VOL. XXXIX

No. 45

5-August-1996

IRAQ

US Delays Humanitarian Oil Program

In a move that has surprised even its closest allies, the US has again delayed the start-up of the humanitarian oil sales program in Iraq, without giving any concrete indication as to when it might allow Iraqi oil sales to get under way or providing any satisfactory reason for its conduct at this late stage of the game. Despite these uncertainties, diplomats in New York tell MEES that they are still hopeful that US...