VOL. XL

No. 10

10-March-1997

IRAQ

SOMO Reaches $1Bn Target While Iraq Still Awaits First DeliveryOf Humanitarian Supplies

Iraq's SOMO has reached the $1bn target ceiling for oil salesset for the first 90-day period which ends on 9 March. However, Iraq is still awaiting thearrival of the first delivery of food and medical supplies. It now appears that the firstshipments of food and medicine will not reach Iraqi ports before end-March withdistribution in early April.

SOMO has succeeded in...