VOL. XXXII

NO. 31

8-MAY-1989

THE MIDDLE EAST SITUATION

The visit to Paris by PLO leader Yasser 'Arafat may have boosted hisorganization's prestige, but it has had little direct effect on Middle Eastpeace moves. Intensive efforts are under way to convene an extraordinary Arabsummit meeting in Morocco late this month or in early June, with the aim ofbolstering the PLO's peace drive. Lebanon would also be high on the agenda,following the Arab League's tenuous success in bringing about a halt to two...