VOL. XLII

No. 32

9-August-1999

GENERAL

India Says Oil Minister Misquoted In News Reports

The Indian government told its senior officials on 30 Julyin an internal memo obtained by MEES that the Associated Press (AP)report of 29 July attributing comments to Indias Oil Minister V.K. Ramamurthyis "absolutely false and is totally mischievous." The memo claimedthat "the [Oil] Minister never stated that India would violate the UNsanctions. The AP correspondent has given a twist of his own to [the...