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BAGHDAD TJGHTENS BELTS ON RATJONS
Iraq is cutting rations to its peopli,
claiming it has not receivjd enough
supplies undjr its oil deal with thj UN
Rations of rice, wheat flour and sugar
remain unchanged, but amounts of othjr
essjntials likj baby milk, cooking oil,
tea, and djtirgents are being reduced.
Foodstuffs have been in shoru supply in
Iraq since the UN imposjd sanctions on
Baghdad for invading Kuwait in 1990.
Iraq has blamjd Britain and the US for
delaying djli6jty contracts.
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