VOL. XXXIX

No. 17

22-January-1996

IRAQ

US Justice Department Takes Steps To Disburse Frozen Iraqi Assets

US Attorney General Janet Reno said on 18 January that the Justice Department has established a registry of American firms and individuals with claims against Iraq in anticipation of pending Congressional legislation that would allow Iraqi assets frozen in the US since August 1990, when Iraq invaded Kuwait, to be legally seized and distributed. Ms. Reno said, "This is the first step...