VOL. XLII

No. 02

11-January-1999

IRAQ

UN Report Says Iraq Production Capacity Declining At 4-8% Annually; French Proposal To Ease Sanctions Embroiled In Security CouncilPolitics

A recent visit by UN experts to Iraq has found that the countrysoil industry remains "in a lamentable state" and that the countrys oilproduction capacity continues to decline "at an estimated rate of 4-8%annually." Meanwhile, a French proposal to ease sanctions has fallen victim to theincreasing polarization over Iraq in...