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Noon Briefings


6 February 1998



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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Juan Carlos Brandt, Senior Associate Spokesman for the Secretary- General, began today's noon briefing by announcing that a letter from Iraq containing its observations on the Secretary-General's supplementary report on the "oil-for-food" programme had been issued as a Security Council document. Advance copies were available in the Spokesman's Office.

2 February 1998



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said at the beginning of today's briefing that the Secretary-General was briefing the Security Council on his "oil-for-food" report on Iraq. He would brief correspondents immediately afterwards. (For transcript of the press conference, see Press Release SG/SM/6451.)

30 January 1998



Press Briefing

DAILY PRESS BRIEFING OF OFFICE OF SPOKESMAN FOR SECRETARY-GENERAL

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Fred Eckhard, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said at the beginning of today's noon briefing that the Secretary-General was in Davos, Switzerland, to attend the World Economic Forum -- a kind of global business summit attended by top leaders from the private sector, political leaders, academics and journalists. The focus of this year's forum was the Asian financial crisis.