VOL. XXXI

NO. 46

22-AUGUST-1988

IRAQ RESUMES OIL EXPORTS FROM GULF OUTLETS

Iraq has resumed oil exports from its Gulf outlets closed for the past eightyears since the onset of the Iraq-Iran war in September 1980 - almostimmediately after the official UN-sponsored cessation of hostilities in theearly hours of Saturday 20 August. According to a special announcement to MEESby the Iraqi Oil Ministry, an Iraqi tanker - the Ain Zalah - is scheduled toleave "an oil outlet in Southern Iraq" loaded with...