VOL. XXXV

NO. 23

9-MARCH-1992

Iraq

UN Security Council Debates Use of Confiscated Iraqi Financial AssetsAbroad

The UN Security Council is considering, among other options, measures toconfiscate and use blocked Iraqi financial assets abroad in order to pay forhumanitarian supplies for Iraq, as well as to meet the costs of eliminatingIraq's weapons of mass destruction and to start compensation awards for Gulfcrisis victims. The move, which has been suggested by the US, is part of apressure campaign...