VOL. XLI

No. 17

27-April-1998

IRAQ

Iraq's Distribution Plan And Supplementary Oil-for-Food Program To Be Ready In EarlyMay; France Backs Butler On Weapons Issues

Iraq's new distribution plan should be ready in 10 days and the supplementaryoil-for-food program, which allows Iraq to export oil up to $5.26bn every six months, isexpected to go into effect soon after that in early May, according to Iraqi ForeignMinister Muhammad Said al-Sahaf on 21 April. The Security Council is scheduled to approve...