VOL. XXXIX

No. 16

15-January-1996

IRAQ

Rising International Pressure On Iraq To Accept Resolution 986

France, Egypt and Russia, along with the UN Secretary General Dr. Butros Ghali, are pressing Iraq to accept Security Council resolution 986 on limited oil sales without any changes or modifications to the text, on the understanding that Iraq's concerns would be taken into consideration afterwards during the implementation process. There is as yet no indication as to whether Iraqi...