VOL. XXXVI

NO. 41

12-JULY-1993

SAUDI ARABIA/IRAQ

Saudi Arabia Contributes $40Mn To UN Operations In Iraq

MEES learns that on 28 June Saudi Arabia, in accordance with Security Councilresolution 778, contributed $40mn to the UN escrow account to pay for UNoperations in Iraq. This is the second voluntary contribution made by SaudiArabia for this purpose. Last November Saudi Arabia paid $30mn and Kuwait $20mn,with the US matching these sums with a $50mn payment.

Last October the Security Council...