United Nations Security Council resolution 692, adopted on 20 May 1991, after recalling resolutions

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(1990),

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(1991) and

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(1991), as well as taking the report by the

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, the council decided to establish the

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to deal with compensation claims resulting from

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, which subsequently led to the

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. The council also decided that the Governing Council of the commission will be located in

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, would work to implement relevant parts of Resolution 687 (1991), and requested Member States to co-operate with it. It also asked the Governing Council to report as soon as possible on mechanisms for determining Iraq's contribution to the commission, noting that if Iraq refuses to co-operate with the Governing Council, the Security Council may reconsider the prohibition against the import of oil originating in Iraq. Resolution 692 was adopted for 14 votes to none, with one abstention from

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 1991 0692 0692 1991 in Iraq 1991 in Kuwait 0692 May 1991

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