Volume 1 - Iraq Watch

without delay the entry into or transit through theirterritories of all Iraqi officials and members ofthe Iraqi armed forces who are responsible for orparticipate in the instances of non-compliance ofparagraphs 2 and 3 of UNSCR 1115. It decided notto conduct the reviews provided for in paragraphs 21and 28 of UNSCR 687 until after the next consolidatedprogress report of the Special Commission,due on 11 April 1998, after which those reviews willresume in accordance with UNSCR 687, beginningon 26 April 1998.UNSCR 1137 (1997) dated 12 November 1997imposed travel restrictions on all Iraqi officialsand members of the Iraqi armed forces who wereresponsible for or participated in the instances ofnon-compliance including the denial of entry toIraq to Special Commission officials on the groundsof their nationality and the denial of entry to sitesdesignated by the Special Commission for inspectionto Special Commission inspectors on the groundsof their nationality. The resolution decided that thereview provided in paragraphs 21 and 28 of UNSCR687 shall resume in April 1998 in accordance withparagraph 8 of UNSCR 1134, provided that the Governmentof Iraq shall have rescinded its decision of29 October 1997 to impose conditions on cooperationwith the Special Commission.By UNSCR 1143 (1997) of 4 December 1997 theSecurity Council decided that the provisions ofUNSCR 986, except those contained in paragraphs 4,11 and 12, shall remain in force for another period of180 days beginning at 00.01 hours, Eastern StandardTime, on 5 December 1997.By UNSCR 1153 (1998) of 20 February 1998 theSecurity Council decided that the provisions ofUNSCR 986, except those contained in paragraphs 4,11 and 12, shall remain in force for a new period of180 days beginning at 00.01 hours, Eastern StandardTime, on the day after the President of the Councilhas informed the members of the Council that hehas received the report of the UNSG requested inparagraph 5 of UNSCR 1153, on which date theprovisions of UNSCR 1143, if still in force, shallterminate, except as regards sums already producedpursuant to that resolution prior to that date.• Also by UNSCR 1153, the Security Councildecided that the authorization given to States byparagraph 1 of UNSCR 986 shall permit the importof petroleum and petroleum products originatingin Iraq, including financial and other essentialtransactions directly relating thereto, sufficient toproduce a sum, in the 180-day period referred to inparagraph 1 of UNSCR 1153, not exceeding a totalof 5.256 billion United States dollars, of which theamounts recommended by the UNSG for the food/nutrition and health sectors should be allocated ona priority basis, and of which between 682 millionUnited States dollars and 788 million United Statesdollars shall be used for the purpose referred to inparagraph 8 (b) of UNSCR 986, except that if lessthan 5.256 billion United States dollars worth ofpetroleum or petroleum products is sold during the180 days period, particular attention will be paid tomeeting the urgent humanitarian needs in the food/nutrition and health sectors and the UNSG mayprovide a proportionately smaller amount for thepurpose referred to in paragraph 8 (b) of UNSCR986.By UNSCR 1158 (1998) of 25 March 1998 the SecurityCouncil decided that the provisions of UNSCR1143 shall remain in force, subject to the provisionsof UNSCR 1153, except that States are authorizedto permit the import of petroleum and petroleumproducts originating in Iraq, including financial andother essential transactions directly relating thereto,sufficient to produce a sum not exceeding a total of1.4 billion United States dollars within the period of90 days from 00.01 hours, Eastern Standard Time, on5 March 1998.UNSCR 1175 (1998) of 19 June 1998 authorizedStates, subject to the provisions of paragraph 2 of theresolution, to permit, notwithstanding the provisionsof paragraph 3 (c) of UNSCR 661, the export to Iraqof the necessary parts and equipment to enable Iraqto increase the export of petroleum and petroleumproducts, in quantities sufficient to produce the sumestablished in paragraph 2 of UNSCR 1153.• By the same resolution, the Committee establishedby UNSCR 661, or a panel of experts appointedby that Committee may approve contracts for theparts and equipment and up to a total of 300 millionUnited States dollars may be used for that purpose.258