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~SECREEAXI_ Baghdad Operations Center some other entity, some larger power was behind this "conspiracy." Iraq also sent government officials to Saudi Arabia to convince the Saudis to pressure Kuwait. In addition, the Saudi Minister of Oil came to Iraq and held talks about oil prices, the Iraqi economy, and the actions of Kuwait. Hussein Claimed that a Kuwaiti official said, "We'll make the economy in Iraq so bad, one would be able to sleep with an Iraqi woman for ten dinars." Hussein told the Saudis that if Kuwait did not stop interfering in Iraqi affairs, he would make the Kuwaiti dinar worth ten fils. Sy Hussein stated that when Kuwait was faced with the facts regarding "stealing" Iraqi oil using the practice of Slant drilling, they admitted to having taken "only two and a half billion barrels." They stated this fact as if it was not significant. PSC Rabarding the problems with Kuwait, Iraq sent delegates fo Sther Gulf countries which Hussein does not remember. These delegates explained the Kuwaiti situation and the Iraqi situation. The other countries promised to correct oil prices at the next meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) . pe) At the next OPEC meeting, a decision was made to fix the oil price at $16-17 per barrel, as remembered by Hussein. Kuwait concurred with this decision. Thereafter, the Kuwaiti Minister of Oil or Minister of Foreign Affairs stated Kuwait would not abide by the OPEC decision. AE Wearaing loan debts owed to Gulf countries as a result of support received during the Iran-Iraq War, Hussein these countries. The countries had originally used the word "loan" as a formality only to disguise the purpose of the funds from Iran. When Iraq was informed the money was actually from loans, Iraq held discussions with these countries, including Kuwait, in order to resolve these debts. Because the money had been "registered as loans" to Iraq, Irag could not secure loans from other countries in order to rebuild. Hussein stated that twice he discussed a change in oil prices to $25 per barrel. Once, when the price per barrel Seana 2