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1631 -HO-1462938 responsibility before the Comrade Bureau Chief." AL-MAJID signed this letter. On January 3, 1988, RCC Decree Number 10, signed by HUSSEIN, modified some aspects of RCC Decree 677 but retained the following paragraphs: Paragraph one: The Party organizations shall carefully examine the situation of military deserters and draft dodgers who are captured. Paragraph two: The death sentence shall be carried out by the Party organization, after that examination, on every deserter or draft dodger who is captured if the duration of his desertion or draft evasion exceeds one year or if he had committed the crime of desertion more than once. [attached as document #XX]. On November 22, 1988, Directive 4008 was again reinforced, this time in report Number Sh.2/17983, by (name illegible), Deputy Brigadier-General of Security, Director of Security of Erbil Governate, and addressed to the Directors of Security Branches. The report reminded the Security Branches that Northern Bureau Directive SF/4008 was still in effect: In accordance with the directives of senior authorities, it has been decided to apply Paragraph 5 of the message of Northern Bureau Command, reference 4008 of June 20, 1987, to anyone present in the prohibited 'no-man's land' areas (muharram) and the areas banned for security reasons (mahdour), without exception. Please be informed, take the necessary measures, and carry out. Let us know. [Attached as document #XX]. Muharram referred to the border zones cleared of all population in the late 1970s and denotes the empty land between two warring forces. Mahdour refers to the vast areas demarcated during the 1980s where all human presence was prohibited. AL-MAJID, during a meeting with the Northern Bureau, summarized his actions in the Northern Region. The undated tape was is in a batch dated January 21 and 22, 1989. AL-MAJID Stated, in part: If you remember, when I was placed in charge 4]