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. .,.· ~.· .@ , COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY BAGHDAD JNPORMAnONALMEMORANDUM July 17, 2003 , Bapdld Commercial Fllfrldl Bagbdld IDtamaliODil Afrpart (BIAP) is rady for c:ommercialaviatioD 11ighfs, subject to tbe loiJowiDa issues: , 1) Commcrdal aviation will require aa csdmarcd 2 weeks DOtico zeptdiDs fJiabt times 8lld ott. Joafatical clmiJs; and 2) The ICCIIrity c:avi:romDeut, as you 8111 well aware. is DOt ideal to l1lpJIOit zeaular commercial air11aft5c:. Howcva', in ordc' to utilize BIAP'a ~ iDcludina local veDdors (c:cmcessioDs) auldUnl party ccmtractom (security). aD pmoDI aucl matcriiJa &om humaicariaa flipu will be baDdlecl by the CIOIIIIDCrda1 tcrm1DaJ. , beaimUDa WcdDescfay, July 23. Tho military cumatly h1Dd1cl tbese tliJids, aucl this cblllp will relieve them ofadditionaliiSpODiibili1ic ad allow the commcrcia1 teaDina1 to aperieuco actual P"""''"' intake 8lld outtake. 1be c:baage will also acne u a "meu test" for the commerdal tcmliDaL Ia tams of MI!2!!Qmicatioua, radio aucl VSAT 8111 complcto for tbe toldba poztioll oflnq, WI c:apabilitics for radio aucl VSAT commuuicatioaa fix' tbo rest of tho c:owmy ~ illltill in process. 'I1Io 1cUcr of aareemcat with Kuwait bas been llipecl; lcUen with Ionia. Turkey aDd Syria will bo craplcted ill the Dext 48· 72 boun. Bun Co...-rdalli"ll(laCI Bura IDtenWicmal Airport (Baa) is curreotly operatiDJ u a military abport aucl aot ill COIIlpliauce with IDtcmadoaW Civil Aviatior& Orpaizadou (ICAO) comDlCICia1 air cmier ataDdanl8. 1he time1iJae Cor commetCial operations utWziDa Bri1iah milltaJy persoDD01 for 1he IDIJority of the operations fimcti0111 is approximaloly 30 days. We bopo to c:ondease thia to 21 day( OpeD items duriD& tbia bdtial 30 day poriocl include: Ht:Wity: lllriine •fllldtaiiiNI: aUporl Page 75 . " ..... tliUl /nualgNtlon; IJ1II/ A.TC prot:Miura. A CPA mluation r,:am iD Basra thia eveains. • After milial openticms are csllbtishecl. il b re.uoaable to cxpoc1 thai a tuD b'IDiition !om military to civil opcrmona will take a addiCioual45 days. Key eJemconcs iD thia 45 day pcriocl would iDclude: bapge ~ (aelecdon ofcoatnctor, comnctor IIICSIIDtDt and lime for CODtractor to assemble staff IDd equipmeat); twllltion ·~ (selectiou of comnctor, contrac1or IIICIIIDIDt md lime f'or COilbaetor to uacmble ltaft'IDCl cquipmcat); 0ato.r CfdeotUY J'nqi CUstoms cotmtaparrs. icfeatify azul uscmblc 50 former iaapecaon, vee proapecaivcs, iclc:adf.f US/.VX traiDiDs team. and complete llliDial); and~ (niCIUitlvet recruits, Wta11 PISCES, traialzlspecton. write atandarcl opcratiDsprocedutea ad baUd a detaltioD ceatcr). 1be recruitmem o(lupoetiopa ad' will be the biJPII challeop. Pursumt to a dilc1laioD betweeD Frauk HaUield IIDd MG Elder, .Deputy Coalition Fcm:ea and Air Componem Commacler(CFACC) em 161uJy, MG EJcl« has defmninod that the oumm tbrod •aes"''OIU ia such that fH.Ibt chec:k opctadcms CID be IDowccl aJoaa with a limited Dumber ot comD1IldaJ fUahts at Dura; awevcr, itdnat 1110111De11t c:biDps, tbe De,paty CFACC may revitit thia dedlioa. Bapdad ud Basra NGOIBumaaltarfaa J11plafa The military tcrmiaalat BIAP CODiinues to &c:rvice humaitarim ftiahta,11111afDa .fiom IIUil, · private jets all the way up to theoccasicmal Uuited NatiODS137. Oa a typical day, tho military tc:rmiDa1 savlcca 10.25 Jliabtl. with the maximum Dumber beiDa 32. Camera that tty humallitariaa J1i&bta do 10 at tbeir 0\VD. risk IDd ~ liped "'hold harmlesa" qreemeats. While the &.m .. aiiO do DOt roceiw daily threat aarcameats, thty are on DOtice tbaC they an: lyiq iD1o a hosdle ~ NGO ad hUDJIDftariaD .fli&hts do JIOt IJavt coUDtenz~cUUro c:apabiHtiea IDCliDOit do aot II)' evasive pattc;ma. , , ..