In Resolution 1284, Iraq was once again ordered to allow inspections teams immediate and unconditional access to any weapons sites and facilities.

And the president points out an effort is under way at the U.N. to adopt a strong resolution requiring unconditional unimpeded access.

The right of immediate, unconditional and unrestricted access is central to the commission's function.

If Iraq fails to comply this time to provide immediate, unrestricted, unconditional access to the weapons inspectors, there will be serious consequences.

The Security Council had instructed him to demand unconditional access to any place in this country that weapons inspectors wanted to go.

"We must have immediate, unconditional and unrestricted access not just to sites, but also to documents and individuals."

To the surprise of many, Baghdad agreed in writing to grant unconditional access.

Iraq continues to make new demands and to lay down further conditions and it still refuses to give the weapons inspectors free and unconditional access.

The United States has stated that it wants the weapons inspectors to have unconditional access to all areas, including the so-called presidential palaces.

It should be made clear to Saddam Hussein, persuasively, that he must allow unconditional and unrestricted access to the inspection teams.