beirut/riyadh saudi authorities strike agreements detain anti-corruption crackdown ask hand assets cash return freedom source familiar matter say deal involve separate cash assets like property share look bank account assess cash value one source tell reuters dozens princes senior officials businessmen include cabinet minister billionaires detain graft inquiry least partly aim strengthen power crown prince mohammed bin salman include billionaire prince alwaleed bin talal one kingdom prominent businessmen one businessman tens millions saudi riyals withdraw account sign another case former senior official consent hand ownership four billion riyals worth share source say saudi government early week move freeze account issue instructions expropriation unencumbered assets seizure assets say second source familiar situation immediate comment saudi government deal source decline identify agreements public analysts say deal may help end uncertainty anti-corruption crackdown could impact saudi arabia risk perception among investors eliminate uncertainty saudi authorities go go long way toward give market comfort regime get house order plug deficit say louis gargour founder senior portfolio manager london-based hedge fund lng capital riyadh cut spend raise tax fee curb state budget deficit cause low oil price deficit hit 98 billion 2015 shrink high cost economy data late september show saudi arabia recession second quarter saudi government recent years press wealthy individuals invest kingdom bring home wealth overseas unite state closely watch situation saudi arabia u.s. treasury secretary steven mnuchin say friday ask agreements hand wealth detainees freedom mnuchin tell cnbc think crown prince mohammed bin salman great job transform country gargour say civil liberties point view obviously incarcerate people give us comfort see spread saudi bond go 50 basis point wide fund start sell middle east bond early month saudi arabia detain dozens senior officials businessmen unprecedented crackdown graft credit spread cost insure debt default increase saudi arabia lebanon across six-nation gulf cooperation council include qatar kuwait abu dhabi trade point view want identify private company impact short sell conversely public sector company benefit say gargour market value portfolio saudi equities hold public investment fund kingdom sovereign wealth fund gain even arrest question 200 people inquiry cause stock many privately control firm slump reuters could immediately verify financial time report case government seek appropriate much 70 percent suspect wealth channel hundreds billions dollars deplete state coffers saudi authorities help international auditors investigators people experience trace assets bank representatives hand execute decisions immediately one source say saudi authorities say question 208 people anti-corruption investigation estimate least 100 billion steal graft official say last week inquiry expand beyond kingdom border unite arab emirates detain include high-profile businessmen mohammad al-amoudi whose wealth estimate forbes 10.4 billion construction agriculture energy company sweden saudi arabia ethiopia finance healthcare magnate saleh kamel whose fortune see 2.3 billion crown prince mohammed bin salman try use anti-corruption purge way boost popularity saudi population say jason tuvey middle east economist capital economics may realize go step far ruffle many feather maybe try find way mean people end prison forever carry business operations saudi arabia swap assets freedom hold graft purge source