1. IN HIGHLY PUBLICIZED INTERVIEW ON DECEMBER 27 RCC
VICE CHAIRMAN SADDAM HUSSEIN CALLED UPON DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES, AND PARTICULARLY OPEC COUNTRIES, TO UNITE TO
PREVENT CAPITALIST NATIONS FROM TAKING UNILATERAL ACTIONS
WITH GOLD AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM TO DETRIMENT
OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. WHILE U.S. SINGLED OUT AS MAIN
CULPRIT BECUASE OF GOLD AUCTION, CRITICIM WAS DIRECTED AT
OTHER AS WELL. SADDAM HUSSEIN CALLED FOR MULTILATERAL
MEASURES ON GOLD AND INTERNATIONAL LIQUIDITY THROUGH
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT EITHER THRU SEPCIAL
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OR WITHIN UN FRAMEWORK OR EXISTING
INSTITUTIONS (ASSUME TEXT IN FBIS).
2. COMMENT: STRONG GOI STATEMENT ALMOST CERTAINLY DUE IN PART TO GOI NOT TO ALLOW SHAH TO SEIZE
LEADERSHIP ROLE ON GOLD ISSUE. ALTHOUGH FRENCH CHARGE
HAS NOT BEEN CALLED IN BY MFA, HE BELIEVES IRAQI WARNING
ADDRESSED PARTICULARLY TO FRANCE.
LOWRIE
Source: https://www.wikileaks.org/plusd/cables/1975BAGHDA00001_b.html
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