VOL. XXXII

NO. 5

7-NOVEMBER-1988

GULF SHIPPING

Ropme Studies Plan to Clear Gulf

The eight Gulf states (the GCC member countries plus Iran and Iraq) last weekapproved a Kuwaiti proposal to clear the Gulf of mines, ship wrecks andpollution caused by the eight-year war between Iraq and Iran. The ExecutiveCouncil of the Regional Organization for Protection of the Marine Environment (Ropme)will prepare a preliminary action plan within six months and is authorized toseek regional and international...