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Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3099-2005Apr19.html
U.S., Allies Upset by Delay of UN Report on Syrian Withdrawal from Lebanon
(Washington Post) Robin Wright - The U.S., France, and Britain have expressed alarm at a decision by Secretary General Kofi Annan to delay a final report on whether Syria is fully complying with a Security Council resolution calling for its withdrawal from Lebanon. Secretary of State Rice and French President Chirac telephoned Annan on Monday to urge him not to agree to a request from Syrian President Assad to delay the report. "We want to see Syria's feet held to the fire, and delaying the report doesn't help us keep the fire hot," said a senior State Department official. The report, written by UN envoy Terje Roed-Larsen, says Syria has not fully complied, particularly on withdrawal of its intelligence agents in Lebanon.