VOL. XL

No. 31

4-August-1997

IRAQ/SYRIA

UN Approves Entry Point On Iraq-Syria Border

The UN Sanctions Committee approved on 1 August the al-Walid location on theIraqi-Syrian border as a new entry point for humanitarian supplies to Iraq under theoil-for-food plan. Other border points already approved by the UN include the Iraqi portof Umm Qasr, Trebil on the Iraqi-Jordanian border and Zakho on the Iraqi-Turkish border. Ateam of Lloyd's inspectors, working under contract with the UN, will be...