A statement by Spokesman for Ministry of Foreign Affairs on (UNMOVIC),(IAEA) activities

IRAQ MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

February 9, 2003

1-IAEA inspection team:

The group which is consisted of (4) inspectors and led by Brais, American nationality, set out from the canal hotel at 9.00 a.m. The group conducted a radiometric survey of the following sites (Al-Rayah general co.and the factories belong to it, Ibin Al-Haithm site ,all of which are subsidiaries of the Military Industrialization Commission as well as That Al-Sawari Co. Electric Lamp plant which are subsidiaries of all the companies situated north of Baghdad , Al-Taji area. The task was terminated after about two hours. They returned back to the hotel.

2-UNMOVIC inspection team (Biology):

A-The First Group:

Consisted of (5) inspectors. It was headed by Roznik Holland nationality. The group set out of the hotel at 8.20 a.m. They arrived to the mixed elementary school of badir Al-Kubra that belongs to Ministry of Education, located at Al-ghazaleyah area, Baghdad. The head of the team requested to conduct general survey to the front and back of the school area.The survey was conducted by mineral detecting machine. He asked the schoolmistress to define the sewerage tubes and the tubes of tap water, which is under the ground. Then, the team used detecting machine of high precision to mark out the minerals, which he alleges of their existence under the ground. Then, they requested to dig tow clefts. They conducted precise survey to both clefts. They could not find anything except a small piece of iron and ceramic .The mission was finished after about six hours and half. They returned back to the hotel.

B-Second group:

Consisted of (4) inspectors led by Aerik , American nationality .It set out from the canal hotel at 9.00 a.m. The team arrived at Dairy Company, Baghdad ltd., and private sector. The head of the team held a meeting with the director of the Dairy product and asked some questions: which is the party to which Dairy Co. belongs, whether there are other plants in other areas as subsidiaries to the company, the number of staff, date of founding the co., the daily quantity of production, the kind of current tests conducted in the laboratory, whether there is cooperation with other dairy companies. The team toured all the facilities of the company .The visit were ended after almost one hour. They returned back to the hotel.

3-UNMOVIC inspection team (missiles)

A-The first Group:

consisted of (4) inspectors and was headed by Muhammed Saif Al-islam, Indian nationality. It set out from the canal hotel at 7.30a.m. And arrived Al-mu’tasim Center, which is a subsidiary of Military Industrialization Commission, they removed the tags fixed on the building, which were visited on 8th Feb. due to the non-availability of keys, then, they inspected them. They were halls for study, workshops. Storages and bureaus. The visit was ended after almost one-hour .The group returned to the hotel.

B-The second Group:

consisted of (3) inspectors .It was headed by Gerhard, German nationality and set out from the canal hotel at 8.35 a.m. and arrived AL-Batani general company which is a subsidiary of the Military Industrialization Commission, located at AL-Jaderyah area. They held a meeting with the person who is in charge of the company .the focus of the meetings was on checking the special declarations of the company and whether there were any assessment been made and whether there are future projects. The group visited the laboratories of the company. The visit was ended after about two hours and quarter. They returned back to the hotel.

C-The third Group:

it was consisted of (4) inspectors and led by Gui, the French nationality, . They set out of the hotel at 8. 15 a.m. and arrived to the Al-Ma’moon Factory which belongs the Al-RASHEED general co. /Military Industrialization Commission. The team held a meeting with the director of the factory they focused their meeting on filling the sheet submitted by UNMOVIC. Then, they toured the buildings of the factory.

The visit was ended after three hours. They returned back to the hotel.

4-Common UNMOVIC inspection team/ Baghdad

A-The First group:

It is consisted of (13) inspectors headed by Jacque , an American nationality , it set out of the canal hotel at 9.00 a.m. and arrived Al-Taji ammunition storage depots which belong to Ministry of Defense . The group checked the empty warheads available in one of the storages by radiometric device. The visit continued for about five hours. They returned to the hotel.

B- The second group:

Consisted of (9) inspectors headed by Temthni, an American nationality, It set out of the canal hotel at 8.50 a.m. they arrived Iba’ Center for Agricultural Research, located in Abu- Ghraib area. The group held a meeting with the director of the center and asked him the following questions: what are the sites of the center which are outside the headquarters, what are the objectives of the center and the most important works being made by it. What is the party to which it belongs, and from where they get their financial allocations, and whether they have any relation with other ministries and offices they visited all the facilities of the center.

The visited continued for about four hours and half, they returned back to the hotel.

5-Common UNMOVIC inspection team/ Al-Musil:

it was consisted of (10) inspectors headed by Aoula, Sweden nationality , they arrived to the maintenance and on-going Unit /Nineveh Health Directorate/Ministry of Health. They held a meeting with the person whose is in charge of the site and sought clarification on the frank name of the site and the name of the person who is in charge, the number of the personnel of all sorts, the name of the party which finances and whether they received new cars. And whether they make maintenance on the vehicles or changes. And when this site was established. The mission was terminated after about forty-five minutes visit. They returned back to Nineveh palace hotel.

Interviews

UNMOVIC commission asked to have an interview with two Iraqi specialists in one of Iraqi hotels. The National Monitoring Directorate told them that and urged them to attend at the appointed time and place, but the first specialist refused to have the interview in the hotel and asked to be conducted at the National Monitoring Directorate definitely and with the attendance of a representative of NMD. The second specialist attended at the appointed time and asked to use audio record in order to document the interview, but the UNMOVIC committee refused to make the interview.