Baghdad , Iraq — Contact: Michael Pierson — 27 كانون الأول 2003

Baghdad , Iraq Contact: Michael Pierson 1-914-360-3480 Hazardous Duty Pay Authorized for Security Forces Baghdad, Dec. 22, 2003 -- The Coalition Provisional Authority has announced a new Hazardous Duty Pay for all members of the Iraqi Security Forces. The monthly pay is an allowance added to the security forces’ current base salaries. All members of the Iraqi Security Forces will see the new allowance in their next pay. “The Iraqi Security Forces are on the front lines fighting the terrorists that would prevent Iraq from becoming the prosperous and free nation that we know it will be,” said Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority. “It is only right that these brave security forces, when faced with increased dangers, should be compensated for the hazardous duties they perform.” The monthly hazardous duty pay for members of each of the Security Services varies between forces. For example, members of the Border Police will receive 130,000 dinar per month in hazardous duty pay while members of the Facility Protection Service will receive 96,000 dinars per month. The allowance is the same for all members of each service and does not vary with rank. Hazardous Duty Pay by Individual Security Force Security Forces Hazardous Duty Pay in Iraqi Dinar Iraqi Police (Ministry of Interior) 130,000 New Iraqi Army 120,000 Iraqi Civil Defense Corps 120,000 Facility Protection Service 96,000 Firemen (Ministry of Interior) 130,000 Border Police 130,000 Electricity Police (Ministry of Interior) 96,000 Oil Police 96,000 Water Resources Police 96,000 Corrections Officers 130,000 Ministry of Finance Security 96,000 Iraqi Media Network Security 96,000 FPS (Ministry of Interior) 96,000 -END-