Relevant extracts from weekly report from Douglas Brand, 8 March 2004

8 March 2004 Relevant Extracts of Report from Douglas Brand Chief Police Advisor, Ministry of Interior, Baghdad Strategic developments Following the Rumsfeld letter referred to in report 22, the combined effort of CMATT and the Police working group chaired by Brigadier Mackay has now produced a CPATT organization under an umbrella structure called the Officer of Security Coordination (OSC). The OSC is commanded by the US 2 star General Paul Eaton and he also retains responsibility for CMATT. Brigadier Mackay has responsibility for CPATT Police Cooperation. The Police cooperation service is responsible for recruiting, training, equipping and mentoring the police. The operational and institution building part of the police and other elements of the Ministry is retained under the CPA/MOI. I have attached an organizational chart for reference and I shall amplify my understanding of the new structure in a briefing to Group Captain Hayward when he visits this coming week. There is a significant gap in police policy advice to the 2 star in OSC and also to the 4 star HQ. May paper on the future structure for police policy advice in post 1st July Iraq, which has been forwarded separately, amplifies these points.