IRAQI MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

February 15, 2003

1. IAEA Inspection Team:

A. Group I:

The team consisted of (8) inspectors and led by (Fel Kolested), (English). It set out from Al-Qanat Hotel at 8:30 a.m., and arrived at Al-Tuwaithah site which belongs to the Atomic Energy Commission.

The group inspeceted the destroyed Tamuz Reactor building, the specialists of the team made a tour climbing down 10.5 meter in depth by using cords for this purpose and acquainted themselves with the nitrogen–guides of the reactor itself, then, they visited the building of radiation waste processing. The visit was concluded after six hours. They returned to the Hotel.

B. Group II:

It consisted of (3) inspectors  headed by (Maudro), (Canadian). It set out from Al-Qanat Hotel at 8:30 a.m. They conducted radiological survey to storages and sites located at Khan-Dhari area, west of Baghdad. The radiological survey completed after about two hours and half and the goup returned to the Hotel.

C. Group III:

It consisted of (4) inspectors headed by (Martin) (Austrian), it set out from Al-Qanat Hotel at 8:40 a.m., and arrived at the Air hilecopter engine repairing of the Ministry of Defense.It conducted an inspection tour to the facilities of the plant asking questions about the utility of the plant, the quality of the engines, whether there are rediation sources at the plant and the electricity power.

   The team finished its inspection process after about three hours and returned to the Hotel.

2. UNMOVIC inspection Team (Biological):

 A. Group I:

It consisted of (5) inspectores, headed by (Arik), (American), it set out from Al-Qanat Hotel at 8:30 a.m. The team arrived at the College of Agriculture–University of AL-Anbar, Al-Ramadi city. It visited the laboratories of the College and the Dairy Plant which belongs to the College and asked about the post-graduate studies and the researches of the agricultural diseases and microbiology as well as the number of the staff and the students.

The visit ended after two hours and a half, and the team returned to the Hotel.

B. Group II:

The group consisted of (4) inspectors, headed by (Philip), (Australian). It set out from Al-Qanat Hotel at 9:30 a.m., and arrived at Saddam Company for Biological Research which belongs to Baghdad Univlesity and also the College of Science–Saddam University. The group visited the laboratories of the first site and acquainted themself with the instruments and those requiring to be moved to other places. As regard the second site, the group visited Chemistry Dept., and asking about the nature of the work of the biochemistry laboratory, the enzim inhibitions and the cooperation with hospitals. The inspection finished after one hour and quarter, the group returned to the Hotel.

3. UNMOVIC Inspection Team (Missiles):

A. Group I:

It consisted of (7) inspectors, headed by (Jacque) (French), it set out from Al-Qanat Hotel at 8:30 a.m., and arrived Salah Al-Deen State Company which belongs to Military Indusriliazation Commission, located 120km north of Baghdad. The group held a meeting with those who are in charge of the Company and asked about the production of the parts of the missiles AL-Sumood or AL-Fatih, the structure of the Company, the number of the staff. The group toured the facilities of the company. The visit finished after four hours and the group returned to the Hotel.

B. Group II:

It consisted of (6) inspectors and headed bt (Muhammed Saif AL-Islam) (Bangladish). It set out from Al-Qanat Hotel at 8:30 a.m., arrived at the Precision Foundary Plant which belongs to 17 Nissan Co. of Military Industriliazation Commission. The group held a meeting with those who are in charge of the factory and asked questions about the pieces produced for AL-Sumood missile, the torbin fans of the AL-Sumood missiles and the materials used in the factory. It visited the workshops of the factory and all the facilities. The visit was concluded after three hours and the group returned to the Hotel.

C. Group III:

 It consisted of (4) inspectors, and headed by (Kenith), (American), it set out from Al-Qanat Hotel at 9:45 a.m., and arrived at the State Company of AL-Nida of the Military Industrialization Commission. The head of the group asked to hold a meeting with  those who are the Company to check the declarations and to seek clarification on the production of mixers, the materials used for this purpose and the affiliated companies to AL-Nida Co. inspected three buildings. The visit continued for about two hours and a half and the group returned to the Hotel.

4. UNMOVIC Inspection Team (Chemical):

One helicopter, on its board (10) inspectors, led by (Shain) (English), took off from AL-Rasheed Airport  at 8:30 a.m. , arrived at AL-Basrah Refinery which belongs to Ministry of Oil. The group asked to hold a meeting with those who are in charge of the Refinery and sought clarification about the number of the staff, the number of laboratories, the number of those who of B.A or M.A. degrees, whether there had been changes since 1998, and what are the new received equipment. The team toured the laboratories, storages and the buildings. The team concluded mission after three hours and returned to the Hotel.

5. UNMOVIC Inspection Team (Joint):

A helicopter took off from Al-Rasheed Base with (4) inspectors on board, at 8:00 a.m. It arrived at the Al-Hadar site, south of Mosul. It combined with the the joint UNMOVIC inspection team which moved from Mosul heading for the same site.

6. UNMOVIC Inspection Team in Mosul (Joint):

It set out from Nineveh Palace Hotel at 8:30 a.m., consisting of (12) inspectors and headed by the British (Tony). The team arrived at AL-Hadar site where it was joind by the UNMOVIC inspecton team in Baghdad. The team met with the unit commander, checking the site’s map. then, The team inspected the site’s buildings, storages, shelters, containers & blocks of ammunition as well as the yards and open areas between the stores.

The visit lasted for (6) hours, and the team went back to the Hotel.