VOL. XXX

NOS. 11/12

22/29-DECEMBER-1986

SAUDI ARABIA AFFIRMS IRAQ'S RIGHT TO DISSENT FROM OPEC QUOTA ACCORD

The following statement was issued by the official Saudi Press Agency on 21December:

"An official source in Riyadh responded on 21 December to the reportpublished by Reuter of the statement by the Iranian Oil Minister that if Saudiefforts to persuade Iraq to observe the production quotas agreed on by OPECfail, Iran will attempt to have Iraq expelled from the Organization; that it isup to...