blower. At issue is whether Annan knew his son Kojo was also lobbying for a contract in Iraq as an independent businessman. One witness says the secretary-general was told but then said he was not sure. In an interim report on March 29, Volcker's inquiry panel said there was no evidence that Annan influenced the awarding of an oil-for-food contract the company that employed his son, Kojo Annan. But he said Annan did not properly investigate allegations of a conflict of interest. --SP 2239 Local Time 1939 GMT