VOL. XL

No. 40

6-October-1997

SYRIA

Further US Sanctions Against Syria Stalled For The Moment

MEES soundings indicate that proposed legislation in the US Congress to preventUS entities from doing business with Syria has been stalled and that two reasons liebehind the failure of the House and Senate to draft a compromise bill incorporating thetwo bills approved earlier this summer (MEES, 14 & 21 July). First, theadministration has been lobbying effectively against such measures because of...