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1 rp Zs FD-302a (Rey. 10-6-95) hogs 315EH-HQ-1448534-302 ” Contisiuation Of FD-302 of ~ "08 03/20/2004 Page _--2 - “received additional instructions in writing from the Presidential Diwan which further defined his authority. ~ As specified to him in the additional instructions, ‘ Al-Majid only used the authorities in the decree for the “collectivization" of the villages. in the northern region located within five kilometers (km) of provinces, and areas classified as cities, zones, or suburbs. This "collectivization" consisted of ~ moving villagers from their homes to Iraqi government housing _ complexes: Per the additional instructions given to Al-Majid, areas outside of five km fell within the control of the military including cities near the border between Iraq and Iran. Al-Majid noted that the Anfal Campaign in Kurdish territory in 1988 was conducted by the military under the command of Sultan Hashim Ahmad Al-Tai (Black List #27). The instructions that followed decree number 160 set the aforementioned five km parameters and restricted Al-Majid's authority. Al-Majid acknowledged that he did delegate orders to the security services as it pertained to the areas under his span of control, but. the services acted independently everywhere else to include their technical work. a ; Al+Majid claimed to have once excused himself from a meeting where a discussion was to take place regarding the collectivization of villages outside the five km boundary. In Al-Majid's opinion at that time, such actions would have required a large budget, engineers, planners and other professionals which he. . did not have at his disposal. Al-Majid concluded that such tasking should have been controlled by the Minister of Housing. ~ The Ministry of Housing had the responsibility for the construction of ‘housing complexes for the villagers affected by the collectivization. Al-Majid's role was to inform the governors of the various provincés of the completion of the complexes to initiate the transfer of the villagers. Al-Majid claimed each province had a security committee composed of representatives from the various security services. These committees were not, however, under his control. If Al-Majid required assistance, he would seek it from the Army Chief of Staff. The military had two major bases, one in Suleimaniyeh and the other in Kirkuk, where the lst Army Corps headquarters was located. . Al-Majid doés not hate the Kurds as they are Iraqis and his people. Just as the Arabs,.the Kurds have good and bad people. Al-Majid claimed to have personal relations with many, Kurds. Al-Majid had a good relationship with Jalal Talabani and claimed