VOL. XXXIV

NO. 51

23-SEPTEMBER-1991

Iraq

Chalabi Advocates "Open Door" Policy for Oil Companies toRe-enter Iraq

Dr. Fadhil al-Chalabi, the well-known Iraqi oil expert,* said last week thatthe impact of war devastation on the Iraqi economy will necessitate raising oilproduction capacity to 5mn b/d by the year 2000 to enable the country to meetits economic obligations, both domestically and internationally. A key elementin achieving this target would be the adoption of an open-door policy to...