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Durlni our receat ~ in V,cnna. we. di.lcuucd practical mmigemenaa tbat are ~ fot 1b.e relUDlption of mapectiom .in ~ by tJNMOVIC 111d tbe IAEA. As you . iecall, at the end of mu llll!llltmg in VMIJM we aaread an a atenrll wbich li&ted some oldie principal results achieved. p~•ly Iraq'• acceptance of all the Ii# of in.specliDJ1 JIIOvidod :fbr in all oftbe ~ Sectmy CollaCil reaolutioll,. nu acceptwe was stated to be withallt 111yocmcliticllll M(ac:bcd.
Dm:ina our 3 October 2002 'briefma to the securitj'Council, Dl!lD1bers of the CoUGCil ,oggesled tbat "M pn,pate a wrltfm1 doament on an of 1be COlllchJsiam we readmd m Vieau.
This lotter liat, those CCDcbuiom aad 1oeb_yom- c:odrmaumi thereof. We aball rqiort accmdinglytotheSeavit.yCa\mcil In 1he atalmllmt Ill tbc cud ot tbc mccimg. n wu cluitied that 1.JNMOVIC and tbc IAEA will be granted unmediab!i, uncooditiooal· and ~ acceu to sites, including wJlal was temled "seomive sites" in the past. As we noted, however, e:lghr presidential sites have bca1 tbe subjm of special proc:edqi:a mdm' a Memc:inndLlm of Undmstandmg of 1998.
Sbauld tbese sites be subject, IS all CJlh.- .. 10 unmc,di•te, unconditirml mid uaroauicted access. UNMOVIC and tbc IABA would c:oaduct mspootiou 1lxrc with the 1ame ~ KB. Gaxzal.AmirK Al-Saldi Advisor Preodential Office Ba&bdad 1mq F,1
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We coamm our UD.derataadiq t1w UNMOVIC ll1d the JAEA have 1he right to dctc,mmic the number of iDapcctors requind for ace.ea to my partieular site. Tbi8 detmDinati0D will be made 0i1 tbc basis of the size ani4 c:omplexey of lbc site be:iDg inspected. We also confinu that Iraq will be informed of the deslgnatirc '4 ~ sites. i.e. &itea not declared by Iraq or previously bpected by ei.tbf:r UNSCOM or the IABA, through a Notiicatioo of:Impacticm (NIS) piovided up011~ ofb impcdma at a1Ch sims.
lnq.will flJllft Slat llO prosc:ribcd ~ -equipment,~ or otm ft!1ewnt i1eml.
will be del1fayed except in du: p:e~ce of UNMOVIC ad/or IABA impoctors, u apprapriafl:,, ~ at dieil' requtlL UNMOVIC mi tie IAEA may caadacc intrnns with my peami m Iraq whom 1bcy beliew may ham inforn>ation relevant to their mmdatc. Iraq wl1 Adlitue 11.M:h m11:Mew1, Ii is fm'UNMOVIC and the IAEA to choo,e 1hc mode and 1oc:atica fir~ The Nad.oaal .Monitorina Directanle (NMD) will. as m the past, llel'Ve u the Jaqi counterpart :far 1ba impacton. The Baghdlid·ODgoing,MOQitoriq 111d VerifieatiOl'I Came:
(BOMVIC) will bit mairn:afoed 011 lhe-= prc:miac, 811d l1Ddar 1be same conditions aa·wu the former Baghdad Monitoriq IID.d Verification Centre. ~e NMD will make available aervicea as be1bre, caathc, htbe reftlrbiibmm ofebe pramilea, The NMD will prowte h of coat: (a) cscons m facilitare accea1 to lites to be mspecmd and communication with pcnoimd to be imervicwed; (b) a hotline for BOMVIC which will be statfed by m l3ngliab apcaldDg pnm ou. • 24 hour a ~y/aven days a week huil; (c) ,uppon ia tenm of penmm.el and groud ttauaporiation within the coUDIJy, u requcated; and (d) usistmce in the movemmt of materia1I and equipment at inspectors' request (ccms1rllcdo11, exc:avatima cqwpmcrit, de,), NMD will also ensure that eacorta are available iD the evc:Di of impectl.oaa mrtside normal worldog boars, i:Dcludiq at Di&ht and on bolidaya.
Rqional tJNMOVIC/IAEA officea may bo e•tablilbed, for example, in Bam. ~ Mosul, for the use of their iDspecton. For this purpose, Iraq will provide, without co•t, adequate 015cc buildmp, ~.«,ornrnodat:iOD, and appropdale esooJtpmoaDOL UNMOVIC aud the IAEA ~y use any type of wice or data tnnsmialian, iDcludmg 16tellite dor ioland netwoda, with or without oacryption capability. UNMOVIC and the L\E.A may also iDsta11 equipment in tile fielcl Willl the capability for trllD8IIWl•icm of data f ,,
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- -ocr . 20 . 2002-12:32f'M ·--- - ----- - ---- --- --,901 P.12/13 dim:dy to tbc :SOMVIC, New York and vieana. (011. scmon, 0111JrVeillalwe c:ameru). Thil will be fac:;il:ittttid by lnq ad tbme will be nt1 iatmerence by Inq with UNMOVIC er IAEA ec-ooomieatinm lmq will provide, without cost, phylica1 prctecti011 of an ~ eq.up,ncm. and ccm.11nM:t antmmae for remote tnaamiHiou of dala, at tbe ffllUClt of UNMOVIC and the ~- Upon requeat by 'UNMOVIC thrauah tbe NMD, Iraq will allocate frequencie.1 for ClCIP'IDlmiaiem9 oqwpnen&. .
Jnq w.il1 provide security far all UNMOVIC 1114 IAEA penmmal. Secare and sui1lh1e acco~ will be dcsfF,ited II ll0lmal ntes by lnq, for tbcsc pcnmmd. Fer thmr part, UNMOVIC and 1be IAEA will require 1bat tMir sta1f nat stay at any atMl'JllDOdatioo other dam thole i~ iucauultlliaDwxhlnq.
On the Ulle of :fixed•wiQs ailCd.ft fm ~ af per,cmnel and equipment and fbr inspectim pmposes, ii wu clarified dJ8' airc:taft UNd by UNMOVIC md IABA. sd lll'MDg in Bllgbdad may land at Saddam ~ Airpalt. The poiDa of departme of inmlning aircraft will be dec;idcd by UNMOVIC. 'lbe Rasheed. 'airbae will QOlltimae to be used for , UNMOVIC and IARA helicopCer openliam. UNMOVIC 111d bq will eatab1iah air liaison offices at the airbase. At bo1b Saddam Jn1ematianal Aitport. and Rllllhccd airbase, Inq_ will provide the ncceswy suppmt premiael IZld flc'iilitie,t Aircnft ftle1 will be pro'lided by Iraq, as bet'ole, ieeofc:lwge.
On the wider issue of air operations m Jnq. both mcd-wiDg ud rotary, &aq will pmtee rbe urety of air opmtk¥J.I in.ill air 11pace CIIUide the m-fty mnes. Wflb :regard to air opcationl in die DO-fly IJOQe.l, Inq will rake all step& wilhin its comrol 1D ensure 1be •~ of mchq,endom.
Hdicopter flipi. may be 111Cd, u ncededi cluriJlg impecti~ md for tecbilical activities, IUoh. u pmma detection. without limitation in all paiu of Iraq and without any ar:ea a:cludcd. Halicopknmayalso be uied ftrmc:dieal evacuatioa.
On the question of urill imlpry, UNMOVIC may wilb to resume the 'Ille ofU-2 or Min.ge overflight$. The relevant praclical ~ would be similar ta thomc iq,kmmted mtbeput.
Al befoze, viJU 1br all mivmg IC&ft' will be ilmed • tbe point at entry on the bull of the UN Laissez.Passer or UN~; 110 other mtry or exit formalities will be required.
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OCT.20,2002 ·12:32PM,-------------------n, '38t-P.l3/i;:,,,,,,--- The aircraft passenpr mamfut will be provided au hour m advance of the mival of dle aircraft .in Bqhdad. There wID be no searching of UNMOVIC or IAHA penODDel or of official or peJ'IQQl1 bqpge. 'UNMOVIC wi the ~ will IDIUre that th.air per,osmel respect 11:ie laws of Inq Jeltricling the e,cpozt of ceatain ~ ~ exampkl, thole reJamd t.o bq's naticaal cukma1 heriiap. UNMOVIC and the IAEA may bring ao. and remove imm, Iraq all of the item, aad mawials Ibey require, inclwting lllellite pbonee md other equipment. With :c,pect to samples, UNMOVIC and tho IABA. will, wbCR feasible, split .
wnplea so that Imq may rceeive a pom.~ while an.other portion ia kept for reference pmpoacs. Where lpPl'Oprlate, the orpnjzationa will send the maples to tnOle 1ban one labandmyfbrana!yait.
We woold .appreciate y~ con&mation of tbc above u a com,c:t reflectioa of om · lllllcsm.Viama.
Nwially, we may need otter practical amqemenu when pmceediq .wflb inlpec:tions. We would expect in lud1 matlml, N witb ~.e ahovc, Iraq's co-opc:ntion in all lapd.
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McmtttlDg. Verlfiartioomibpection C-ommission
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