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Dear Moonirah Thank you for your letter. It is true that we did not consult Denis Halliday when drafting these letters The letters designed to help people in Iraq by putting pressure on the US and British governments to allow desperately-needed spare parts and equipment for the Iraqi oil industry into Iraq - as recommended by the UN Secretary-General and various UN-appointed oil experts. Without this equipment, oil production will fall, oil revenues will fall, the flow of humanitarian goods will decline, more people will die. We believe that focussing on this issue is a vital priority for humanitarians at this time, as indicated by its prominence in the Secretary-General's report of 10 March. Others will differ in their assessment of priorities. Let us all work together when we can, in a spirit of mutual tolerance. As we indicated in our covering note, we certainly accept that people will adapt the letter as they think appropriate. Best wishes Milan Rai Milan Rai 158 Springfield Road Brighton BN1 6DG ph/fax (0)1273 508 331 milanrai@trinityroad.free-online.co.uk -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full details of CASI's various lists can be found on the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi