| Description | Folder of presscuttings and telex reports relating to the dispute between Iraq, Syria and Turkey over supply of water from the River Euphrates, dammed up by a large Turkish hydroelectric scheme in 1988. Topics covered include the development of Turkey's dam system - including articles from 1983 and 1984 reporting on the announcement of Turkey's plans, protests from Iraq and Syria, Iraq's attempts to restrict oil exports to Turkey in retaliation, implementation of water rationing in Iraq, international coverage of the dispute in The Economist, Time Magazine, Washington Post and other publications, an article from the Turkish Daily News (14-20 April 1988) on tripartite talks, Syria's rival dam-building project and a photocopied chapter by Walid A. Saleh, 'Development Projects on the Euphrates' from the book 'Israel & Arab Water. An International Symposium' (1985) as well as additional figures and tables regarding the river's water flow. |