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Translated from Arabic
Permanent Mission
of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations
No. M/7/657
Date: 7 December
2002
Sir:
On instructions from
my Government, I have the honour to transmit to you
herewith a letter dated 7 December 2002 from Mr. Naji Sabrl, Minister
for Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Iraq. The letter contains the declarations
required of Iraq
under paragraph 3 of Security Council resolution 1441 (2002) which Mr.
Hans Blix,
Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and
Inspection
Commission (UNMOVIC), will send to the Security Council. We wish to inform
you
that General Amir al-Saldi has sent two letters dated 7 December 2002,
the first of
which transmitting the nuclear declaration to Mr. El Baradej, and the
second
transmitting the chemical, biological and ballistic missile declaration
to
Mr. Hans Blix.
Accept, Sir, the
assurances of my highest consideration.
(Signed)
Mohammed A. Aldouri
Permanent Representative
His Excellency Mr.
Alfonso Valdivieso
President of the Security Council
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Republic of Iraq
Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Minister's Office
Sir,
I should like to
transmit to you, through the United Nations Monitoring,
Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International
Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA), the declarations required under paragraph 3 of Security
Council resolution 1441 (2002), as follows:
I. Nuclear declaration
Section 1: The period
from the inception of the programme up to 1991
consisting of 2,081 pages as follows:
Extensive summary
(113 pages)
Part 1 (80 pages)
Chapter 1: Development
phases of the Iraqi nuclear programme (45 pages)
Chapter 2: Administrative organization of the nuclear programme (13
pages)
Chapter 3: Financial appropriations and procurements (22 pages)
Part 2 (a) (363 pages)
Chapter 4: Techniques
4.1 Electromagnetic
isotope separations (168 pages)
4.2 Chemical techniques and processes associated with electromagnetic
separation (118 pages)
4.3 Other techniques associated with electromagnetic separation (77 pages)
Part 2 (b) (318 pages)
Chapter 4: Techniques
(continued)
4.4 Enrichment by
gaseous diffusion and gaseous centrifuge (236 pages)
4.5 The chemical enrichment programme (38 pages)
4.6 Isotope separation by laser (30 pages)
4.7 Enrichment of lithium isotopes (14 pages)
Part 3 (a) (336 pages)
Chapter 5: Development
of apparatus
5.1 Preliminary studies
(40 pages)
5.2 Administration (27 pages)
His Excellency Mr.
Alfonso Valdivieso
President of the Security Council
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5.3 Commencement (4 pages)
5.4 Theoretical and mathematical studies (48 pages)
5.5 Experimental studies (60 pages)
5.6 Study of materials (36 pages)
5.7 Electronic and mechanical activities (39 pages)
5.8 [blank line]
Al-Athir Centre
(32 pages)
5.9 The Zafir
project (86 pages)
Part 3 (b) (160 pages)
Chapter 5: Development
of apparatus (continued)
5.10 Chemical techniques
connected with the apparatus development programme
(90 pages)
5.11 Exploitation of new and depleted fuel within the accelerated apparatus
development programme (68 pages)
5.12 Status as at 17 January 1991 (2 pages)
Part 4 (177 pages)
Chapter 6: Miscellaneous
activities (28 pages)
Chapter 7:
Reliance on non-nuclear complexes and activities (21 pages)
Chapter 8:
Nuclear materials (16 pages)'
Chapter 9:
Documentation (52 pages)
Chapter 10:
Transfer and destruction of equipment and materials (60 pages)
Part 5 (119 pages)
Chapter 11: Achievements
(199 pages)
Annex to chapter
3: Procurements of petrochemicals 3 and the Design Centre
(111 pages)
Annex to chapter
10: Location of the principal items of equipment (159 pages)
Letters: Explanations
of the Iraqi group to the working group of the International
Atomic Energy Agency (145 pages)
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Section 2: Covering the period from 1191 up to 2002 (300 pages), containing
the following:
Pages
Chapter 1: Major
sites
Introduction ...............................................................................................................1
* Tuwaitha facility
(Atomic Energy Organization)
- Illustrative programme...............................................................................2-5
- Advisory
Bureau..........................................................................................6
- Scientific
policies and programmes..........................................................7-20
- Engineering
Department........................................................................21-70
- Administrative
Department....................................................................71-73
- Chemistry
and Medicinal Preparations Department..............................74-117
- Physics
Department..........................................................................118-145
- Agricultural
Research Department.....................................................146-170
- Environmental
Research Department.................................................171-184
* Tarmiya facility
(Ibn Sina Company)..............................................................185-219
* Al-Athir
facility..............................................................................................220-221
* Al-Farot
facility(Al-Milad Company).............................................................222-223
* Al-Jazirah
Company......................................................................................224-226
* Al-Sharqat
facility.........................................................................................227-230
* Public Phosphate
Company...........................................................................231-251
* Al-Mazhd
Company.....................................................................................252-253
Chapter 2: Secondary
sites
* The Public Geological
Survey and Mining Company......................................254-256
* Ibn Firmas
Public Company..........................................................................257-264
* Salah al-Din
Public Company...............................................................................265
* Al-Tahaddi
Company..........................................................................................266
* Al-Razi Company........................................................................................267-268
* Al-Zahf al-Kabir
Company..........................................................................269-271
* Al-Zawra'
Public Company.................................................................................272
* Al-Samond
Public Company...............................................................................273
* Al-Izz Company..................................................................................................274
* Al-Qaadaa
Company..........................................................................................275
* Al-Nida Company.......................................................................................276-278
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* Nasr Public Company..................................................................279-280
* Umm al-Ma'arik
Public Company................................................281-282
* Badr Public
Company..................................................................283-284
* Saddam
Public Company.............................................................285-286
* Al-Radwan
Factory.....................................................................287-288
* Hattie
Company..................................................................................289
* Sa'ad Public
Company.................................................................290-294
* Al-Nasr
al-Azim Company..........................................................295-299
* Conclusion..........................................................................................300
II. Chemical declaration
Introduction (2 pages)
Section 1
Chapter 1: Chronological
summary of the activities of the former chemical
weapons programme (19 pages)
Chapter 2: organizational
chart of the former chemical weapons programme
(8 pages)
Chapter 3:
1. Types and
quantities of imported chemical precursors, production
equipment and empty munitions of the former chemical weapons programme
(86 pages)
2. List of contracts and letters of approval and list of agreements
for
the supply of empty munitions containers (8 pages)
3. Sources of supply (34 pages)
Chapter 4: Research
and development activities of the chemical weapons
Programme (102)
Chapter 5: Production
facilities and the equipment in those facilities (73 pages)
Chapter 6: Production
of chemical agents (23 pages)
Chapter 7: Chemical
munitions research and development activities (20 pages)
Chapter 8: Field
tests and conversions (24 pages)
Chapter 9: Munitions-filling
techniques (2 pages)
Chapter 10: Foreign
technical assistance (3 pages)
Chapter 11: Materials
balance (348 pages)
Chapter 12: Unilateral
destruction of chemical munitions, agents and
precursors (22 pages)
Chapter 13: 103
pages on miscellaneous subjects, including:
1. Relations
with companies, representatives and individuals;
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2. Identification codes for the components of the programme;
3. Chemical activities at the Salman facility:
4. Locally procured equipment;
5. Attempts to produce precursors locally;
6. Considerations for the selections of project sites;
7. Links between the chemical programme and other Iraqi institutions;
8. Terminated radiation bomb project:
9. Alternative production sites;
10. Production of ricin toxin.
List of supporting
documents: The supporting documents comprise the above
declarations (11 pages)
Supplementary annex:
This comprises the letters exchanges between the National
Monitoring Directorate and the former United Nations Special Commission,
which
contains replies to the questions of the special commission concerning
specific items
of the final declaration and which are an integral part of the declaration
(12 pages)
Report of 1999 on
the status of the chemical weapons programme (21 pages)
Section 2 (118 pages)
This section deals
with chemical activities from 1991 up to 202 and includes
information on:
- Major sites:
Fallujah 2/chlorine and phenol plant; Fallujah 3/pesticides plant;
- Secondary sites, of which there are four: Nasr Public Company; Public
Mechanical Industries Company; Al-Qaaqaa Public Company; Hattin Public
Company;
- Additional sites, of which there are 25, including university science
departments and facilities belonging to the Ministry of Agriculture
and the
Ministry of Industry and Minerals.
Annex containing
supporting documents in the chemical field (841 pages)
III. Biological declaration
Section 1
Pages
Introduction (1 page)
Chapter 1: Activities
of the Hassan bin al-Haytham Establishment
(1974-1978)....................................................................................................................1-5
Chapter 2: Activities
of the Methanna State Establishment (1985-1987)...........................6-18
Chapter 3: Activities
of the Salman facility (1987-1990).................................................19-64
Chapter 4: Activities
of the Taji facility (January 1988-October 1998)............................65-70
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Chapter 5: Activities of the Hakam factory (1988-1991).............................................71-105
Chapter 6: Activities
of the Foot-and-Mouth-Disease Institute
(July 1990-January 1991).........................................................................................106-117
Chapter 7: Activities
of the Fadiliyah facility (1990-1990)..........................................118-123
Chapter 8: Weaponization
activities...........................................................................124-219
Chapter 9:
1. Organizational
chart of the former biological weapons
programme
2. Military institutions connected with the former biological
weapons programme......................................................................................220-240
Chapter 10: Miscellaneous
subjects, including the following:
1. Replies to the
questions of the UNSCOM
184 inspection team.......................................................................................241-262
2. Study of the conversion of fighter aircraft to remotely
piloted aircraft...............................................................................................263-279
3. Procurement schedules: pursuant to replies requested by
the UNSCOM 184 inspection team concerning procurement
for the programme.........................................................................................280-340
4. Munitions production and filling techniques.................................................341-342
5. Production equipment................................................................................343-348
6. Financial appropriations.............................................................................349-350
7. Site plans..........................................................................................................351
8. Replies to the questions of the UNSCOM 184 inspection
team concerning activities for the production of biological
agents............................................................................................................352-357
9. Times schedules.........................................................................................375-381
11.* Acquisition of equipment, materials, supplies and empty
munitions contains for all phases of the programme..........................................382-415
12. Materials balance and whereabouts of the equipment................................416-512
13. List of supporting documents....................................................................513-528
Section 2
This section describes
the non-proscribed biological activities during the
period 1991-2002 and includes information on the biological research,
development
and production facilities which contain dual-use equipment or materials,
as well as
on new facilities for biological activities unrelated to any proscribed
activities.
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* Translator's note: 10 is omitted from the Arabic text sent for translation.
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Two-part annex containing supporting documents (732 pages)
IV. Ballistic missile
declaration
Pages
Introduction.........................................................................................................................1
Chapter 1: Chronological
summary of the programme for ballistic missiles
with a range greater than 150 kilometres.........................................................................2-11
Chapter 2: Organizational
chart of the programme for ballistic missile
projects...................................................................................................................699
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Chapter 3: Detailed
information on projects and status of current activities...................12-710
Chapter 4: Forms
concerning ballistic missile systems and initial designs.....................711-824
Chapter 5: Details
of projects and of procurement for 11 projects.
Paragraph 4 of chapter 5 -- relations with States, companies,
establishments and main suppliers..............................................................................825-836
Chapter 6: Actual
use of ballistic missile power........................................................837-1194
Chapter 7: Relationship
with proscribed activities in other fields..............................1195-1206
Chapter 8: Chronological
summary: Ibn Firnas Company for remotely
piloted aircraft.......................................................................................................1207-1211
List of supporting
documents.................................................................................1212-1240
Annex containing supporting documents (5,074 pages)
The currently accurate,
full and complete declaration contained in the above
documents comprises detailed information on Iraq's former programmes in
the field
of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons and ballistic missiles since
the
establishment of those programmes. I should like to draw the attention
of the
Security Council to the fact that the publication of this detailed information,
in
particular the parts relating to research and development and techniques
for the
production of agents and weapons, entails risk and is inconsistent with
the norms of
the weapons non-proliferation regime.
Accept, Sir, the
assurances of my highest consideration.
(Signed)
Naji Sabri
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq
Baghdad,
7 December 2002
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