VOL. XL

No. 30

28-July-1997

IRAQ

Iraq Holds That 90-Day Oil Export Period Should Start From Date OfUN Secretary General's Approval Of Distribution Plan

MEES learns from authoritative sources that the Iraqi Ambassador to the UN NizarHamdoon informed the President of the Security Council on 24 July that, in the view of theIraqi Government, the next 90-day oil export period under the oil-for-food program shouldstart from the date of the UN Secretary General's approval of the plan for distribution...