VOL. XXXV

NO. 18

3-FEBRUARY-1992

The Political Scene

In the end, the Palestinians decided to go to Moscow for the opening of the multilateral talks on regional issues, but declined to attend the conference when their attempt to stretch the rules onrepresentation was rebuffed. This did not appear to make a great deal of difference either to the Palestinians or the conference, which was entirely procedural and established a framework for substantive discussions at a later date. King Fahd of Saudi...