VOL. XXXI

NO. 40

11-JULY-1988

CALLS FOR OPEC MEETING ELICIT SCANT ENTHUSIASM AT PRESENT

Despite a flurry of rumors last week about a possible extraordinary meetingof OPEC, or at least its five member price committee, it seems that the majorityopinion within the Organization would definitely not be in favor of any suchmeeting at the present time.

What seems to have happened is that, upon the request of Venezuela, the newOPEC Secretary General, Dr. Subroto of Indonesia, embarked upon a round of...