VOL. XXX

NO. 23

16-MARCH-1987

The Middle East Situation

While the US has remained largely preoccupied with the continuingrepercussions of the Iran-Contras affair and the Pollard spy scandal, many movesand contacts have been under way in the region, with the general trend beingtowards gradually preparing the ground for an Arab summit meeting and aninternational conference on Middle East peace. The latter proposal has beendiscussed with a number of Arab leaders by a roving Soviet envoy, and has...