From: sehari@iastate.edu (Babak Sehari)
Subject: Headline News About Iran, Sept. 11th, 1992.
Originator: sehari@vincent1.iastate.edu
Organization: Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 21:08:36 GMT

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     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 06:40 Thu Sep 10  EXP: 07:00 Fri Sep 11 

AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN 

CANBERRA (SEPT. 10) XINHUA - AUSTRALIA WILL PROVIDE 3.5 MILLION AUSTRALIAN
DOLLARS (2.52 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS) IN EMERGENCY AID TO AFGHANISTAN TO HELP THE
COUNTRY'S REFUGEES. 

AUSTRALIA'S OFFER WAS MADE IN RESPONSE TO THE UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY
GENERAL'S APPEAL FOR EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN. 

MINISTER FOR TRADE AND OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT JOHN KERIN SAID TODAY THAT "MORE
THAN ONE MILLION REFUGEES HAVE RETURNED TO AFGHANISTAN, DESPITE THE DEVASTATION
IN THAT COUNTRY.  IT IS EXPECTED THAT MANY MORE WILL RETURN OVER THE COMING
MONTHS." 

AUSTRALIA WILL, THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS, "ASSIST THE RETURNEES WITH FOOD AID
AND REHABILITATION PROJECTS SUCH AS WATER PUMP AND SCHOOL REPAIRS, AND SPECIAL
ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN," KERIN SAID. 

AUSTRALIA WILL ALSO OFFER ASSISTANCE WITH MINE CLEARANCE AND TRAINING THROUGH
THE OFFICE OF THE U.N. COORDINATOR FOR AFGHANISTAN. 
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     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 13:45 Thu Sep 10  EXP: 02:00 Fri Sep 11 

GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK 

ROSTOCK (SEPT. 10) DPA - A German court jailed four youths Thursday for rioting
last month outside a refugee hostel in the port-city of Rostock, handing the
most severe sentence to an 18-year-old who had travelled 400 kilometres to join
in the violence. 

The man, from the eastern city of Dresden, was sent to regular prison for nine
months for serious breach of the peace, a court spokesman in Rostock said.
During the four nights of riots, part of a hostel was set on fire and police
were powerless to intervene. 

The other three men were sentenced to short terms of youth detention under
German laws that treat young offenders more leniently than adult criminals. A
boy under 18 is to spend two weeks at a youth detention centre and must also
help build a youth club. 

A 19-year-old conscript who hurled stones at police was sentenced to three
weeks of youth detention for serious breach of the peace, but was immediately
released because he had spent that long on remand. A 20-year-old cook who set
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fire to a car was sentenced to two weeks but also released because of time
spent on remand. 

The wave of violence against refugees showed little sign of abating, with 71
arrests in the eastern town of Quedlinburg Wednesday night. 

Around 200 local residents stood by and watched as 100 young radicals pelted a
hostel with stones, petrol bombs and fireworks, police said. 

It was the second consecutive night that the hostel in the state of
Saxony-Anhalt had come under attack. Police said no one was hurt in the
violence. Residents at the hostel managed to put out flames from the petrol
bombs. 



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     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 12:01 Wed Sep 09  EXP: 12:00 Sat Sep 12 

IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE 

WASHINGTON (SEPT. 9) PR NEWSWIRE - The Immigration and Naturalization Service
(INS) plans to eliminate interviews for some persons seeking permanent
residence in the United States and has scrapped 29 application forms as part of
an overall program to simplify dealing with the agency, Commissioner Gene
McNary said today. 

Earlier this year, in support of a presidential directive to ease the
regulatory burden on the public, INS asked for public suggestions on how it
could improve its services.  The elimination of some interviews was one of the
more than 40 suggestions received.  The forms reduction program had been
underway earlier but was also suggested by public commentors. 

The INS annually receives a quarter of a million applications for permanent
resident status from persons who hold temporary visas to the United States. All
currently require personal interviews before granting the status.  The agency
believes that about one-third of those, or more than 80,000, involve children,
elderly persons and professionals who have held visas permitting temporary
residence in the country for long periods.  The denial rate for such persons is
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extremely low, and the instance of fraud is minimal. 

Therefore McNary has directed that the agency develop a plan to permit approval
of these applications without the interview.  This will not only save INS an
estimated $500,000 annually, but result in considerable savings of time and
eliminate inconvenience for the applicants. 

"Soon after taking office I became aware that INS forms had long been a source
of confusion to the public because of their complexity and the large number
which existed for a single purpose," McNary said. 

Beginning in 1989, and in conjunction with new provisions of the Immigration
Act of 1990, INS has reduced the number of forms used to apply for immigration
benefits and made new forms easier to understand and complete. 

So far, 48 forms have been consolidated into 19, and at least seven more forms
are targeted for consolidation into three. 

In addition to the consolidation, INS has simplified the forms and the
application requirements by eliminating redundant requests for information;
reduced required supporting documentation; and clarified questions and
instructions. 

"Immigration law is extremely complex," McNary said.  "However, we intend to
simplify our instructions and applications to the point where the public feels
confident in being able to complete the applications properly and gain the
benefits that the law provides," he said. 

CONTACT:  Verne Jervis or Duke Austin, Office of Press Information, U.S.
Immigration and Naturalization Service, 202-514-2648 



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     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 14:00 Wed Sep 09  EXP: 14:00 Wed Sep 16 

ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA 

MIAMI (SEPT. 9) UPI - Despite Hurricane Andrew's devastation, Cuban refugees
are still pouring into south Florida at a steady pace, the Coast Guard said
Wednesday. 

The agency has rescued 59 Cuban refugees in the last six days. They arrived in
12 groups, reaching Florida waters aboard two sailboats, a small tugboat and
several innertube rafts. 

One group was picked up by a Navy helicopter. Several others were rescued by
merchant vessels, fishermen and pleasure boaters before being turned over to
the Coast Guard. 

One man, part of a trio picked up Tuesday in a rubber raft near the Pacific
Reef Light, was treated at Mariners Hospital in Key Largo for dehydration. The
others were reported in good health and all have been turned over to
immigration authorities. 

The Coast Guard said the Cuban influx never slackened, even after the scope of
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Andrew's damage became known internationally. So far, 126 Cuban refugees had
been rescued off Florida in September and 1,624 during 1992. 

The agency also came to the aid of three boaters from the Dominican Republic
Tuesday. They were aboard a 12-foot skiff that got separated from a larger
fishing boat off the Bahamas. 

The Dominicans said they had been stranded on Elliot Key in Biscayne Bay for
three days, until boaters aboad the pleasure vessel ''Just Us'' towed them off
the uninhabited island and radioed for help. 

The Dominicans were turned over to the Border Patrol. It appears they were not
refugees and ended up in Florida by mischance, the Coast Guard said. 

In addition, the Coast Guard on Monday picked up 84 Haitians from an overloaded
35-foot sailboat 50 miles northwest of Great Inagua, Bahamas. They were
repatriated to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday. 



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     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 06:27 Thu Sep 10  EXP: 06:00 Fri Sep 11 

TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER 

ANKARA (SEPT. 10) XINHUA - THE DISPUTE OVER AN IRAN-BOUND SHIP SEIZED BY
TURKISH OFFICIALS LAST OCTOBER WAS CLEARED BY  THE ISTANBUL STATE SECURITY
COURT, WHICH ENDORSED AN APPEAL COURT ORDER FOR THE SHIP'S RELEASE, THE "DAILY
NEWS" REPORTED TODAY. 

THE RULING COMES ONE DAY BEFORE  TURKISH INTERIOR MINISTER ISMET SEZGIN LEAVES
FOR IRAN ON A VISIT FRIDAY. 

DIPLOMATIC SOURCES SAID THAT THE RULING ALSO REMOVES THE LAST OBSTACLE TO PRIME
MINISTER SULEYMAN DEMIREL'S  VISITT 



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     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 08:37 Thu Sep 10  EXP: 09:00 Fri Sep 11 

CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY 

BEIJING (SEPT. 10) XINHUA - AN AGREEMENT ON COOPERATION IN THE PEACEFUL USE OF
NUCLEAR ENERGY BETWEEN THE CHINESE AND IRANIAN GOVERNMENTS WAS SIGNED HERE
TODAY. 

CHINESE PRESIDENT YANG SHANGKUN AND IRANIAN PRESIDENT AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANI
ATTENDED THE SIGNING CEREMONY. 

SONG JIAN, CHINESE STATE COUNCILLOR AND MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE STATE SCIENCE
AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION, AND AMROLLAHI, VISITING IRANIAN VICE-PRESIDENT AND
CHAIRMAN OF THE ATOMIC ENERGY ORGANIZATION OF IRAN, SIGNED THE AGREEMENT ON
BEHALF OF THEIR RESPECTIVE GOVERNMENTS. 

THE AGREEMENT STRESSED THAT THE COOPERATION IN THE USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
BETWEEN THE TWO COUNTRIES IS TOTALLY FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES. 

IT IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR PROMOTING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE
TWO COUNTRIES TO UTILIZE NUCLEAR ENERGY FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSES, NOTED THE
AGREEMENT. 
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THE AGREEMENT ALSO EXPRESSED THE BELIEF THAT THE EXTENSIVE COOPERATION IN THIS
FIELD WILL BE CONDUCIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF FRIENDLY RELATIONS BETWEEN THE
TWO COUNTRIES. 

FOLLOWING THE CEREMONY, YANG SHANGKUN BADE FAREWELL TO RAFSANJANI, SAYING THE
CURRENT VISIT WAS A VERY SHORT ONE, AND HE HOPED RAFSANJANI WOULD VISIT CHINA
AGAIN IF CONVENIENT, AND TOUR MORE PLACES IN CHINA. 

RAFSANJANI EXPRESSED HIS SATISFACTION WITH HIS ONGOING VISIT, AND EXTENDED HIS
HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO CHINA FOR ITS INVITATION AND HOSPITALITY. THE PRESIDENT
SAID HE WOULD VISIT CHINA AGAIN IF POSSIBLE. 

RAFSANJANI AND HIS PARTY ARE SCHEDULED TO VISIT THE XINJIANG UYGUR AUTONOMOUS
REGION IN NORTHWEST CHINA. 



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     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 17:59 Thu Sep 10  EXP: 18:00 Fri Sep 11 

ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN GULF 

DOHA (SEPT. 10) DPA - Eight Arab foreign ministers Thursday criticised Iranian
activities on the Gulf island of Abu Musa. 

The ministers of the signatories of the Damascus Declaration condemned the
''unjustified measures'' taken by Iran on the island in violation of the
sovereignty of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 

In a communique after a two-day meeting in Dohaah, the ministers also expressed
total rejection of the ''continued Iranian occupation'' of two other small
islands, Greater and Lesser Tumb. 

The meeting of the six Gulf states - Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi
Arabia, and the UAE - and Egypt and Syria voiced unqualified support for the
UAE and demanded that Iran reconsider its stand on Abu Musa. 

The protracted dispute over the island, strategically located at the bottom end
of the Gulf, flared up again last month when Iranians on the island turned away
a ferry from the UAE. 
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Under an agreement reached in 1971, the island was shared between Iran and the
emirate of Sharjah. 

The ministers also condemned hostile statements by Iraq against Kuwait and
other Gulf state. Baghdad was urged fully to abide by all United Nations
resolutions in the wake of the Gulf war. 

The Damascus Declaration dating from March 1991 deals with security policy
agreements and economic cooperation. In Doha, the ministers decide to set up a
committee of economic and finance ministers to coordinate cooperation. 

The first committee meeting would be coordinated by Qatar. The next foreign
ministers meeting would be held at an unspecified date in Abu Dhabi. 



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     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 13:18 Tue Sep 08  EXP: 13:00 Fri Sep 11 

UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM ALCATEL 

(SEPT. 8) MIDDLE EAST NEWS NETWORK - The Islamic regime in Tehran intends to
sign an agreement with the French company, Alcatel, according to which this
company will build and launch a communications satellite. The value of the
contract in question has been estimated at about $350 million, and the
above-mentioned satellite, which is called Zohreh, will be built and launched
by mid- 1996. The journal, INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT, which is published in England
wrote this report in its last issue: ''The agreement between the Islamic regime
of Tehran and the French company, Alcatel, was signed with the provision that
this company will exempt the building, delivery, and launching of the satellite
from the regulations of any possible future economic embargo.'' 

The above-mentioned publication added: ''The agreement in question with France
includes the launching of the Zohreh satellite with 'Aryan' missiles, of which
the Islamic Republic will pay $65.5 million for each to the other party in the
agreement.'' INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT pointed out that the Zohreh satellite will
weigh about 1,860 kg. The above-mentioned magazine added: ''Even though the
French Alcatel company will cooperate with two German and American companies to
build and launch the satellite, the American company will not participate in
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carrying out the project of building and launching the Zohreh satellite.''
(sentence as published) 

A communications expert told a KEYHAN reporter that the Iranian Communications
Company, affiliated with the Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone of the
Islamic Republic, has ordered the Zohreh satellite from the French Alcatel
company, and the person who, up to sometime ago, was negotiating to prepare the
agreement with the French was Sheykh 'Attar, the adviser to Gharazi, the
minister of the above-mentioned ministry. 

One year ago, French authorities raised the name of Sheykh 'Attar in the murder
of Shahpur Bakhtiar in Paris, accusing him of planning the conspiracy and
carrying out the murder of the last Iranian prime minister prior to the Islamic
revolution. Apparently, from then on, the duty to pursue the negotiations to
build the satellite was conferred on another individual or other individuals. 

From KEYHAN in Persian 



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  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 16:32 Tue Sep 08  EXP: 16:00 Fri Sep 11 

TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES 

NEW YORK (SEPT. 8) UPI - Foreign Exchange interbank buyer rates and foreign
currency equivalents, provided by Bloomberg Financial Markets and other
sources. Retail transactions provide fewer units of foreign currency per
dollar. 


                          U.S.$        currency 
                       Equivalent      per U.S.$ 
                      Tue     Fri     Tue     Fri 
 Argntn peso        1.0101  1.0101  0.9900  0.9900 
 Australia dlr       .7136   .7212  1.4013  1.3866 
 Austria schill      .1019   .1012  9.8129  9.8795 
 Belgium franc-c     .0349   .0344   28.67   29.03 
 Brazil cruzado    .000195 .000197 5136.00 5082.00 
 Britain pound      2.0055  1.9960   .4986   .5010 
 Britain 1-mo       1.9932  1.9849   .5017   .5038 
 Britain 3-mo       1.9708  1.9619   .5074   .5097 
 Britain 6-mo       1.9371  1.9295   .5162   .5183 
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 Canada dollar       .8287   .8346  1.2067  1.1982 
 Canada 1-mo         .8275   .8335  1.2085  1.1998 
 Canada 3-mo         .8257   .8317  1.2111  1.2023 
 Canada 6-mo         .8233   .8294  1.2146  1.2057 
 Chile peso-f      .002734 .002742  365.77  364.69 
 China yuan          .1840   .1840  5.4347  5.4347 
 Colombia peso     .001696 .001696  589.50  589.50 
 Denmark krne        .1859   .1839  5.3780  5.4383 
 Ecudr sucre-z     .000614 .000614 1628.00 1628.00 
 Egypt pound         .3002   .3002  3.3310  3.3310 
 Finlnd mrkka        .2251   .2562  4.4430  3.9030 
 France franc        .2108   .2097  4.7445  4.7685 
 France 1-mo         .2094   .2085  4.7752  4.7962 
 France 3-mo         .2070   .2061  4.8302  4.8530 
 France 6-mo         .2060   .2050  4.8550  4.8790 
 Greece drach      .005764 .005722  173.50  174.75 
 Hollnd guildr       .6363   .6331  1.5715  1.5795 
 HongKong dlr        .1294   .1294  7.7291  7.7304 
 India rupee         .0351   .0351   28.47   28.48 
 Indo'sa rupia     .000493 .000493 2029.01 2029.01 
 Iran rial           .0142   .0142   70.30   70.30 
 Iraq dinar         2.6546  2.6546  0.3767  0.3767 
 Ireland punt       1.9020  1.8855  0.5258  0.5304 
 Israel shekel       .4188   .4188  2.3878  2.3878 
 Italy lira        .000939 .000933 1065.25 1071.50 
 Japan yen         .008140 .008123  122.85  123.10 
 Japan 1-mo        .008132 .008116  122.97  123.21 
 Japan 3-mo        .008124 .008109  123.09  123.32 
 Japan 6-mo        .008117 .008104  123.20  123.40 
 Jordan dinar       1.5392  1.5392  0.6497  0.6497 
 Kuwait dinar       3.4305  3.4305  0.2915  0.2915 
 Lebanon pnd       .000418 .000418 2390.00 2390.00 
 Mexico peso-z     .000325 .000325 3076.25 3076.25 
 N.Zealand dlr       .5375   .5397  1.8605  1.8529 
 Norway krne         .1814   .1797  5.5130  5.5633 
 Pakistn rupee       .0401   .0401   24.95   24.95 
 Peru (new sol)      .7937   .7937  1.2600  1.2600 
 P'pnes peso-z       .0442   .0442   22.65   22.65 
 Portugl escud     .008200 .008133  121.95  122.95 
 Saudi riyal         .2666   .2666  3.7504  3.7505 
 Singapore dlr       .6283   .6258  1.5915  1.5980 
 S.Africa rand       .3652   .3639  2.7380  2.7480 
 S.Korea won       .001273 .001273  785.65  785.65 
 Spain peseta      .011044 .010948   90.55   91.34 
 Sweden krona        .1963   .1946  5.0940  5.1400 
 Switzrl franc       .8094   .7996  1.2355  1.2507 
 Switzrl 1-mo        .8059   .7962  1.2408  1.2559 
 Swirzrl 3-mo        .8000   .7898  1.2500  1.2661 
 Switzrl 6-mo        .7914   .7807  1.2636  1.2809 
 Taiwan dollar       .0402   .0403   24.87   24.84 
 Turkey lira       .000143 .000145 7016.00 6894.00 
 UAE dirham          .2723   .2723  3.6725  3.6725 
 Urug'y peso-z     .000310 .000310 3224.51 3224.51 
 Venez bolivr-z      .0148   .0148   67.67   67.42 
 Germany mark        .7176   .7135  1.3935  1.4015 
 Germany 1-mo        .7134   .7097  1.4018  1.4091 
 Germany 3-mo        .7060   .7020  1.4165  1.4244 
 Germany 6-mo        .6951   .6912  1.4386  1.4467 
 Yugosl dinar      .003158 .003158  316.62  316.62 


 c-Commercial; f-Financial; z-Floating; x-N. Y. Money Market. 
 Interbank Buyers Rates 
 Source: Bloomberg Financial Markets and other sources. 



=END= 

     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 16:13 Thu Sep 10  EXP: 16:00 Fri Sep 11 

THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES 

NEW YORK (SEPT. 10) UPI - Foreign Exchange interbank buyer rates and foreign
currency equivalents, provided by Bloomberg Financial Markets and other
sources. Retail transactions provide fewer units of foreign currency per
dollar. 


                          U.S.$        currency 
                       Equivalent      per U.S.$ 
                      Thu     Wed     Thu     Wed 
 Argntn peso        1.0101  1.0101  0.9900  0.9900 
 Australia dlr       .7216   .7195  1.3858  1.3899 
 Austria schill      .1008   .1008  9.9216  9.9225 
 Belgium franc-c     .0344   .0344   29.09   29.10 
 Brazil cruzado    .000191 .000193 5244.00 5189.00 
 Britain pound      1.9660  1.9720   .5086   .5071 
 Britain 1-mo       1.9569  1.9599   .5110   .5102 
 Britain 3-mo       1.9392  1.9367   .5157   .5163 
 Britain 6-mo       1.8967  1.9020   .5272   .5258 
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 Canada dollar       .8209   .8222  1.2182  1.2163 
 Canada 1-mo         .8196   .8209  1.2201  1.2182 
 Canada 3-mo         .8196   .8189  1.2241  1.2211 
 Canada 6-mo         .8136   .8162  1.2291  1.2252 
 Chile peso-f      .002738 .002739  365.20  365.04 
 China yuan          .1840   .1840  5.4347  5.4347 
 Colombia peso     .001696 .001696  589.50  589.50 
 Denmark krne        .1835   .1835  5.4483  5.4500 
 Ecudr sucre-z     .000614 .000614 1628.00 1628.00 
 Egypt pound         .3002   .3002  3.3310  3.3310 
 Finlnd mrkka        .2212   .2183  4.5200  4.5800 
 France franc        .2067   .2077  4.8385  4.8145 
 France 1-mo         .2054   .2064  4.8674  4.8453 
 France 3-mo         .2030   .2039  4.9268  4.9032 
 France 6-mo         .2021   .2030  4.9490  4.9250 
 Greece drach      .005701 .005690  175.40  175.775 
 Hollnd guildr       .6248   .6279  1.6005  1.5925 
 HongKong dlr        .1294   .1294  7.7305  7.7290 
 India rupee         .0351   .0353   28.45   28.35 
 Indo'sa rupia     .000491 .000492 2037.00 2033.02 
 Iran rial           .0142   .0142   70.30   70.30 
 Iraq dinar         2.6546  2.6546  0.3767  0.3767 
 Ireland punt       1.8819  1.8810  0.5314  0.5316 
 Israel shekel       .4188   .4188  2.3878  2.3878 
 Italy lira        .000920 .000926 1086.50 1080.00 
 Japan yen         .008107 .008123  123.35  123.10 
 Japan 1-mo        .008099 .008115  123.47  123.23 
 Japan 3-mo        .008091 .008106  123.60  123.37 
 Japan 6-mo        .008085 .008098  123.68  123.49 
 Jordan dinar       1.5344  1.5344  0.6517  0.6517 
 Kuwait dinar       3.4317  3.4447  0.2914  0.2903 
 Lebanon pnd       .000367 .000367 2725.00 2725.00 
 Mexico peso-z     .000326 .000326 3065.00 3063.00 
 N.Zealand dlr       .5430   .5420  1.8416  1.8450 
 Norway krne         .1791   .1798  5.5838  5.5625 
 Pakistn rupee       .0399   .0399   25.08   25.08 
 Peru (new sol)      .7937   .7937  1.2600  1.2600 
 P'pnes peso-z       .0414   .0442   24.15   22.65 
 Portugl escud     .008100 .008084  123.45  123.70 
 Saudi riyal         .2667   .2665  3.7499  3.7520 
 Singapore dlr       .6274   .6277  1.5938  1.5930 
 S.Africa rand       .3618   .3630  2.7640  2.7550 
 S.Korea won       .001275 .001275  784.20  784.40 
 Spain peseta      .010929 .010896   91.50   91.78 
 Sweden krona        .1941   .1938  5.1525  5.1600 
 Switzrl franc       .7927   .7978  1.2615  1.2535 
 Switzrl 1-mo        .7896   .7945  1.2664  1.2586 
 Swirzrl 3-mo        .7836   .7888  1.2762  1.2678 
 Switzrl 6-mo        .7749   .7802  1.2905  1.2818 
 Taiwan dollar       .0401   .0398   24.91   25.12 
 Turkey lira       .000142 .000143 7045.03 7016.00 
 UAE dirham          .2720   .2720  3.6770  3.6770 
 Urug'y peso-z     .000306 .000306 3265.01 3265.01 
 Venez bolivr-z      .0148   .0148   67.72   67.75 
 Germany mark        .7045   .7080  1.4195  1.4125 
 Germany 1-mo        .7006   .7038  1.4273  1.4208 
 Germany 3-mo        .6931   .6965  1.4428  1.4357 
 Germany 6-mo        .6824   .6857  1.4655  1.4583 
 Yugosl dinar      .003158 .003158  316.62  316.62 


 c-Commercial; f-Financial; z-Floating; x-N. Y. Money Market. 
 Interbank Buyers Rates 
 Source: Bloomberg Financial Markets and other sources. 



=END= 

     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA 

WASHINGTON (SEPT. 10) UPI - The administration told Croatian authorities that
an Iranian cargo plane purportedly carrying relief supplies to Bosnia-
Hercegovina may actually have been full of arms and ammunition destined for
Moslem forces defending the beseiged republic, U.S. officials said Thursday. 

Croatian authorities in Zagreb on Wednesday seized an Iranian plane, which was
not part of the United Nations relief effort, and found it stocked full of
small arms and ammunition rather than the humanitarian supplies claimed by
Tehran, they said. 

There were also some armed men on board the aircraft, they said. 

Although it is not uncommon for aid shipments outside the control of the United
Nations to be in the region, they said, ''rumors and stories'' circulating
around Sarajevo regarding the contents of previous Iranian planes raised U.S.
suspicions. 

The officials denied that they based their information on intelligence reports.
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''We think any Iranian aircraft is suspicious and ought to be checked out,'' a
U.S. official said under conditions of anonymity. 

''We've seen various aid shipments go in independent of the United Nations and
raised our concerns with the Croatian government about it. Indeed they shared
our concerns and decided they ought to check it out.'' 

State Department spokesman Richard Boucher also told reporters that it is
possible that ''previous Iranian flights might have carried some arms.'' 

The U.S. official, who saw photographs of the manufacturer's stamp on the
weapons, said they were produced in Iran. 

The seizure comes when Islamic nations have expressed increasing frustration
with the West's inability to stop Belgrade's effort to ''ethnically cleanse''
Bosnia-Hercegovina of its Muslim inhabitants and annex the territory into
greater Serbia. 

Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani said Thursday that reports his
administration had sent arms to the region were ''mere fabrication.'' 

''I have not heard of any such thing,'' he told reporters in China, where he
was on an official visit. 

Boucher said that the seizure of the Iranian arms, which have been meticulously
inventoried and stored in a Zagreb warehouse, was ''entirely in keeping with
the United Nations arms embargo'' imposed on the former Yugoslavia. 

Boucher said the Croatians immediately notified U.N. authorities in Zagreb and
in New York. 

''All U.N. member states must honor the arms embargo,'' he said. 

The U.N. Sanctions Committee is considering what punitive steps if any to take
against Iran, Boucher said. 



=END= 

     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 22:44 Thu Sep 10  EXP: 23:00 Fri Sep 11 

INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES 

WASHINGTON, (SEPT. 10) IPS - Flush with one billion dollars in newly approved
capital, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) intends to step up its
lending and equity investments in developing countries by 15 percent per year. 

Announcing the funding increase here this week, IFC director, Sir William
Ryrie, told reporters the corporation will now be able to respond to new demand
from Eastern Europe and the new republics of the former Soviet Union "without
doing less in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America." 

IFC, a World Bank affiliate, is the largest source of financing for
private-sector projects in developing countries. 

Ryrie was speaking at the release of the IFC's 1992 annual report, detailing
the agency's activities during the fiscal year that ended June 30. He said the
corporation had approved $3.2 billion in project financing during the year,
including a record $1.4 billion in loan syndications and underwriting. These
funds helped to finance 167 projects with total project costs of $12 billion in
51 countries where the IFC is active, according to the report. 
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Assessing the next year's prospects, the report warns that continuing recession
or slow growth in the major industrialized countries will keep demand and
prices low for many key commodities exported by developing nations. 

Despite slow growth in the West, however, the IFC notes that investment flows
to East Asia and Latin America tripled over the past five years. 

Direct foreign investment in Eastern Europe is also growing briskly from a much
smaller base. The report says the region now accounts for 10 percent of new
investment in developing nations.  Slower growth in investment persists in
South Asia, North Africa and the Middle East. The IFC attributes this to
political and economic uncertainties in those regions. 

In South Asia, the report says, the Gulf crisis and the collapse of the former
Soviet Union accelerated a significant shift towards market-oriented economies 
increasing private investment and private-sector activity. 

These changes have resulted in a "friendlier climate and more flexible
legislation and led to increased commitments by a number of leading
multinational corporations" in the region, particularly in India, IFC states. 

"A clear economic turnaround" is also taking place in the Middle East and North
Africa, where economic reform programs in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Yemen,
Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria have all favored growth of the private sector. 

Still, political uncertainties caused by the Gulf crisis and political changes
in some countries continue to concern investors, the report states. 

In sub-Saharan Africa, the climate for private investment remains "difficult,"
the report says. Private investment accounted for nine percent of the region's
gross domestic product (GDP), the highest level since 1982 but still well below
levels in other developing regions. 

According to Irving Kuczynski, who directs IFC operations in sub-Saharan
Africa, political transitions and economic adjustment programs in many
countries have discouraged potential investors. Phillippe Lietard, another
senior Africa official at the IFC, told reporters this week that the lag
between the implementation of adjustment programs and the return of investment
to sub-Saharan Africa countries could be "five to 10 years." 

He cited Ghana, where after a series of adjustment programs over 10 years, "we
are just beginning to see interest" by investors. Ghana has the most IFC
projects of any country in sub-Saharan Africa. 

In fiscal year 1992, the IFC approved a total of $441 million in financing for
50 projects in 20 sub-Saharan African countries, according to the report. 

In South and East Asia, 34 projects in nine countries were financed, receiving
a total of $813 million. 

In the Middle East and North Africa, the corporation approved 15 projects in
four countries with total financing of $254 million. In Latin America and the
Caribbean, 45 projects in 13 countries were approved with $1.25 billion in IFC
financing. 



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     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 

ANKARA (SEPT. 10) XINHUA - TURKEY WILL RENEW ITS CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION
IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA AT AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE TO
START IN ISTANBUL TODAY, THE LOCAL "DAILY NEWS" REPORTED. 

TURKISH PREMIER SULEYMAN DEMIREL AND FOREIGN MINISTER HIKMET CETIN ARE TO MAKE
OPENING SPEECHES AT THE TWO-DAY MEETING OF THE 27-MEMBER COUNCIL, WHICH
CONSISTS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY COUNTRIES, THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT
STATES AND GEORGIA. 

THE OFFICIAL AGENDA OF THE MEETING CONSISTS OF THE EC'S RELATIONS WITH THE CIS
AND GEORGIA. THE "DAILY NEWS," HOWEVER, SAID THAT CETIN WILL CONCENTRATE ON THE
SITUATION IN THE WAR-TORN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, ABOUT WHICH TURKEY FEELS THAT THE
WEST HAS FAILED TO DO ENOUGH TO HELP THE MOSLEMS THERE. 

THE ISTANBUL MEETING FOLLOWS THE LONDON CONFERENCE ON THE SAME
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA ISSUE. CETIN TOLD VISITING DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER HANS VAN
DEN BROEK ON TUESDAY THAT THE LONDON CONFERENCE FAILED TO MEET TURKEY'S
EXPECTATIONS. 
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"THE LONDON CONFERENCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE LAST EFFORT TO SEEK A PEACEFUL
SOLUTION (TO THE BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA ISSUE) BEFORE MILITARY MEASURES ARE TAKEN,
BUT THE PROGRESS SO FAR HAS NOT BEEN VERY ENCOURAGING," HE SAID. 

DURING THE ISTANBUL MEETING, CETIN ADDED, HE WILL HAVE MORE TALKS WITH EUROPEAN
FOREIGN MINISTERS ON THE BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA CONFLICT. 

MEANWHILE, HE MADE IT CLEAR THAT "TURKEY WOULD NOT GO IT ALONE IN TAKING
MILITARY MEASURES AND NOR WOULD IT FORCE ANY OTHER COUNTRY TO DO ANYTHING." 

"HOWEVER, IF THE U.N. OR ANY OTHER INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTION DECIDES (TO TAKE
MILITARY ACTION), WE WILL BE READY TO CONTRIBUTE," HE SAID. 



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     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 13:38 Thu Sep 10  EXP: 02:00 Fri Sep 11 

GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT 

ISTANBUL (SEPT. 10) DPA - Greece will not sign a friendship treaty with Turkey
unless the Cyprus conflict is settled, Greek Foreign Minister Michael
Papakonstantinou said Thursday. 

Speaking to the Turkish news agency Anadolu, he said that if the Cyprus dispute
were to be resolved, there was an opportunity for ''eternal cooperation''
between Turkey and Greece. 

All their other disputes, such as the issue of maritime boundaries in the
Aegean Sea, could be settled far more easily. 

Papakonstantinou met Turkish Foreign Minister Hikmet Cetin while the two were
in Istanbul for a session of the Council of Europe's special ministerial
conference. 

The visiting minister said both agreed that dialogue and a telephone hotline
they are setting up to avoid escalation of conflict were the right approaches
to achieve peaceful coexistence and cooperation. 
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The two nations are in dispute over Cyprus, where the Turkish part of the
population set up its own secessionist republic after the Turkish armed forces
invaded the island in 1974. 



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     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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=START=   XMT: 22:36 Thu Sep 10  EXP: 23:00 Fri Sep 11 

TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS 

ISTANBUL, (SEPT. 10) IPS - The prolonged internal dispute between Turkey's two
most powerful men is spilling across the border and threatening to further
strain an already tense relationship with neighboring Iraq. 

Prime Minister Suleyman Demirel is trying to keep the dispute within the
confines of Turkey, but President Turgut Ozal seems intent on pursuing an
aggressive line against the Saddam Hussein government on the delicate issue of
Iraqi territorial integrity. 

President Ozal has publicly announced his disdain for the Saddam Hussein regime
and made no bones about the need to get rid of the Iraqi government. Just last
week, he met with opposition Baghdad figures, including Shi'ite and Sunni
officials -- without consulting government beforehand. 

As head of state -- a post determined by a vote in the legislative assembly --
Ozal has wide-ranging executive functions, including the appointment of the
Prime Minister, the ratification and promulgation of international treaties,
and the power to decide to use the Turkish armed forces. 
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=END= 

     PROFILE NEWS

  1. AUSTRALIA TO OFFER $2.52 MILLION IN EMERGENCY REFUGEE AID TO AFGHANISTAN
  2. GERMAN COURT JAILS FOUR YOUTHS FOR RIOTING AT ROSTOCK
  3. IMMIGRATION ELIMINATES FORMS AND SOME INTERVIEWS TO IMPROVE SERVICE
  4. ANDREW'S DEVASTATION FAILS TO DETER INFLUX OF CUBAN REFUGEES TO FLORIDA
  5. TURKEY DECIDES TO RELEASE IRAN-BOUND SHIP IT SEIZED LAST OCTOBER
  6. CHINA, IRAN SIGN AGREEMENT ON PEACEFUL USE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY
  7. ARAB FOREIGN MINISTERS CRITICIZE IRAN ABOUT ITS ACTIVITIES ON ISLAND IN
     GULF
  8. UPDATE: IRAN REPORTEDLY TO SIGN SATELLITE AGREEMENT WITH FRENCH FIRM
     ALCATEL
  9. TUESDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 10. THURSDAY'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES
 11. U.S. OFFICIALS TIPPED OFF CROATIA ON IRANIAN ARMS SHIPMENT TO BOSNIA
 12. INT'L FINANCE CORP TO INCREASE LENDING TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
 13. TURKEY TO RENEW CALL FOR MILITARY INTERVENTION IN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
 14. GREEK MINISTER SAYS NO TREATY FOR TURKEY WITHOUT CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
 15. TURKISH LEADERS DEMIREL AND OZAL AT ODDS ON IRAQI RELATIONS

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