ABSTRACT
The most important development associated with the January terrorist attack on Kuwait's oil installations was the disclosure of the identities of the suspects arrested by the Kuwaiti authorities. The potential danger of the terrorist cell that was captured in connection with the oil facility attacks was further underlined to the Kuwaiti populace when security authorities revealed on television the extensive arms caches that had also been seized. Kuwait pursued similarly close relations with Jordan, which had traditionally announced its readiness to help defend the Gulf states if asked to do so. Kuwait's relations with Syria had grown tense in previous years due to Syria's special relationship with Iran and Syrian actions against the Palestinians. Kuwaiti-Soviet relations at the beginning of the year appeared to be excellent.
