Resolution 70S (1991)
of 15 AIJI!Usl 1991
The Security Council,
Having considered the note of 30 May 1991 which the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to paragraph 13 of his report of2 May 199182 and which was also annexed to his letter of 30 May 1991 addressed to the President of the Security Council89,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his note of 30 May 1991;
2. Decides that, in accordance with the suggestion made by the Secretary-General in paragraph 7 of his note, compensa·· tion to be paid by Iraq, as arising from section E of resolution 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991, shall not exceed 30 per cent of the annual value of its exports of petroleum and petroleum products;
3. Decides also, in accordance with paragraph 8 of the Secretary-General's note, to review the figure established in paragraph 2 above from time to time in light of data and assumptions contained in the Secretary-General's letter of 30 May 199189 and other relevant developments.
Adopt'd Wlanimously at the 3004th meeting
Resolution 706 (1991)
of 15 AIJI!Usl 1991
The Security Council,
Recalling its previous relevant resolutions and in particular resolutions 661 (1990) of6 August 1990,686 (1991) of2 March 1991, 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991, 688 (1991) of 5 April 1991, 692 (1991) of20 May 1991,699 (1991) of 17 June 1991 and 705 (1991) of 15 August 1991,
Taking note of the report dated 15 July 1991 of the interagency mission headed by the &ecutive Delegate of the Secretary-General for the United Nations Inter-Agency Humanitarian Programme for Iraq, Kuwait and the Iraq{furkey and Iraq/Iran border areas,90
Concerned by the serious nutritional and health situation of the Iraqi civilian population as described in the report and by the risk of a further deterioration of this situation,
Concerned also that the repatriation or return of all Kuwaitis and third- State nationals or their remains present in Iraq on or after 2 August 1990, pursuant to paragraph 2 (c) of

resolution 686 (1991) aPd paragraphs 30 and 31 of resolution 687 (1991), has not yet been fully carried out,
Taking note of the conclusions of the above-mentioned report, and in particular of the proposal for oil sales by Iraq to finance the purchase offoodstuffs, medicines and materials and supplies for essential civilian needs for the purpose of providing humanitarian relief,
Taking note also of the letters dated 14 April, 31 May, 6 June, 9 July and 22 July 1991 from the Minister for Foreign Affairs oflraq and the Permanent Representative oflraq to the United Nations to the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established by resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation between Iraq and Kuwait, in regard to the export by Iraq of petroleum and petroleum products,
Convinced of the need to ensure equitable distribution of humanitarian relief assistance to all segments of the Iraqi civilian population through effective monitoring and transparency of the process.
Recalling and reaffirming in this regard its resolution 688 (1991), and in particular the importance which the Council attaches to Iraq's allowing unhindered access by international humanitarian organizations to all those in need of assistance in all parts of Iraq and making available all necessary facilities tor their operation, and in this connection stressing the continuing importance ofthe Memorandum ofUnderstanding between the United Nations and the Government oflraq signed on !8 April 1991,91
Recalling that, pursuant to resolutions 687 (1991), 692 (1991) and 699 (1991), Iraq is required to pay the full costs of the Special Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency in carrying out the tasks authorized by section C of resolution 687 (1991), and that the Secretary-General, in the report of 15 July 1991 that he submitted to the Council pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution 699 (1991),92 expressed the view that the most obvious way of obtaining financial resources from Iraq to meet those costs would be to authorize the sale of some Iraqi petroleum and petroleum products; recalling also that Iraq is required to pay its contributions to the United Nations Compensation Fund and half the costs of the Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Demarcation Commission; and recalling further that, in its resolutions 686 (1991) and 687 (1991), the Council demanded that Iraq return in the shortest possible time all Kuwaiti property seized by it and requested the Secretary-General to take steps to facilitate this demand,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1. Authorizes all States, sub,iect to the decision to be taken by the Security Council pursuant to paragraph 5 and notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs 3 (a). 3 (b) and 4 of resolution 661 (1990), to permit, for the purposes specified in the present resolution, the import, during a period of six months from the date of adoption of the resolution lJU:rsuant to paragraph 5, of a quantity of petroleum and petroleum prcd-

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