DATE=  10/30/97

TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT

NUMBER=2-221940

TITLE=U-S/IRAQ (S-ONLY)

BYLINE=DAVID GOLLUST

DATELINE=WHITE HOUSE

CONTENT=

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INTRO:  THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION HAS WELCOMED THE U-N SECURITY 

COUNCIL'S CONDEMNATION OF IRAQ'S MOVE TO EXPEL AMERICAN MEMBERS 

OF U-N WEAPONS INSPECTION TEAMS.  V-O-A'S DAVID GOLLUST HAS 

DETAILS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE:



TEXT:  THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS IT IS GRATIFIED BY THE STRONG AND 

UNANIMOUS SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE SECURITY COUNCIL.  AND IT SAYS 

THERE ARE A RANGE OF OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR FORCING IRAQ TO BACK 

DOWN FROM WHAT IS TERMED ITS "UTTERLY UNACCEPTABLE" ACTION. 



IRAQ WEDNESDAY SAID IT WAS GIVING THE AMERICANS WORKING WITH THE 

U-N INSPECTION COMMISSION "UNSCOM" A WEEK TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY, 

AND IT HAS BACKED UP THE STATEMENT BY BARRING TWO U-S INSPECTORS 

FROM ENTERING. 



IRAQ HAS HINDERED THE WORK OF "UNSCOM," WHICH IS OPERATING THERE 

TO MONITOR ITS COMPLIANCE WITH POST-GULF WAR U-N RESOLUTIONS THAT

IT DISMANTLE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. 



WHITE HOUSE SPOKESMAN MIKE MCCURRY SAID IRAQI LEADER SADDAM 

HUSSEIN HAS REPEATEDLY TRIED TO ESCAPE HIS RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER

INTERNATIONAL LAW, BUT EACH TIME HAS GOTTEN A SUFFICIENT AND 

CLEAR RESPONSE FROM THE WORLD COMMUNITY -- AND THIS TIME WILL BE 

NO  EXCEPTION.



HE DID  NOT  ELABORATE ON WHAT RESPONSE MIGHT BE CONTEMPLATED, 

THOUGH A BRITISH SPOKESMAN SAID EARLIER A MILITARY OPTION CANNOT 

BE RULED OUT.  (SIGNED)



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30-Oct-97 10:59 AM EST (1559 UTC)

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Source: Voice of America

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