VOL. XL

No. 35

1-September-1997

IRAQ

Iraq Accuses US And UK Of Delaying Humanitarian Contracts For Political Reasons

The Iraqi Foreign Minister Muhammad al-Sahhaf has accused the US and UK of deliberatelydelaying contracts signed by Iraq under the oil-for-food program, in an "act ofpolitical vendetta." Mr. Sahhaf said on 26 August the two countries "areresponsible for the continued suffering of the Iraqi people" and has called on 17countries with contracts pending to press the US to approve...