UNITED NATIONS Distr. GENERAL S/21620 24 August 1990 ,@:“r ,I: : . 1 i ,: “it$fJ ORIGINAL: ENGLISH LETTER DATED 20 AUGUST 1990 FROM THE PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JORDAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL I have the honour of enclosing herewith the text of a letter addressed to Your Excellency from His Excellency Mr. Marwan Kasim, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Jordan, relating to Jordan's request to enter into consultations with the Security Council under article 50 of the Charter, concerning the effects of the carrying out of resolution 661 of 1990 on Jordan. I should be grateful if this letter and its enclosure would be given urgent consideration by the Council in view of the magnitude of the problem and its pressing nature. (Sicrned) Abdullah SALAH Ambassador 90-20438 16983. (E) / . . . S/21620 English Page 2 I have the honour of bringing to your attention the followingr 1. The Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan h s taken riots of the Security Council's aaoption of resolution 661 on 6 August 3990, COg~iZtlnt of its obligations under the Charter) and the resolution's mandatory nature, Jordan shall comply with its provisions. 2. The competent Jordanian authorities have, after careful teuaft2f3 tina analysis, determined that compliance with the resolution will lead to extreme economic hardships to Jordan and its population, which constitute "special scoaomic problems" within the meaning of Article 50 of the Charter, In this respect, may f draw your Excellency's attcantion to Jordarr's geographic location and the degree of interdependence between, on the one hand, Jordan's economy and on the other, those of Iraq and Kuwait. The axtent of this interdependence can be gleaned from the attached memorandum. You will recall also 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a formal letter from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations, requesting consultations with the Security Council under Article 50 of the Charter regarding the effects of Resolution 661 on Jordan's economy and population. The letter highlights the economic hardships that Jordan will face as a result of complying with the resolution, which suggests that the issue is primarily economic in nature.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development