TARIQ 'AZIZ - IRAQ

Approved for Release: 2016/02/10 C05381062 Tang `AZIZ (Phonetic: ahZEEZ) Deputy Prime Minister (since 1979); Member, Revolutionary Command Council (since 1977); Minister of Foreign Affairs (since 1983) ' � Tani Aziz has wor to temper t e influence o more militant Beth Party socialist ideologues with his pragmatic assessment of national interests. Saddam's desire to attract international support for his regime and financial aid for the reconstruction of his wartorn economy will probably further e...