VOL. XLII

No. 03

18-January-1999

IRAQ

Security Council Deliberates Proposals To Ease Iraqi Sanctions

The stalemate that has prevailed in the Security Council over Iraq during the past month as a result of the Desert Fox air strikes by the US and the UK and the ouster by Iraq of the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) has been broken with the submission of formal proposals by France and the US on what to do next. Saudi Arabia has also suggested easing sanctions to Arab Foreign Ministers, and the...