VOL. XL

No. 43

27-October-1997

SUDAN

USA*ENGAGE Says Proposed Sanctions Against Sudan Counterproductive

The US business lobby, USA*ENGAGE, has warned that introducing economic sanctionsagainst Sudan could create counterproductive effects for US businesses, in that they wouldcut off US supplies of gum arabic, an integral component of many American-madepharmaceuticals, cosmetics, printing inks, soft drinks and candy and force US prices forthese commodities to "sky-rocket." Under the Specter/Wolf...