Translation 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 Sabri, 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 Sa'di has sent two letters dated 7 December 2002, the first of which transmitting the nuclear declaration to Mr. El Baradei, 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

His Excellency Mr. Alfonso Valdivicso
President of the Security Council

Permanent Representative

Republic of Iraq

Minister 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 (20020, as follows:

1. 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 separation (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)

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 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 (155 pages)

Letters: Explanations of the Iraqi group to the working group of the International Atomic Energy Agency (145 pages)

Section 2: Covering the period from 1991 up to 2002 (300 pages), containing the following:

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-Farat 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 Firnas 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-Samoud Public Company................................................273

*Al-Izz Company...................................................................274

*Al-Qaaqaa Company...........................................................275

*Al-Nida' Company.......................................................276-278

*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

*Hattin 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 pages)

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;

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 selection 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 exchanged between the National Monitoring Directorate and the former United Nations Special Commission, which contain 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 programme (21 pages)

Section 2 (118 pages)

This section deals with chemicals activities from 1991 up to 2002 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

Introduction (1 page)

Chapter 1: Activities of the Hassan bin al-Haytham Establishment (1974-1978).............................................................................................................................1-5

Chapter 2: Activities of the Muthanna 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

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 (1990-1991)...................................118-123

Chapter 8: Weaponization acitivites......................................................................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 the 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....................................352-374

9. Time schedules..............................................................375-381

[Translator's note: 10 is omitted from the Arabic text sent for translation]

11. Acquisition of equipment, materials, supplies
and empty munitions containers for all phases of
the programme....................................................................383-415

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.

Two-part annex containing supporting documents (732 pages)

IV. Ballistic missile declaration

Introduction.........................................................................................................................1

Chapter 1: Chronological summary of the programme for ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 kilometers...........................................................................................2-11

Chapter 2: Organizational chart of the programme for ballistic missile
projects..................................................................................................................699 [sic]

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 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 (5,047 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.