Letter jay to street security in iraq

London SWIY SDH 17 September 2003 scan She, SECURITY IN IRAQ My letter of 10 July set out the security arrangements we and DfID were putting in place for secondees from other Government Departments to the CPA in Iraq. You might like to know where matters now stand. The joint FCO/DfID package is in place and continues to grow to meet the operational equirements of staff working in CPA. Our security experts have reviewed th neasures and procedures following the bomb at the UN (they were in Irag at the time) and have increased the assets we are providing. The guarding arrangements for CPA offices are under the control of the US military, so our additional measures focus mainly on transport and security management for UK civilian staff. We now have 18 armoured vehicles in Baghdad for travel outside the Secure Zone. By the end of November there will be 68 vehicles in country, including for staff working for CPA in Basra and the Governorate Teams which are being established outside Baghdad. For each of these vehicles there is a 2-man Armed Protection Team (APT). The contractors (Control Risks) now have 72 personnel protecting our staff in CPA and will be providing a total complement of 110 men, including for CPA Basra and the Governorate Teams. All the vehicles are provided with radios and hand held radios are available for the use of CPA secondees when travelling outside the Secure Zone. DECLASSIFIED We are now working hard to get the additional assets to Irag as soon as possible. Given the changing security situation, we are keeping the arrangements under constant review. I am copying this to Wednesday morning colleagues. Toms enu, Anchael Michael Jay DECLASSIFIED