NEW YORK (News Agencies) - The Clinton Administration notified Congress that it intends to grant $4 million to the Iraqi opposition, in hopes of toppling Saddam Hussein.

An American official said that after a meeting between Madeleine Albright and Iraqi dissidents in New York on Thursday that the U.S. will contribute to fund a newspaper, radio transmitters and other media operations.

An additional $268,000 was given to the Iraqi National Congress for administration. But none of the funding will be used for military action.

Foes of the Iraqi government asked Albright during the meeting to work on tightening international supervision over an Iraqi indirect account, which is used for oil revenue deposits coming from the Oil For Food program.

This account, kept in Banque Nationale De Paris, contains $8 to $9 billion, and although Iraq doesn't have full control over the account, the government decides who gets contracts funded by the money.

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