Bruce C. Rashkow briefs Lamin Sise and prepares a letter responding to earlier correspondences by the U.S Senators Norman Coleman and Carl Levin to the matter of allegations of abuse of the "Oil-For-Food" Programme . In fact, following a letter, dated 20 May 2004, by United States Congressman Henry J Hyde requesting the release to the United States Department of State of 55 internal audit reports concerning the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme, the Honourable Congressmen Norman Coleman, Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and Carl Levin, Ranking Member, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations sent another letter, dated 1 June 2004, to demand the surrender of exemptions and immunities of UN personnel that can become potential witnesses during the investigation of allegations of abuse of the "Oil-For-Food" Program and making of United Nations Secretariat available to Subcommittee for interviews. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan replied by letter, on 2 June 2004 to mention that UN General Assembly provided all publicly-available documents related to the subject mentioned to the United States Government through the Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations and appoint Volcker, as focal point for non-public documents and reirated the same content in these letters dated 29 September 2004 sent to the same addressees.

Title

Bruce C. Rashkow briefs Lamin Sise and prepares a letter responding to earlier correspondences by the U.S Senators Norman Coleman and Carl Levin to the matter of allegations of abuse of the "Oil-For-Food" Programme . In fact, following a letter, dated 20 May 2004, by United States Congressman Henry J Hyde requesting the release to the United States Department of State of 55 internal audit reports concerning the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme, the Honourable Congressmen Norman Coleman, Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and Carl Levin, Ranking Member, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations sent another letter, dated 1 June 2004, to demand the surrender of exemptions and immunities of UN personnel that can become potential witnesses during the investigation of allegations of abuse of the "Oil-For-Food" Program and making of United Nations Secretariat available to Subcommittee for interviews. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan replied by letter, on 2 June 2004 to mention that UN General Assembly provided all publicly-available documents related to the subject mentioned to the United States Government through the Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations and appoint Volcker, as focal point for non-public documents and reirated the same content in these letters dated 29 September 2004 sent to the same addressees.

Date

19 August 1998

Creator

Description

Letter from Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Danilo Türk, President of the Security Council, requesting support of the Security Council for expanded and more effective cooperation in the field of conflict prevention between the United Nations and Regional Organizations

Type

Letter

Subject

United Nations|United Nations. Secretary-General|Annan, Kofi A. (Kofi Atta)
Conflict prevention; UN Security Council and regional organizations; United Nations, Regional organizations

Coverage

Language

English

Source

United Nations
DPA Security Council matters - General 1998 (MAY - AUG)

Format

PDF

Identifier

UN0273

Rights

United Nations

Publisher

United Nations

Original Format

Letters (Correspondence)

Collection

Citation

Kofi Annan, “Bruce C. Rashkow briefs Lamin Sise and prepares a letter responding to earlier correspondences by the U.S Senators Norman Coleman and Carl Levin to the matter of allegations of abuse of the "Oil-For-Food" Programme . In fact, following a letter, dated 20 May 2004, by United States Congressman Henry J Hyde requesting the release to the United States Department of State of 55 internal audit reports concerning the Iraq Oil-for-Food Programme, the Honourable Congressmen Norman Coleman, Chairman, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations and Carl Levin, Ranking Member, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations sent another letter, dated 1 June 2004, to demand the surrender of exemptions and immunities of UN personnel that can become potential witnesses during the investigation of allegations of abuse of the "Oil-For-Food" Program and making of United Nations Secretariat available to Subcommittee for interviews. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan replied by letter, on 2 June 2004 to mention that UN General Assembly provided all publicly-available documents related to the subject mentioned to the United States Government through the Permanent Mission of the United States to the United Nations and appoint Volcker, as focal point for non-public documents and reirated the same content in these letters dated 29 September 2004 sent to the same addressees.,” The Selected Papers of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan 1997-2006, accessed May 14, 2024, https://ccnydigitalscholarship.org/kofiannan/items/show/6836.

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