VOL. XL

No. 32

11-August-1997

IRAQ

Minimal Allocation Changes To Distribution Plan; EU Commissioner Visits Baghdad

It has taken Iraq and the UN over two months to agree on a new distribution plan thatincorporates modifications to the quantity and quality of certain supplies, and a smootherapproval and clearance process. Nonetheless, at the end of the day, there has been verylittle change in the aggregate allocations between the first and second plans to justifythe loss of hundreds of millions...