VOL. XXXIV

NO. 43

29-JULY-1991

Iraq

UN Security Council Discusses Allowing Limited Iraqi Oil Sales

The UN Security Council has begun discussing a plan which would allow Iraq tomake limited oil sales in order to buy food and medical supplies, as anexemption to the sanctions regime which would still remain in force. However,due to the complexity of the issue, it is likely to take some time before anacceptable resolution on the subject can be drafted. The Security Councilmeeting followed a deadlocked...