VOL. XL

No. 42

20-October-1997

IRAQ

Iraq Warns Of Non-Cooperation With UNSCOM And The SecurityCouncil If Further Sanctions Are Imposed

Iraq sent two messages to the Security Council last week. The first is that if theCouncil does not acknowledge the work already done by Iraq to eliminate its weapons ofmass destruction (WMD), the situation "will become totally unacceptable." Thesecond is that "if there were to be further sanctions, Iraq would sever cooperationwith the UN Special Commission...