Iraq : Oil-For-Food Program, Illicit Trade, and Investigations.
Examines UN-monitored "oil-for-food" program (OFFP), which operated Dec. 1996-Mar. 2003, under which Iraq exported oil to finance humanitarian food purchases, and Iraqi oil revenues earned under the program were held in a UN-controlled escrow account not accessible to the Iraq Government....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2005.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Examines UN-monitored "oil-for-food" program (OFFP), which operated Dec. 1996-Mar. 2003, under which Iraq exported oil to finance humanitarian food purchases, and Iraqi oil revenues earned under the program were held in a UN-controlled escrow account not accessible to the Iraq Government. Provides background on the operations, structure, and termination of OFFP; and examines recent allegations and investigations into illicit trade practices between Iraq and non-UN countries, UN mismanagement of OFFP funds, and other allegations of misconduct, and issues for Congress. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |