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To: jttmab who wrote (131116)	5/3/2004 7:57:50 AM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 281500

U.N. BIG EYED IN COVER-UP By DEBORAH ORIN May 3, 2004 -- WASHINGTON - In a new shocker in the United Nations' oil-for-food scandal, a letter written just two weeks ago suggests the U.N. official who led the program may be engaged in an ongoing cover-up, it was reported yesterday. On April 14, U.N. oil-for-food chief Benon Sevan sent a letter to a company under investigation in the scandal asking it to stay mum, NBC reported. Iraqi records allegedly show that Sevan got a voucher for 11.5 million barrels of oil through the program he ran - enough to make a profit of as much as $3.5 million. He denies the charges. The letter, written on Sevon's stationery, refers to a request from "a governmental authority" to a company called Saybolt for reports on the scandal-scarred program, and suggests they shouldn't be turned over. NBC anchor Tim Russert confronted U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan with the letter on "Meet the Press" yesterday. "I do not see why Benon would be involved sending a message like this," Annan replied. "This is news to me."