VOL. XXX

NO. 6

17-NOVEMBER-1986

OPEC AND OIL PRICES

King Fahd Says $18/B "First Stage"

King Fahd ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz of Saudi Arabia has again emphasized hiscountry's determination to raise the price of oil to $18tB and has describedthis objective as "a first stage." The Saudi ruler's comments in thisregard, made during a Cabinet meeting on 10 November, were subsequentlydisclosed by Information Minister 'Ali al-Sha'ir in the following terms:

"King Fahd ibn 'Abd al-'Aziz then described to the Cabinet...