Global Policy Forum

October 2, 2002

Following are excerpts from a draft resolution on Iraq written by the United States and Britain, as authenticated by diplomats with direct knowledge of the text. Unmovic is the acronym for the team of inspectors to search for chemical and biological weapons; I.A.E.A. are the initials of the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, whose inspectors scrutinize Iraq's nuclear weapons program.

THE SECURITY COUNCIL:

Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions in particular 661, 686, 678, 687, 688, 986, 1284, all relevant statements of its President and noting the additional resolution XXX issued by the Council as a companion thereto,

Recognizing the threat Iraq's non-compliance with Security Council resolutions and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles poses to international peace and security,

Recalling that its resolution 678 (1991) authorized member states to use all the necessary means to uphold and implement its resolution 600 and all relevant resolutions subsequent to resolution 660 and to restore international peace and security in the area,

Further recalling that its resolution 687imposed obligations on Iraq as a necessary step for achievement of its stated objective of restoring international peace and security in the area,

Deploring the fact that Iraq has never provided an accurate, full, final and completedisclosure, as required by 687, of all aspects of its programmes to develop weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles, and of all holdings of such weapons, their component and production facilities and locations, as well as all other nuclear programmes, including any which it claims are for purposes not related to nuclear weapons usable material,

Deploring further that Iraq repeatedly refused to allow access to sites designated by UNSCOM, refused to cooperate fully and unconditionally with UNSCOM and IAEA weapons inspectors, as required by 687, ultimately ceased all cooperation with UNSCOM and IAEA in 1996, and for the last three years has failed to provide immediate, unconditional, and unrestricted access to UNMOVIC established in 1284 as the successor to UNSCOM, and the IEA, as it first obliged pursuant to 687, and as the Council has repeatedly demanded that it do, and regretting the consequent prolonging of the crisis in the region and the suffering of the Iraqi people,

Deploring also that the Government of Iraq has failed to comply with its commitments pursuant 687 with regard to terrorism, pursuant to 688 to end repression of its civilian population and to provide access by international humanitarian organizations to all those in need of assistance in Iraq, and pursuant to resolutions 686, 687 and 1284 to return or cooperate in accounting for Kuwaiti and third country national wrongfully detained by Iraq, or return Kuwaiti property wrongfully seized by Iraq,

Recalling that in its resolution 687, the Council declared that a ceasefire would be based on acceptance by Iraq of the provisions of that resolution, including the obligations on Iraq contained therein,

Determined to ensure full and immediate compliance by Iraq without conditions or restrictions with its obligations under 687 and other relevant resolutions and recalling that the resolutions of the Council constitute the governing standard of Iraqi compliance,

Recalling that the effective operations of UNMOVIC, as the successor organisation to the Special Commission, and the IAEA, is essential for the implementation of 687 and other relavant resolutions,

Noting the letter dated September 16, 2002 from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq addressed to the Secretary-General is a necessary first step towards rectifying Iraq's continued failure to comply with relevant Security Council resolutions,

Determined to secure full compliance with its decisions,

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

DECIDES that Iraq is still, and has been for a number of years, in material breach of its obligations under relevant resolutions, including 687, in particular through Iraq's failure to cooperate with UN inspectors and the IAEA, and to complete the actions required under paras 8 to 13 of 687 OP2

DECIDES that in order to begin to comply with its disarmament obligations, the government of Iraq shall provide to the Security Council, prior to the beginning of inspections and not later than 30 days from the adoption of this resolution, an acceptable and currently accurate, full and complete declaration of all aspects of its programs to develop chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and unmanned aerial vehicles, including all holdings and precise locations of such weapons, components, subcomponents, stocks of agents and related material and equipment; the locations and work of its research, development and production facilities; as well as all other chemical, biological and nuclear programs, including any which it claims are for purposes not related to weapons production or material,

DECIDES that Iraq shall provide UNMOVIC and IAEA immediate, unconditional and unrestricted access to any and all areas, facilities, building equipment, records and means of transport which they wish to inspect, as well as immediate, unimpeded, unrestricted and private access to all officials and other persons whom UNMOVIC or IAEA wish to interview pursuant to any aspect of their mandate,

FURTHER DECIDES that UNMOVIC and IAEA may at their discretion conduct interviews inside or outside Iraq, facilitate the travel of those interviewed and family members outside of Iraq, and that such interviews shall occur without the presence of observers from the Iraqi government and instructs UNMOVIC and requests the IAEA to resume inspections by XXX

To that end,

DEMANDS that Iraq immediately comply with its obligations, decides that Iraq shall submit to UNMOVIC all outstanding biannual declarations, and decides that any permanent member of the Security Council may recommend to UNMOVIC and IAEA sites to be inspected, persons to be interviewed, the conditions of such interviews and data to be collected, and receive a report on the results.

DECIDES that, in view of the prolonged interuption by Iraq of the presence of UNMOVIC and IAEA and in order for them to accomplish the tasks set forth in paragraph 3 above, the Security Council hereby establishes the following revised procedures, notwithstanding prior understandings, to facilitate their work in Iraq: UNMOVIC and IAEA shall determine the personnel on their inspections teams, exept that any permanent member of the Security Council may request to be represented on any inspection team with the same right and protections accorded other members of the team [and] shall have unrestricted rights of entry into and out of of Iraq, the right to free, unrestricted, and immediate movement to and from inspections sites, and the right to inspect any sites and buildings, including unrestricted access to presidential sites notwithstanding the provisions of resolution 1154, all be provided regional bases and operarting bases throughout Iraq, including offices for inspections teams in regions outside of Baghdad,

Shall have the right to the names of all personnel associated with Iraq's chemical, biological, nuclear and ballistic missile programs and the associated research, development and production facilities.

Teams shall be accompanied at the bases by sufficient U.N. security forces, shall have the right to declare for the purposes of this resolution no-fly/no-drive zones, exclusion zones, and/or ground- and air-transit corridors, which shall be enforced by U.N. security forces or by member-states; Shall have the free and unrestricted use and landing of fixed and rotary winged aircraft, uncluding unmanned reconnaissance vehicles, shall have the right at their sole discretion verifiably to remove, destroy or render harmless all prohibited weapons, subsystems, components, records, materials and other related items, and the right to impound or close any facilities or equipment or materials for inspections and to seize [and] export any equipment, materials, documents taken during inspections, and shall have access to any information that any member state is willing to provide. Further decide that these procedures shall be binding on Iraq.

DECIDES further that Iraq shall immediately cease, and shall not take steps or threaten, hostile acts directed against any representative or personnel of the UN or of any member states taking action pursuant to any Security Council resolutions.

REQUESTS the Secretary-General immediately to notify Iraq of the foregoing steps in paragraph 5 and decides that within seven days following notification, Iraq shall state its acceptance of these steps and the provisions of paragraph 2, 3, 4 and 6 above;

REQUESTS all member states to give full support to UNMOVIC and ....the IAEA the discharge of their mandates, including by providing any information on Iraqi attempts, including since 1998, to acquire prohibited items;

DIRECTS the Executive Direactor of UNMOVIC and the Director General of the IAEA to report immediately to the Council any interference with or problems with respect to the execution of their missions;

DECIDES that false statements or omissions in the declaration submitted by Iraq to the Council and failure by Iraq at any time to comply and cooperate fully in accordance with the provisions laid out in this resolution, shall constitute a further material breach of Iraq's obligations, and that such breach authorizes member states to use all necessary means to restore international peace and security in the area;

DECIDES to remain seized of this matter.

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