March 20, 2004

Annan Calls for Probe into UN's Iraqi Oil Program Washington Post - Annan's proposal, contained in a letter to the 15-nation council, is intended to address a series of media reports alleging that foreign dignitaries, including senior UN official Benon Sevan, illegally profited from the UN's multibillion-dollar oil-for-food program. It reflected mounting concern among senior U.N. officials that a preliminary probe into misconduct by the U.N. internal auditor would be insufficient to lay the matter to rest. 12:18:01 AM