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DATE: FRIDAY, March 1, 1991                   TAG: 9103010421
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A7   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM                                LENGTH: Short

EMERGENCY FUNDS APPROVED FOR IRAQIS

The funds were earmarked for a water-purification system and other sanitation equipment for bomb-damaged Iraq, where water and sewer systems were so badly hit that experts have predicted disease outbreaks.

EC Middle East Affairs Commissioner Abel Matutes said the organization planned to help rebuild both Kuwait and Iraq, establish new regional security arrangements and promote economic cooperation among gulf nations.

The EC aid for Iraqi civilians was in reply to a request from the Red Cross. - Associated Press