VOL. XXXIV
NO. 5
5-NOVEMBER-1990
Iraq
Iraq Cancels Fuel Rationing; Oil Minister Dismissed
In the face of public discontent, Iraq has cancelled its fuel rationing measures which were introduced only five days previously. An official statement blamed the Oil Ministry for having miscalculated the bases on which the rationing decision was taken (a shortage of additives used in the manufacture of gasoline and lubricants), and this was followed by the dismissal of the Oil Minister, Mr. Isam...
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