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% p Damen ness) | \ oe 1 315E-HQ-1448534 Continuation ofFD3020f ___SABIR Abd Al. Aziz Husayn Al Duri_. .0106/23/2004__.Pae. 3 Document 1/Pagé 12 - Signed June 5, 1987. SABIR believed the signature at the bottom of the document was WALID KHALID's, but - was not positive. ; Document 1/Page 13 - Subject: The Use of Special Ammunition, dated March 13, 1987. After reviewing the document, -- SABIR advised the. "committee" referred to within the document regarding the special ammunition comprised a representative from the Directorate of Planning. and a representative from the Directorate of Military Movements. A representative from the Istikhbarat ahd other representatives from, different services were also on this committee. The committee would meet approximately every two weeks, and the highest ranking member would chair this particular committee. The committee provided recommendations regarding operations and the use of chemical weapons (CW) to the Army Chief of Staff. The recommendations were then presented to the Minister of Defense or Armed Forces Committee. The Armed Forces Committee comprised the following individuals: Minister of Defense; Director of the Istikhbarat, Commander of the Navy, Commander of the Air Force, Commander of Army Aviation, Atmy Chief of Staff, the four (4) Deputy Army Chiefs of Staff, Director of Planning, Director of Military Movements, and the Minister of Military Affairs. President SADDAM HUSSEIN chaired the Armed Forces Committee which would meet twice a week. The Secretary of the Armed Forces Committee was ‘ALA DIN KATHEM. Ai JANABI. Any plans for military operations were discussed. in this committee. SABIR does not recall CW being discussed within this committee because all secret matters were routed directly to the President's office. President HUSSEIN would issue the decisions: to use the CW and. the Presidential Secretary would then issue the orders to the Minister of Defense of Army Chief of Staff. SABIR advised that in the past, President HUSSEIN had ordered the ‘immediate deployment of CW based on reports from the Istikhbarat. -. Document i/Page 14 - Subject: The Use of Special Ammunition, dated March 19, 1987..°SABIR identified the signature of Director SINAN ABDUL JABAAR ABU GHALIL. He advised this document was from the First Directorate/Division who. were responsible for the Iranian Branch, Northern Branch, and external matters. : Document 1/Page 15 - Subject: Information, dated March 12, 1987. SABIR could not identify the signatures on this document. : ;