In 1978 and also in 1985 Prince Saud raised awareness in Britain of Soviet activity in the Horn of Africa. In May 1985, he officially visited Iran and meetings were focused on the annual pilgrimage of Iranians to Mecca. He asked Condoleezza Rice to focus on "key substantive issues" of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. He complained that US banks were auditing Saudi Embassy banks illegally. He asserted that auditors were "inappropriate and aggressive". He also declared that the Saudi Embassy has diplomatic immunity.