UN Members Want More Specifics in Iraq Resolution

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UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A revised U.S.-British draft resolution gives Iraq (news - web sites) considerable authority over its security and economy but U.N. Security Council diplomats want more specifics on sovereignty for a new Baghdad government.

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The original measure had an open-ended mandate for the foreign troops, now about 160,000-strong, with only a review process.


The new text, however, still gives the U.S.-led force authority to take "all necessary measures" to provide stability. And it leaves open details of its relationship with the interim government to a separate exchange of letters.

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"We felt we needed to analyze it in more depth so as not to make mistakes," said Algeria's U.N. ambassador, Abdallah Baali, after emerging from council consultations. He said the resolution should make clear Iraqi troops have the right to refuse a military order from the U.S. command.

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