THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ HAS SENT A CABLE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO FRENCH PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC ON THE OCCASION OF HIS COUNTRY'S NATIONAL DAY. IN HIS OWN NAME AND ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, KING ABDULLAH WISHED THE PRESIDENT CONTINUAL GOOD HEALTH AND HAPPINESS AND HIS PEOPLE STEADY PROGRESS AND PROSPERITY. SIMILARLY, CROWN PRINCE SULTAN BIN ABDULAZIZ DEPUTY PREMIER MINISTER OF DEFENSE AND AVIATION AND INSPECTOR GENERAL HAS SENT A CABLE OF CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FRENCH PRESIDENT ON THE OCCASION.