From: riddle@hoss.unl.edu (Michael H. Riddle) Newsgroups: alt.desert-storm.facts Subject: Re: U.N. Resolution 666 Date: 26 Feb 91 02:21:22 GMT Organization: University of Nebraska - Lincoln In <1991Feb25.182003.21550@ssd.kodak.com> reynolds@ssd.kodak.com (Jim Reynolds (37633)) writes: >Need some help with my facts. Every since early August '90, I've been trying >to track down (not very doggedly however) the contents of the United Nations >Security Council Resolution 666, but w/o luck. CNN recently (and only for a >short duration) started listing these resolutions before going to their ads. >Never saw 666. I believe they start at 660 (the main one) and go to 678 and >there are 12 total. So, it's easy to believe Resolution 666 has nothing to >do w/ the Gulf War, and may have been allocated to Lithuania, Albania, or who >knows. *** Or like numbering floors in a skyscraper and omitting #13, do you >think 666 was intentionally bypassed for the Gulf? *** No, I doubt it. Here is the text as provided by the group conference "For Lawyers Only" on another.network: UNITED NATIONS _________________________________________________________________ Security Council Distr. GENERAL S/RES/666 (1990) 13 September 1990 ================================================================= RESOLUTION 666 (1990) _Adopted by the Security Council at its 2939th meeting_, _on 13 September 1990_ _The Security Council_, _Recalling_ its resolution 661 (1990), paragraphs 3 (c) and 4 of which apply, except in humanitarian circumstances, to foodstuffs, _Recognizing_ that circumstances may arise in which it will be necessary for foodstuffs to be supplied to the civilian population in Iraq or Kuwait in order to relieve human suffering, _Noting_ that in this respect the Committee established under paragraph 6 of that resolution has received communications from several Member States, _Emphasizing_ that it is for the Security Council, alone or acting through the Committee, to determine whether humanitarian circumstances have arisen, _Deeply concerned_ that Iraq has failed to comply with its obligations under Security Council resolution 664 (1990) in respect of the safety and well-being of third State nationals, and reaffirming that Iraq retains full responsibility in this regard under international humanitarian law including, where applicable, the Fourth Geneva Convention, _Acting_ under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, 1. _Decides_ that in order to make the necessary determination whether or not for the purposes of paragraph 3 (c) and paragraph 4 of resolution 661 (1990) humanitarian circumstances have arisen, the Committee shall keep the situation regarding foodstuffs in Iraq and Kuwait under constant review; 2. _Expects_ Iraq to comply with its obligations under Security Council resolution 664 (1990) in respect of third State nationals and reaffirms that Iraq remains fully responsible for their safety and well-being in accordance with international humanitarian law including, where applicable, the Fourth Geneva Convention; 3. _Requests_, for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this resolution, that the Secretary-General seek urgently, and on a continuing basis, information from relevant United Nations and other appropriate humanitarian agencies and all other sources on the availability of food in Iraq and Kuwait, such information to be communicated by the Secretary-General to the Committee regularly; 4. _Requests further_ that in seeking and supplying such information particular attention will be paid to such categories of persons who might suffer specially, such as children under 15 years of age, expectant mothers, maternity cases, the sick and the elderly; 5. _Decides_ that if the Committee, after receiving the reports from the Secretary-General, determines that circumstances have arisen in which there is an urgent humanitarian need to supply foodstufs to Iraq or Kuwait in order to relieve human suffering, it will report promptly to the Council its decision as t how such need should be met; 6. _Directs_ the Committee that in formulating its decisions it should bear in mind that foodstufs should be provided through the United Nations in co-operation with the International Committee of the Red Cross or other appropriate humanitarian agencies and distributed by them or under their supervision in order to ensure that they reach the intended beneficiaries; 7. _Requests_ the Secretary-General to use his good offices to facilitate the delivery and distribution of foodstuffs to Kuwait and Iraq in accordance with the provisions of this and other relevant resolutions; 8. _Recalls_ that resolution 661 (1990) does not apply to supplies intended strictly for medical purposes, but in this connection recommends that medical supplies should be exported under the strict supervision of the Government of the exporting State or by appropriate humanitarian agencies. [Adopted by a vote of 13-2, Cuba and Yemen opposed.] -- <<<< insert standard disclaimer here >>>> riddle@hoss.unl.edu | University of Nebraska postmaster%inns@iugate.unomaha.edu | College of Law mike.riddle@f27.n285.z1.fidonet.org | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA