07-F-1645 CPA Deputy Ministers 02-12-2004

Page 1 of5 Oslo, Mario (OTHER) <D From: l(b)(6) I<GS~15) Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:16 AM To: CPA Ministrles;l(b)(6) j(FS-1) to-s (UK I Cc: ~~~~~~~~~(:~1~: IFS-0:1:) (p) (W Subject: Deputy Ministers All, Following on our conversations at the last two 7:30 am ministers meeting, I am attaching the list of deputy ministers nominated by the GC. Let me clarify that these people have been put forward by the GC for Hdeputy minister" slots, not undersecretaries. We understand the concerns about many of these appointments. We have received from the GC the CVs of the nominees where the GC has this information available. In other cases. some of the individuals will be known to you. Where you have no information on a person and cannot derive any from your minister, please let us know and we will press the GC to get more information. Please give your reactions to the names and those of your minister t~(b)(6) J Ideally, we'd like your initial thoughts by COB today; if you need more time, we w1ll accept aditional reactions on Friday. The reason for the short turnaround is that the GC is eager to finalize/make public the final nature of the appointments, and the issue will get more and more politicized as time goes by. Please address whether these people appear to be qualified, will help the minister and you do your wor1<, whether the numbers can be absorbed, if you will need to let go important people as a result, and any other factors you feel are important. If you have a specific recommendation to make as to how we should proceed, please include it. We will pass all of your reactions to Amb Bremer, but would like to be able to look at them as a whole before submitting an overall recommendation to him. Please chann~l your questions tol(b-)(-6) __ ___.lccing me and ._l(b_)(_6) _ ___.1 Many thanks for your cooperation, . . l(b)(6) I ( \,\([,) \.!)} (p J ~) Ministry of Foreign Affairs J. 2. 3. 4. Ministry of the Interior 2/12/2004 (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) (b)(6) UNCLASSIFIED I b. Act ~ the initial evaluator of contract proposals dealing with ~le sale or lease of public p!opelty. ; c. Establish policies and local systems to expedite the review of p,)pOsed contracts. 3. MIDistry of Badlaa & Coastractloa: i a. Provide oversight and quality control of construction. : b. Recommend new policies to provide guidelines for changes andfissues concerning the sale or lease of public property. : 4. Mialstry of Public Works: ! a. Design, plan and budget for construction of inftastructure outsi~ the boundary of ~~~ . GuldeliDea These are the guidelinos for the sale or lease of public property: 1. Applications to occupy and use shall be in writing and shall state th~ requirements for and proposed use(s) of the property, and specifically describe thd property sought, including ita condilion and exact location. 2. Local governments will publicize the proposed sale or lease of public p,roperty and allow seven calendar da)'l for any individuals to submit claims of ownership .. 3. Properties will be allocated at the discretion of the Governing Council \mtil the new Iraqi government has been established. 4. The contract will idantify the terms, conditions, and duration of occupmjtey and use. S. The maximum duration of any lease will be ten years from the ~ue of the signed contract, or until termination by either party, whichever comes first. 6. In carrying out tbeir responsibilities under this policy, the Govemiq Council shall coordinate closely with the Iraqi Ministry of Housing and Constrl¢tion, in order to facilitate the trantfer of public property management responsibilities to the future government of Iraq. ATTACHMENTS: ENCL 1: Letter of&doncment ENCL 2: Letter of Disapproval UNCLASSIFIED MANUAL PURCHAsE ORDER NUMBER ua ur- 1 Brown and Root~ o .... This do<:limeat contain• bush•••• acd technical information ""d d•ta, trade .. crrta, and know· bow that- hiplly oonlillontiol and proplotOI)' to llrootn & Root Senrica.Any funauthoniud publication or disclosure of such lnfonnadon to any person. or any unauthorized use of such fnformatfon, without the e~ss written consent of Brown & Root Services strictJy prohibited D MINISTRY DSN DIRECTORY Ext Administration Ext. 5894 General SeiVices Mana~~&r Admin Suppott Admin Support Admin Support tateCommo StateCommo Ext 5805/6/7 Ministry of Trade Ext. 5891/2 Ministry of Planning Ext 5800 Ministry of lnfonnation Ext. TBD (b)(6) Senior Advlaor 2 Atomic Energy Exl TBD llhfft{ b Sen!gr = (State} (6) Advisor Ext. 588415 Ministry of Transportation & Communications Ext. 580819 Housing & Constnaction Exl588&n Ministry of Irrigation Ext. 588617 Ministry of Agriculture Ext. 5800 Ministry of Industry & Minerals Ext. 589112 Ext. 580213/4 Ministry of Justice Ext. 580213/4 Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ext. 5891/2 Ministry of EducatJon Ext. 5893 Ministry of Higher Ed Ext. 5893 Minlatry of Culture Ext. 5893 Ministry of Labor & Social Affalra Ext. 5893 AWQAF/Rellglous Affairs Ext. TBD Ministry of Youth & Sports Ext. 5891/2 3 Llll.ILD....._ __ J- Senior Ualtcm (Justioe) .-::-~~.u.......t..l~tty Advisor (Juatic:s) Sr Ual&on - Iraqi Courts J1.11tlce J - Prisona or Alleument Team Leader 26 1/h\{t;;\ I Senior AdVIsor n..\1~\ 1-rROC (b)(6) lFIRDC ROC - l(b)(6) 1- Advisor (Stale) rlb) i) '- <:anw.r Advisor ~\ -.cA :\ I b 6) b 1(6) l ~ ---------------- - - u N I T-6 [) I\) A- I 0 ..vs 1-<-r<L~ c~ :C~>..~ Telephone: l(b)(6) L.Cc.2 SRSG CONTACT LIST r+ EXTENSION) , Fax (b)(6) (b)l6) BraVo Quebec 13 Political Affairs Officer Bravo C )oebec 14 Political Mfairs Officer Bravo C )uebec 52 Security Officer Bravo c )uebec 17 Political Affairs Officer Bravo uebec 44 IMF ~ Bravo )uebec 53 Security Officer Bravo )uebec 12 _Spokesp~rson Bravo )uebec 15 Political Affairs Officer Bravo uebec 54 Security Officer Bravo uebec 51 Security_ Officer Bravo C uebec 42 Legal Advisor Bravo 'uebec 43 World Bank Advisor ... UNDP Resident .-; Representative Bravo Quebec 3 Engineering/Logistics Chief Bravo Quebec 6 Bravo _Quebec 11 Bravo Quebec 41 Senior Military Advisor S~ecial Assistant to SRSG Personal Assistant to SRSG Bravo Quebec 4 Senior Human Rights Advisor Bravo Quebec 5 Chief Security Officer Bravo Quebec 8 Communications Officer Bravo Qu~bec 21 . Director of Administration . Bravo Quebec 45 IMF /Logistics Bravo Quebec 55 Security Officer Bravo Quebec 1 SRSG Bravo uebec 16 Political Affairs Officer Bravo C uebec 2 Chief of Staff Bravo C uebec 7 . Transport Officer lJ..tu) • I . - Provide personal security. Brief linguist prior to engaging a mission so that they are aware of the security environment. This sensitivity is necessary given that linguist does not necessarily possess background in military tactics. NotifY@:.~ or SPq(b )( ~f there are concerns or problems with any linguist in your service. 4. In order to get a better picture of our daily translator requiremm~, we will track all linguist activity. We will attempt 'to provide better turnaround time on Category 1 linguist requests, and all around customer support for all linguist activities in the 352nd. (b)(6) . I May 26,2003 To: Ministry Teams Fm: l(b)(6) I Re: Cell Phone Distribution The Ministries are getting approximately 2,450 cell phones for use in Baghdad. We will receive approximately 250 in the first tranche o/a June 1. The remaining should arrive within a few weeks. We will let you know once the cell phones are available. I will allocate a portion to our teams and a portion to your counterparts in the ministries based on the requirements you identify. The area code for the phones are domestic US area codes (NY) and phones will be restricted to local dialing area. Pre-paid phone cards will be available for purchase to enable US domestic and international dialing. A tri-band cell phone is provided under the program; if you have your own tri-band cell phone you will require a SIM: card from MCI. Cell phones distributed in Kuwait will not work on this system initially but should be enabled in late June. One desk top unit will be assigned to . each Minis@ Team and each Iraqi Ministry. If you have any technical questions, please contact hb 6) lin the Ministry of Transport & Communications. 6 d I will be your POC for the allocation of the phones. There are three requirements at this time: 1. Each Ministry Team will need to identify one POC (if none identified, the senior advisor) to determine appropria~e users, coordinate the distribution and take responsibility for the phones. 2. Each Ministry Team will need to determine your team and your Min.istry's req uiremeats. Some of you have provided me with a list of your needs already and those have been incorporated herein. If you have not, I have inserted a number for you- please edit and return it tol£b)(6) I We need to confine the initial tranche to 250, which will cover both distributions to our teams and the Iraqi officials. Please indicate the minimwn required at this time so that we can bring those two columns to 250. 3. No ceU phone will be issued without the name and ID of the user (SSN, identity card or passport number). Every user must complete the attached form prior to receiving a cell phone. Please indicate the Ministry in the upper left comer of the form and return completed fonns to1(b)(6) Pnder cover of a note with your Ministry Team's POC. - b(k) Please return the edited distribution ~eluding your Ministry POC, and the completed forms for your Ministry t~y June 28. Many thanks. PROPERTY BOOK, CPA MIN OF CULTURE 1 DO% INVENTORY LIST 09/11/2003 l14047 iORJYeOISKflOPPY EX~RNAI. SF03~ 1 UHP P~YP1()51)525 SMISUNG I=ENTAAI. !oliN OF CUI. TURE ~ 9/1taoo3' l49&81 ! 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(ITA) Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2003 3:22 PM To: l<b)(6) ICCIV) Subject: Replacement of expert from Carabinieri Unit I have been infonned from Rome thatlCotl(b )( 6) burrentJy In CPA within the Ministry of Culture on the Databank for Looted Antiquitles Pro[ect, has been recall~ He will leave Baghdad before the end of October. As his replacement, the Italian Authorities propose the candidature oWajo~ (b)( 6) ~m the same l?Pecinm ~nit CCarabinleri TPC) for heritage protection, to continue the Project In the Iraqi Museum. wajoi __ ~L ~s expected to arrive in Baghdad on Oct. 24 2003. I Join a , op1ng that you will be able to confirm the acceptance by CPA of Majorl{b)(6) ~ndldature. Marlo Bondloll Oslo Ambassador Senior Ministry Advisor ~~~~r of CulhJb(~) 10/15/2003 ·· ~ --· --· -· · ~------ MEMORANDUM May 13,2003 TO: AMBASSADOR PIERRO CARDONE CC: - ~ASSADOR ROB~ RAPHEL ~;1 FROM:Jb )( 6) :SENiOR ADVISO .. SUBJECT: PENDING ISSUES: CULTURAL AIRS Welcome to Baghdad iod ORHA. You will find ycur po~•ri; and interesting. Your staffincludeslCdr (b) 6 fro ORHA, Specialis (b)(6) lofORHA (for public affairs), and ~lone 6 om the 352"d Civil atrs ommand of the U.S. Army. In addition you WI e staff of the Ministries Branch most helpful. The following outlines the main issues that we have been working on. 1. 2. Temporary Mlllistry Headquarters. The main ministry building has been burned, looted, and vandalized. It is close to a total loss, and not suitable for restarting Ministry activities. So far we have not identified a site for temporary HQ, where the ministry could re-start its activities with at least a core staff. The most promising site, the Iraqi Fashion House, is usable, and could be made ready for some basic staff to occupy in about three weeks, according to engineers. It is occupied by "The Supreme Council for the Liberation of Iraq" and the "Patriotic Movement for the Liberation of Iraq", but both groups seem receptive to moving or sharing. Interim Ministerial Management Group. On May 4 we asked the employees meeting at the Conference Center to form themselves into the following groups: a. A 6-person steering committee. b. A buildings sub-committee c. A security sub-committee d. A finances sub-committee e. A legal sub-committee f. A persormel sub-committee g. A taskiilgs sub-committee. The steering committee is weighted in favor of the previous directors-general of the Ministry. We have emphasized to all concerned the interim and transition nature of these arrangements and that our purpose is to find the Ministry a home, pay the employees, and resume essential functions. The ultimate shape and management of the Ministry is a matter for a future Iraqi government to decide. 3. Dissident Faction at the National Library. A dissident faction, linked to Shia clerics, has taken over at the National Center for Books and Documents. This faction, made up of clerics, sympathetic employees, and citizen volunteers have managed to protect an estimated 90 per cent of the library's holdings. It has severely criticized the remaining management of the Ministry as corrupt and with strong links to the previous regime. Although relations with us have been correct, 2 4. 5. 6. 7. they have insisted on their right to a greater voice in how the Ministry is run. They also urge us to ensure that the holdovers have no voice in running things in a post-Saddam Iraq. They have participated in the management committee. Squatters and Occupiers. Several other Ministry facilities have been invaded. Squatter families are living at the restoration lab, a dissident faction has occupied the National Library, and a para-military "Supreme Council for the Libation of Iraq", a group with overt U.S. support, has occupied the Iraqi fashion house. Each of these cases call for patience and delicate handling. Expelling the occupiers is not the immediate answer, since they are often supplying security for the facility and its contents. Salaries and Emergency Payments. So far we have made the $20 emergency payment to about to several thousand ministry employees, including the Museum and the National Library. We have also paid employe~s at Beit al-Hikma, an independent research institute located near the National Library. The Treasury team is working on the salaries issue and will arrange payment of employees' April and May salaries. Museum Crisis. The situation at the national museum: and in the antiquities department is oomplex. Please see periodic updates submitted as cabled reports. Initial reports of loss and damage turned out to be exaggerated, but the losses were still serious. The Museum has drawn an inordinate amount of international press attention, which it is ill-equipped to handle. There is a U.S. Customs team there that has done some excellent work, but the press has reported some of its statements in misleading ways Also numerous foreign archeologists want to come and "help" the museum in some undefined way. We continue to remind our governments that 1) the Iraqi archeologists are very well-trained and well- qualified; and 2) that there are other needs health, food, security, education, and fuel- that are more important to most Iraqis than the museum or archeological sites. Help for the Alltiquities Dept. All that being said, there are still many governments and private groups that want to help the antiquities department either buy back stolen antiquities are re:pair the damage done by looters. The main issue seems to be establishing a mechanism to manage. the assistance in the absence of banking infrastructure. The ORHA cultural team at some time will need a specialist to handle the assistance. 'Another urgent issue is to assess the condition of archeological sites and monuments throughout the country. We just completed a trip to the Mosul area, but will need to visit other areas, particularly the South, very soon. Our military colleagues are arranging a trip to the sites in the South- a trip that will include museum officials and visiting foreign archeologists. 8. Publishing House. This facility, know, as the "Dar al~Shu'un al-Thaqafiya", is a very valuable piece of property and has so far escaped :looting or damage. It ' • 3 contains very sophisticated printing presses, scanning equipment, and a warehouse full of printing supplies. In the past it has produced "Al-Afaq al- Arabiya••, one of the outstanding cultural magazines of the Arab world. Several pro-Shia groups attempted to take it over. We had temporary security from U.S. forces in the area, and now Kurdish groups are providing security. ORHA's own indigenous media project wants to contract with the facility to produce a newspaper. 9. Uday's Valuables. Two officials from the Ministry have looked at objects taken from Uday Hussain's palace - and now guarded here on the compound-- to see if there is anything of museum quality. So far there is not, except for some high- quality printed books which the National Library would like to take when it has an adequate building. We need to involve our financial team and the Iraqi Ministry of Finance to discuss a possible auction of man of the items. The contact in ORHA isl(bl(6) land~l L..:..(b-'-)(..:....6..:....) _ _____,.,... 1 0. Commissioned Work. The "Governance Team•• is interested in commissioning a work by an Iraqi artist to use as a backdrop for an Interim Authority leadership conference in the near future. The point of contact is\ll> )( 6) ]located in the large, green ballroom. You can raise this issue at the next meeting of the Ministry Interim Steering Committee. ( l\(1 \ '!> )~) ~~ --·· -~------------- - - - MEMORANDUM May 13,2003 TO: AMBASSADOR PIERRO CARDONE CC: AMBASSADOR ROBIN RAPHEL aj,l FROM:ICb)(6) I SENIOR ADVISO SUBJECT: PENDING ISSUES: CULTURAL AIRS Welcome to Baghdad and ORHA. You will find your portfolio varied and interesting. Your staffincludesfCdr 6 from ORHA, Specialis~(b)(6) lofORHA (for public affairs), andColone (b)(6) om the 352"d Civil Affairs Command of the U.S. Army. In addition you will find e staff of the Ministries Branch most helpful. The following outlines the main issues that we have been working on. 1. 2. Temporary MiDistry Headquarters. The main ministry building has been burned, looted, and vandalized. It is close to a total loss, and not suitable for restarting Ministry activities. So far we have not identified a site for temporary HQ, where the ministry could re-start its activities with at least a core staff. The most promising site, the Iraqi Fashion House, is usable, and could be made ready for some basic staff to occupy in about three weeks, according to engineers. It is occupied by "The Supreme Council for the Liberation of Iraq" and the "Patriotic Movement for the Liberation of Iraq", but both groups seem receptive to moving or sharing. Interim Ministerial Management Group. On May 4 we asked the employees meeting at the Conference Center to form themselves into the following groups: a. A 6-person steering committee. b. A buildings sub-committee c. A security sub-committee d. A finances sub-committee e. A legal sub-committee f. A personnel sub-committee g. A taskings sub-committee. The steering committee is weighted in favor of the previous directors-general of the Ministry. We have emphasized to all concerned the interim and transition nature of these arrangements and that our purpose is to find the Ministry a home, pay the employees, and resume essential functions. The ultimate shape and management of the Ministry is a matter for a future Iraqi government to decide. 3. Dissident Faction at the National Library. A dissident faction, linked to Shia clerics, has taken over at the National Center for Books and Documents. This faction, made up of clerics, sympathetic employees, and citizen volunteers have managed to protect an estimated 90 per cent of the library's holdings. It has severely criticized the remaining management of the Ministry as corrupt and with strong links to the previous regime. Although relations with us have been correct, ·····--·- ---------------------------- .. 3 9. contains very sophisticated printing presses, scanning equipment, and a warehouse full of printing supplies. In the past it has produced "Al-Afaq al- Arabiya", one of the outstanding cultural magazines ofthe Arab world. Several pro-Shia groups attempted to take it over. We had temporary security from U.S. forces in the area, and now Kurdish groups are providing security. ORHA's own indigenous media project wants to contract with the facility to produce a newspaper. U!)ay's Valuables. Two officials from the Ministry have looked at objects taken from Uday Hussain's palace- and now guarded here on the compound-- to see if there is anything of musewn quality. So far there is not, except for some high-~"'\ quality printed books which the National Library would like to take when it has { b l,) an adequate building. We need to involve our financial team and the Iraqi ~ Ministry of Finance to discuss, possible auction of many of the iten'ls. The contact in ORHA isl(bX6) _and ~1Ub)(6) ;n 10. CommissJoned Work. The "Governance Team., is interested in commissioning a work by an Iraqi artist to use as a backdrop for an Interim Authori~ leadership conference in the near future. The point of contact is1@(6) )located in the large, green ballroom. You can raise this issue at the ext meeting of the Ministry Interim Steering Committee.