SECRETARY-GENERAL REJECTS ALLEGATIONS OF BBC AGAINST UNSCOM FIELD OFFICE IN BAHRAIN
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SG/SM/6959
IK/275
SECRETARY-GENERAL REJECTS ALLEGATIONS OF BBC AGAINST UNSCOM FIELD OFFICE IN BAHRAIN
19990413 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary- General Kofi Annan:In a recent television broadcast by the BBC of a programme entitled "Panorama", certain allegations were made with regard to the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) Field Office in Bahrain. The Secretary-General wishes to clarify that these allegations are rejected by UNSCOM and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), both of which have assured him that UNSCOM Field Office facilities in Bahrain have been used for no other purpose than to promote the logistic and administrative support to operations undertaken by them in accordance with their respective mandates.
The Secretary-General wishes to record, once more, his sincere thanks and appreciation for the invaluable support of the Government of Bahrain for UNSCOM and the IAEA.
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