VOL. XXXV

NO. 52

28-SEPTEMBER-1992

Iraq

US Approved Sale of Technology to Iraq in Return for Discounted Oil,Says Gonzalez

US Representative Henry Gonzalez, chairman of the House Banking Committee,said in a speech on 21 September that the drive behind the Bush administrationpolicy to provide technology for the Iraqi army prior to the invasion of Kuwaitwas access to discounted oil. "They approved the sale of US technology forIraq, and in return US oil companies received a discount when purchasing...