VOL. XXXIV

NO. 33

20-MAY-1991

The Political Scene

On his fourth visit to the region since the end of the war, US Secretary ofState James Baker asserted he had made further progress towards the peaceconference the Americans are trying to set up, although in the absence of anyreal information it is hard to verify this claim. The Americans declaredthemselves "encouraged" by the GCC announcement that it is willing toattend the conference as an observer and to negotiate with Israel on regionalissues,...