fund investment, with discussion of potential SAMA infrastructure investment opportunities.
Summary
Terje Rod-Larsen forwards to Jeffrey Epstein an email from Richard John Nawrot discussing a Financial Times article about President Trump's first foreign trip to Saudi Arabia. The email highlights a $110 billion US arms package alongside a separate investment by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund ($20 billion) into a new Blackstone infrastructure fund, with an additional $20 billion from other investors. Nawrot draws a parallel between this Blackstone infrastructure model and a proposed SAMA-focused global airport infrastructure investment fund.
From: Terje Rod-LarsenSent: 5/27/2017 11:19:59 AMTo: Jeffrey Epstein [jeeyacation@gmail.com]Subject: Fwd: US Saudi Arms deal but Note Blackstone Infrastructure Fund with SAMASent from my iPhoneBegin forwarded message:From: Richard John Nawrot _____________Date: May 23, 2017 at 15:13:12 GMT+4To: Terje Rod-LarsenCc: Andreas Kraus < , George Henderson <Subject: US Saudi Arms deal but Note Blackstone Infrastructure Fund with SAMATerje, the attached article appeared in todays FT, I have removed the defence part related to the US$110bn armsdeal but highlighted the separate deal done with Blackstone to establish a fund for US infrastructure this is akin/ precedent to what we seek to achieve with SAMA focused on global investment fund in Airport Infrastructure— Best Richard.US President Donald Trump began his first foreign trip with a stop in Saudi Arabia, where a $nobnarms package was announced that the White House hopes will help Saudi Arabia and other gulf statescombat terrorism in the region and ward off threats from Iran.US defence companies lifted by Saudi dealsLockheed Martin and Boeing stand out after Saudi Arabia signs aflurry of dealsSeparately, the kingdom's sovereign wealth fund has alsoannounceo a large investment in US infrastructurethrough a new Blackstone fund. The sovereign PublicInvestment Fund intends to invest $2obn intoBlackstone's new vehicle, with a further $2obn comingfrom other investors. The group's stock price rose 6.7 percent to $31.88.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 028506