41.   The U.N. has already received the main distribution plan and is awaiting supplements that list the types of food, medicine and equipment to be distributed.

42.   The U.N. has approved a distribution plan for Northern Iraq and is waiting for the Iraqis to submit a plan for the rest of the country.

43.   This week, Iraq expects to resume exporting oil after a break while a new food distribution plan was drawn up.

44.   Traders remain attentive to news about a relief aid distribution plan being discussed by Iraqi and United Nations officials in Baghdad.

45.   UN officials today received final details to an aid distribution plan which was holding up approval by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

46.   U.N. officials met with Iraqi officials in Baghdad this week to negotiate a new distribution plan aimed at reducing bureaucratic delays in delivering the aid.

47.   U.N. officials met with Iraqi officials in Baghdad this week to negotiate a new distribution plan that would reduce bureaucratic delays in delivering the aid.

48.   UN officials expect Baghdad to submit final details to an aid distribution plan later today or tomorrow.

49.   Ordinarily, the distribution plan, which must be resubmitted every six months, is approved quickly.

50.   Al-Anbari was expected to meet U.N. Undersecretary-General Chinmaya Gharekhan this week to get an assessment of how the U.S. opposition would affect the distribution plan.