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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The U.N. oil-for-food probe violated the confidentiality of a witness by passing sensitive information about him to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his lawyer in preparation for a recent report, a former investigator claimed.
The allegations were the latest in a dispute between the former investigator, Robert Parton, and the Independent Inquiry Committee headed by former Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker. Parton quit the committee in April, reportedly because he felt its March 29 interim report was too soft on Annan.
The executive director of the probe, Reid Morden, said Monday the interim report did not violate anyone's confidentiality but he refused to comment on the specifics of Parton's claim.
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