Volume 1 - Iraq Watch

Regime Financeand ProcurementFigure 15. Large differences in the later phasesbetween the amount allocated under the voucher systemand the amount actually lifted was due to disruptions inIraq’s oil exports.Figure 16. The nationality of secret oil voucher recipientsby volume of oil allocated.of these large allocations included companies in theUAE as well as Elf Total, Royal Dutch Shell andothers.Figure 16 reflects the general proportion of thenationalities targeted to receive Iraq’s oil allocationsby volume of oil allocated, according to a former governmentofficial with direct access to the information.The top three countries with companies or entitiesreceiving vouchers were Russia (30%), France (15%),and China (10%)—three of the five permanent membersof the UNSC, other than the US and UK.Iraqi Oil Vouchers Provided to InternationalLeadersThe following select individuals (see Figure 17)include world leaders, senior politicians and corporateofficials, were approved by the ad hoc committee asrecipients of oil vouchers under this program (seeAnnex B: Known Oil Voucher Recipients for a morecomplete listing).The voucher list provided by SOMO includes Russianmembers of government, politicians, and businessmen.The former Iraqi Vice President Ramadan31