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E44 ACTION NEA-00 INFO LOG-00 AGRE-00 CA-00 INL-00 USNW-00 DS-00 EUR-00 E-00 UTED-00 I0-00 L-00 NSCE- 00 PA- 00 PER-00 PM-00 P-00 D-00 SP-00 SS-00 TEST-00 R-OO PMB-00 DSCC-00 PRM-00 SAS-00 SWCI-00 / OOOW ------------------339953 230722Z /38 EB-00 OMB-00 SS0-00 G-00 R 230718Z JUN 04 FM CPA BAGHDAD TO SECDEF WASHINGTON DC SECSTATE WASHDC 1509 WHITE HOUSE NSC WASHDC INFO IRAQ COLLECTIVE UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 BAGHDAD 000750 SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS : EAID , EFIN , ETRD, EPET, PGOV, PHUM, IZ SUBJECT:CPA 1408 : ADMINISTRATORS WEEKLY ESSENTIAL SERVICES REPORT: JUNE 12-18, 2004 1. (SBU) SUMMARY. THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES REPORT IS ONE OF FOUR ADMINISTRATORS REPORTS PRODUCED WEEKLY BY CPA- BAGHDAD. CPA-WASHINGTON DISTRIBUTES ALL FOUR ADMINISTRATORS WEEKLY REPORTS - SECURITY , ESSENTIAL SERVICES, ECONOMIC , AND GOVERNANCE - WITH GRAPHICS VIA EMAIL. THE ECONOMIC, GOVERNANCE, AND ABRIDGED VERSIONS OF THE SECURITY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES REPORTS WILL BE POSTED AFTER 48 HOURS ON THE CPA WEBSITE, WW~l.CPA-IRAQ . ORG. THE FULL SECURITY AND ESSENTIAL SERVICES REPORTS REMAIN SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. HEADLINES OF PARAGRAPHS 3 - 9 REFLECT GOALS IN THE COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY STRATEGIC PLAN . END SUMMARY . 2. (SBU) HIGHLIGHTS TS THE SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE (JUNE 12-18) OF PEAK ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION WAS 4 ,341 MW. OIL PRODUCTION HAS COME TO A HALT AFTER A RECENT PIPELINE EXPLOSION IN BASRAH. KAMAL AL JARRAH, DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS FOR THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, WAS ASSASSINATED OUTSIDE HIS HOME. PROVIDE ELECTRICITY SERVICES THAT MEET NATIONAL NEEDS 3. (SBU) CPA TASKS : IMPROVE GENERATING CAPACITY TO 6,000 MW BY JUNE 30, 2004 ; PUBLISH DRAFT OF LONG TERM STRATEGY ; MINIMIZE SABOTAGE AND IMPROVE SECURITY. THE SEVEN- DAY AVERAGE (JUNE 12-18) OF PEAK ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION WAS 4 , 341 MW, A DECREASE OF . 4 PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK. ON JUNE 16, PEAK PRODUCTION HIT A HIGH FOR THE WEEK AT 4,465 MW. THE SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE (JUNE 12-18) OF TOTAL PRODUCTION OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY WAS 93,339 MWH PER DAY, AN INCREASE OF FIVE PERCENT FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK. ON JUNE 12, THE TOTAL HOURS OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY PEAKED FOR THE WEEK AT 98,501MWH. THIS PAST WEEK, AN AVERAGE OF 247 MW (17 GENERATORS) OF GENERATING CAPACITY WAS ON FORCED (UNPLANNED) OUTAGE, AND AN AVERAGE OF 733 MW (23 GENERATORS) WAS ON SCHEDULED OUTAGE . FOUR (400 KV) AND EIGHT (132 KV) TRANSMISSION LINES ARE CURRENTLY OUT OF SERVICE. THE MINISTRY OF ELECTRICITY RETURNED FIVE GENERATORS (370 MW) BACK TO SERVICE . PER DAY DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD , THE NORTH, WHICH REPRESENTS 35 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, CONSUMED AN AVERAGE OF 823 MW OR 21 PERCENT OF TOTAL POWER CONSUMPTION . THE CENTRAL REGION, WHICH REPRESENTS 25 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION , CONSUMED 2,343 MW OR 58 PERCENT OF TOTAL POWER. THE SOUTH, WHICH REPRESENTS 40 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL POPULATION, CONSUMED 836 MW OR 21 PERCENT OF TOTAL ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION. --------------------------------------------- RECONSTRUCT COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS --------------------------------------------- 4. (SBU) CPA TASKS: BUILD IRAQS FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK ; ESTABLISH INDEPENDENT REGULATORY AGENCY ; UPGRADE IRAQI TELEPHONE AND POSTAL COMPANY ( ITPC) NETWORK FOR INTEROPERABILITY ; BUILD TRANSMISSION COMPONENT DATA NETWORK FOR IRAQ, INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS ; RESTRUCTURE ITPC AND ITS BUSINESS OPERATIONS; UPGRADE AND MODERNIZE POSTAL SYSTEMS ; UPGRADE ITPC OUTSIDE PLANT FOR INCREASED SUBSCRIBER CAPACITY AND USE. FOR THE BAGHDAD DIGITAL NETWORK , ENCOMPASSING POLICE , FIRE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS (EMTS) . 3 , 338 RADIOS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED , WHICH REPRESENTS 100 PERCENT OF THOSE UNDER .CONTRACT. FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF BORDER ENFORCEMENT , THERE ARE 221 RADIOS INSTALLED . THE NATIONAL LAND MOBILE RADIO SYSTEM, A PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEM , HAS 3,007 RADIOS INSTALLED . A MEMBER OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS U.S. POSTAL SERVICE TEAM WAS IN GERMANY AT DHLS DISTRIBUTION HUB TO BE BAGHDAD 00000750 002 OF 004 ND INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH LETTER SIZE AND OTHER CLASS MAILS. THE DOCUMENTATION IS UTILIZED TO DETERMINE TERMINAL EXCHANGE RATES OF POSTAGE TO AND FROM THE 189 MEMBERSHIP COUNTRIES IN THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) , WHICH COORDINATES POSTAL POLICY BETWEEN MEMBER NATIONS. THE SECOND EVENT IS THE POSTAL TEAM DESIGNED A FIRST DAY ISSUE STAMP , WHICH SOLD 1 , 800 FOR USD 5 . 00 AND DONATED THE PROCEEDS OF $9 , 200 TO THE IRAQI MEMORY FOUNDATION CHARITY. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS DELINEATE THE NUMBER OF LANOLINE AND CELL PHONE SUBSCRIBERS IN IRAQ, AND COMPARE THEM TO PRE-WAR ESTIMATES. THE CHART BELOW SHOWS THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE LANOLINE SUBSCRIBERS IN APRIL 2003, THE CURRENT NUMBER OF ACTIVE LANOLINE SUBSCRIBERS, THE NUMBER OF LANOLINE SUBSCRIBERS REINSTATED POST-CONFLICT (SINCE MAY 2003), AND THE NUMBER OF FORMERLY ACTIVE LANOLINE SUBSCRIBERS WHO REMAIN WITHOUT SERVICE (EXCLUDING THE THREE NORTHERN GOVERNORATES). ES) . SINCE MAY 2003, CPA HAS REINSTATED LANOLINE TELEPHONE SERVICE FOR 206 , 082 SUBSCRIBERS NATIONWIDE . THE THREE MAJOR CELL PHONE COMPANIES IN IRAQ (ASIA CELL I IRAQNA I AND ATHEER IN THE NORTH I CENTRAL I AND SOUTH RESPECTIVELY) CONTINUE TO ENROLL NEW CELL PHONE SUBSCRIBERS . CELL PHONE SUBSCRIBERS TOTAL 456 , 827 NATIONWIDE . CURRENTLY , IN MOSUL, SULAYMANIYAH , AND KIRKUK, THERE ARE 188,788 CELL PHONE SUBSCRIBERS . IN BAGHDAD , THERE ARE 195 , 000 CELL PHONE SUBSCRIBERS ; AND IN BASRA , AL KUT I .AMARAH I SAMAWAH I AND NASIRIYAH THERE ARE 58 I 039 CELL PHONE SUBSCRIBERS . SANA TEL , WHICH OPERATES IN SULAYMANIYAH , HAS 15 , 000 SUBSCRIBERS. THERE ARE NOW 788 , 682 ACTIVE LANOLINE TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS IN IRAQ , COMPARED TO 833,000 SUBSCRIBERS PRE- WAR. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS IN IRAQ , INCLUDING THE CELL PHONE SUBSCRIBERS , IS 1 , 245 , 509 WHICH IS 49 . 5 PERCENT GREATER THAN THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE LANOLINE SUBSCRIBERS PRE-WAR . CELL PHONE SERVICE WAS VERY LIMITED PRE-WAR. THE PENETRATION RATE (THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE LANOLINE TELEPHONE SUBSCRIBERS AS A PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION) IS 2.91 PERCENT VS. 3.1 PERCENT PRE-WAR (USING AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 27,139,021 ACCORDING TO THE IRAQI CENTRAL STATISTICAL ORGANIZATION 1997 CENSUS, (ASSUMING 3 PERCENT ANNUAL GROWTH) ) . IMPROVE QUALITY AND ACCESS TO ·HEALTHCARE 5 . (SBU) CPA TASKS : DEVELOP HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS, MANAGEMENT , AND INFRASTRUCTURE ; TRAIN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ; SECURE SYSTEM ; PUBLIC HEALTH ; PHARMACEUTICALS LOGISTIC SUPPORT; STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS. THE MINISTER OF HEALTH PERSONALLY ORCHESTRATED THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE BOMBING OF THE IRAQI CIVIL DEFENSE CORPS (ICDC) RECRUITING STATION IN BAGHDAD. UTILIZING THE MINISTRY ' S OPERATIONS ROOM, HE COORDINATED THE ALLOCATION OF RESERVE STOCKS OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, AMBULANCES, AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO THE SIX HOSPITALS RECEIVING PATIENTS FROM THE BLAST. THE HOSPITALS TREATED OVER 130 WOUNDED AND REPORTED 35 DEATHS IN THE TRAGEDY. IMPROVE QUALITY AND ACCESS TO EDUCATION --------------------------------------- 6 . (SBU) CPA TASKS : REORGANIZE AND STAFF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION ; REHABILITATE SCHOOL BUILDINGS AND BUILD NEW SCHOOLS ; ADVANCE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON CURRICULUM REFORM; CONTINUE AND EXPAND TEACHER TRAINING KAMAL AL JARRAH , DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS FOR THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (MOE) , WAS ASSASSINATED OUTSIDE HIS HOME . DR. JARRAH HAD BEEN DG CULTURAL AFFAIRS SINCE OCTOBER 2003 . HIS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED PUBLIC AFFAIRS , MEDIA RELATIONS , AND STUDENT AFFAIRS . HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN DEVELOPING IRAQS NEW CIVICS EDUCATION CURRICULUM AND HELPED ORGANIZE A CONFERENCE THAT BROUGHT BAGHDAD 00000750 003 OF 004 APPROXIMATELY 87 PERCENT OF THE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE MOBS ACCELERATED LEARNING PROGRAM PASSED THEIR EXAMS AND NOW WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO IRAQS MAIN SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM, SPONSORED BY THE U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) , ENROLLED PREVIOUSLY OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM FIVE CITIES IN A SECOND CHANCE FOR EDUCATION . DURING THE 2003-2004 ACADEMIC YEAR, 567 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM IN BAGHDAD, NASIRIYAH, AD DIWANIYAH, KA:RBALA, AND ARBIL. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE EXPANDED BY THE MOE TO 50 , 000 STUDENTS. RESTORE ECONOMICALLYSTRATEGIC TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE 7. (SBU) CPA TASKS: ENABLE THE IRAQI CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY TO RUN A CIVIL ~VIATION SYSTEM, WHICH WILL SUPPORT THE COUNTRY ' S AIR TRANSPORT NEEDS ; ENABLE IRAQI CIVIL AVIATION TO PREPARE FOR INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL AVIATION AND CARGO SERVICE ; ENABLE IRAQI PORT AUTHORITY (IPA) TO ADMINISTER A PORT OF CALL WITH INTERMODAL AL CAPABILITIES AND INLAND CONTAINER DISTRIBUTION ; ENABLE IRAQI REPUBLIC RAILWAYS ( IRR) TO PROVIDE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER AND FREIGHT CAPABILITIES ; REFORM CIVIL SERVICE AT MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION. CONTROLLED AIRSPACE . THE CPA SENIOR ADVISOR AND PRINCIPAL SURFACE TRANSPORT ADVISOR ACCOMPANIED THE NEW MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION (MOT) ON A VISIT TO THE STATE COMPANY FOR LAND TRANSPORTATION HEADQUARTERS . ON JUNE 15, A MOT AVIATION ADVISOR MET WITH DG FAKHIR, GENERAL ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL AVIATION (GECA), TO FINALIZE PLANS FOR THE NEWEST AIRSPACE DESIGN AND TOWER TRANSITION PLANS. THE LATEST PLANS INCLUDE RECLASSIFYING AIRSPACE SURROUNDING BIAP WHILE TRAINING GECA CONTROLLERS. THIS SEGREGATES HELICOPTER FLIGHTS OUTSIDE BAGHDAD TOWER AND ALLOWS FOR A FASTER TRANSITION TO CIVIL CONTROLLERS. ' . THE AVIATION TEAM MET WITH MULTINATIONAL CORPS-IRAQ (MNC- 1 C3) AIR AND CPA MILITARY TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS AND DISCUSSED PLANNED STAR FLIGHTS , THE SCHEDULED C-130 FLIGHTS TO MOSUL AND KUWAIT THAT SUPPORT THE CPA . THE AVIATION TEAM TOURED ORBI (BIAPS INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION IDENTIFIER) PROPERTY WITH A CONTRACTOR TO DETERMINE NEEDS FOR METEOROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION . THE MOT AVIATION TEAM MET WITH OFFICIALS OF IRAQI AIRWAYS TO RETURN CONTROL OF THEIR AIRCRAFT SIMULATION BUILDING. THE BUILDING CONTAINS TWO AIRCRAFT SIMULATORS RECENTLY RETURNED FROM MILITARY UNITS. SKYLINK MOVED THE CURRENTLY DISABLED IRAQI AIRWAYS AND DHL AIRCRAFT FROM TERMINAL D RAMP TO THE RUNWAY 33L PADS ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF THE AIRPORT. THE FINAL SHIPMENT OF 38 KOREAN-DONATED BUSES IS INBOUND TO BAGHDAD. THREE 20-FOOT CONTAINERS OF SPARE PARTS AND TOOLS ARRIVED ON JUNE 12. THE TOTAL DONATION IS 73 (50 INTER-CITY BUSES AND 23 INTRA-CITY BUSES) . DURING JUNE 19-20 , THE CPA SENIOR ADVISOR FOR THE MOT TRAVELED WITH THE MINISTER IN SOUTHERN IRAQ , WHERE THEY ARE ATTENDING A PORTS TASK FORCE MEETING AND THE FIRST MEETING OF THE BASRAH AIRPORT COUNCIL. THE CONTRACTING OFFICE HAS COMPLETED NEGOTIATIONS WITH MAERSK TO EXTEND ITS ROLE AS PORT MANAGER AND OPERATOR AT KHWAR AL ZUBAYR THROUGH AUGUST, WITH A POSSIBLE EXTENSION THROUGH SEPTEMBER. THE SOLICITATION PERIOD FOR THE LONG-TERM PORT MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS CONTRACTS FOR UMM QASR AND KHWAR AL ZUBAYR CLOSED ON JUNE 17 . THESE CONTRACTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 30 . IMPROVE QUALITY AND ACCESS TO HOUSING 8. (SBU) CPA TASKS : INCREASE FINANCING, HOUSING SUPPLY , BAGHDAD 00000750 004 OF 004 -- THE SENIOR ADVISOR IS CURRENTLY IN WASHINGTON , DC • • If • MEETING WITH THE WORLD BANK TO DISCUSS HOUSING PROJECT FUNDS. A HOUSING PROJECT WAS PRESENTED TO THE PROGRAM REVIEW COMMITTEE/PROGRAM REVIEW BOARD FOR A· USD 20 MILLION HOUSING PROJECT IN FALLUJAH. THE PROJECT IS FOR 504 HOUSING UNITS AND WILL EMPLOY 2, 000 LOCAL WORKERS. THE McrNISTRY IS WORKING TO SECURE EQUIPMENT FUNDING FOR THE IRAQI CONSTRUCTION LAB. FOUR FIELD LABS AND ONE CORING MACHINE WILL BE PURCHASED . PROVIDE FOOD SECURITY FOR ALL IRAQIS 9. (SBU) CPA TASKS: ENHANCE CAPACITY OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ; ASSURE SUPPLY OF INPUTS; STRENGTHEN RESEARCH SYSTEM; ENSURE ADEQUATE STOCKS FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (PDS); MONITOR FOOD SECURITY; HAND OVER ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM IN THE NORTH; INITIATE REFORM OF RATIONS BASKET; ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH WHEAT IN THE SYSTEM TO MEET THE NEEDS OF JUNE , THE ARREARS OF MAY THAT WERE FOUR PERCENT SHORT, AND HAVE A BUFFER OF 20 DAYS (MORE THAN LAST MONTH AT THIS TIME) . WHEAT BUFFER WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD UP IN JULY AND AUGUST, AS MORE WFP AND MOT WHEAT ARRIVES. BREMER NNNN