VOL. XXXI

NO. 18

8-FEBRUARY-1988

LIBYA

Libya Restricts Imports from Three European Countries

Following a speech by Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi early last month, the Central Bank of Libya was instructed on 6 January to cease opening letters of credit in foreign banks as payment against imports from Italy, France and Britain, according to the Italian News Agency (ANSA). The measure will not affect payments authorized before that date or supplies of "supreme national...