UNITED STATES/ IRAQ: U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN INSISTS HE HAD NO DIRECT KNOWELEDGE OF SPYING ACTIVITIES BY UNITED STATES IN IRAQ

Record ID: 983712

  • Title: UNITED STATES/ IRAQ: U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN INSISTS HE HAD NO DIRECT KNOWELEDGE OF SPYING ACTIVITIES BY UNITED STATES IN IRAQ
  • Date: 2nd March 1999
  • Summary: UNITED NATIONS (MARCH 2, 1999) (REUTERS) 1. LV EXTERIOR UNITED NATIONS 0.04 UNITED NATIONS (MARCH 2, 1999)(UNTV) 2. SV/SLV/WS UN SECRETARY GENERAL, KOFI ANNAN ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE 93 SHOTS) 0.14 3. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) ANNAN SAYING "I personally had no direct knowledge of these things and as you know UNSCOM does not report to me, it does report to the council, I think the U.N. disarmament effort in Iraq has been an important step in the international effort to disarm, and I would hope that all of us, particularly the council would draw the right lessons from what has happened in Iraq." 0.41 WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 2, 1999) (REUTERS) 4. SCU/CU WASHINGTON POST HEADLINES (2 SHOTS) 0.47 UNITED NATIONS (MARCH 2, 1999) (REUTERS) 5. TRACK RICHARD BUTLER, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF UNSCOM ARRIVING AT UNITED NATIONS / (SOUNDBITE) (English) BUTLER ASKED FOR HIS RESPONSE TO WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE SAYING "You can and I have none. Everything I wanted to say is in the newspaper and that's the end of it" 0.59 BAGHDAD, IRAQ (FILE - AUGUST 5, 1998) (AGENCY POOL) 6. LV EXTERIOR UNSCOM HEADQUARTERS 1.02 7. SLV FORMER WEAPONS INSPECTOR SCOT RITTER WALKING THROUGH CAR PARK 1.09 UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, IRAQ (FILE) (UNTV) 8. VARIOUS WEAPONS INSPECTORS AT WORK INSTALLING MEASURING EQUIPMENT INTO WALLBOX (2 SHOTS) 1.30 AIN ZALA, NORTHERN IRAQ (MARCH 2, 1999)(IBTE - NO ACCESS IRAQ) 9. LV ENTRANCE TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS STATION AT AIN ZALA/ PORTRAIT OF SADDAM HUSSEIN IN STREET 1.32 10. GENERAL VIEW OF DAMAGE 1.36 11. VARIOUS PEOPLE LOOKING AT DAMAGE (6 SHOTS) 2.11 12. SCU (SOUNDBITE)(English) DIRECTOR OF IRAQI NORTHERN OIL COMPANY HUSSEIN AL FATTAL SAYING: "It was a direct hit to the telecommunications centre at Ain Zala. The extent of damage as it can be seen here is one hundred percent. This location is a residential area of the Ain Zala fields which is part of North Oil Company (NOC) in oil production installation in the north part of Iraq." 2.39 13. MV MANGLED PYLON AT INSTALLATION 2.44 14. VARIOUS VIEWS WRECKAGE (3 SHOTS) 2.53 BAGHDAD, IRAQ (MARCH 2, 1999)(IBTE - NO ACCESS IRAQ) 15. ZOOM IN IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN ENTERING ROOM FOR MEETING WITH OIL MINISTRY OFFICIALS 3.01 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: UNITED NATIONS/WASHINGTON DC, USA/ UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION, BAGHDAD AND AIN ZALA, IRAQ
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