VOL. XXXIII

NO. 46

20-AUGUST-1990

Kuwait

'Ali Khalifah Says Iraq Wants to Control Gulf Oil Production

Kuwait's Finance Minister Shaikh 'Ali Khalifah Al-Sabah said on 16 Augustthat Iraqi President Saddam Husain wants to control all oil production in theGulf. "There is no doubt Saddam's policy is one of expansion anddomination. His ambitions go far beyond Kuwait. This ruthless dictator wants tocontrol the western world by controlling the entire oil production in theGulf," he told a news conference...