VOL. XLI

No. 34

24-August-1998

IRAQ

Iraq Protests To UN Secretary General About Approval Delays ForOil Industry Spare Parts

The following is the text of a letter addressed to UN Secretary General Kofi Annanfrom Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Said al-Sahaf protesting about the delays inapprovals by the UN Sanctions (661) Committee of contracts for the purchase of oilindustry spare parts and supplies for Iraq, due to obstructive practices by therepresentatives of the US and UK. Also included is a...