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FROM: Joseph_ Collins, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Sta ility r- ~ -~
Operations
SUBJECT: Meeting with INDICT- Witness Database Project
• On May 20th and 23rd I met with two representatives from Indict, a United
Kingdom based organization, which collects evidence for the prosecution of
senior members of the Iraq regime.
• They are travelling to Iraq on Tuesday, May 27th with the chair of Indict,
Member of Parliament (United Kingdom) Ann Clwyd, who recently met with
the DEPSECDEF.
• Ann Clwyd has been appointed the Prime Minister's Special Envoy to Iraq on
Human Rights Issues.
• The two representatives presented a proposal for an 18-month witness
database project in Iraq (Tab A).
• The purpose of the database project is to identify potential witnesses for a
future war crimes tribunal or truth and reconciliation com.mission.
• The database could also be used for current de-Baathification efforts.
• In addition, the database will provide an un-biased and impartial accounting
of the atrocities of Saddam Hussein's regime.
• Iraqi opposition and Shia groups (with whom Indict has close ties) support
the project.
• COST: $7 million ($1.5 million in start up capital for the first 6 months
and then $0.5 million per month for the next year)
• The representatives also met with officials at the State Department, U.S.
Agency for International Development, and the National Security Council.
• Ambassador Pierre Prosper, the human rights lead for State, said that he
would get back to them after his trip to Iraq.
• I encouraged them to continue their efforts with State, explore opportunities in
the private sector, and PUBLICIZE their trip to Iraq.
• I plan on meeting with them again upon their return and am currently exploring
DoD funding options. 'fhe most pwmising option is via the 1998 ltaqi ~T" . Libeuttion Aet. Camf"H'aHer lawyers are laaki11g intcr this option. ..L
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Proposal to create a \.Vitness database in post-Saddam Iraq
Executive Summary
The transition to long-term stability and democracy in Iraq will require sorne fonn of
justice n1echanis1n to be put in place. This may be a war crimes tribunal (domestic or
international) and/or a Truth & Reconciliation Commission.
Nearly all of the 22 million people in Iraq will have suffered at the hands of the
regime in some way. To begin the task of identifying the most important witnesses
and to prevent valuable evidence being lost, a project should be initiated to create a
database of witnesses. The database should contain a brief description of their
testimony and contact infonnation. If and when a justice mechanism is then
established, investigators will have swift access to relevant information which will
expedite investigations and trials. An additional benefit will be the identification of
areas of need overlooked by the international community, for example psychological
counseling of sexual assault victims or additional humanitarian assistance. A large-
scale project of this nature will also provide a comprehensive record of the crimes of
the regin1e to prevent future revisionism.
Personnel with relevant experience in other post-conflict situations should be
identified to fonn part of the team to be dispatched to Iraq in immediate aftermath of
regime change. These staff will establish a database and supervise local staff in the
interviewing of witnesses and the securing of evidence. The international element
may include Iraqis currently living outside Iraq who can be trained to supervise the
process and act as a link bet1.vecn the non~Iraqis and the locally recruited staff, There
will ideally be 10 core staff, 40 international supervisors and 400 local staff to carry
out a 18-month progran1n1e. After this initial period, most international staff will
depart, leaving behind a core of trained local staff.
Simultaneously, analysis should begin to detertnine, (in broad terms):
- the nature of the hutnan rights abuses in Iraq,
- patten1s of abuses (e.g. geographical, ethnic, religious, racial. political)
- the most egregious of those abuses,
- the most significant events,
~ preliminary data as to persons, organisations or groups responsible for each event,
- preliminary findings as to the systematic nature or otherwise of abuses,
- recommendations as to possible courses of action, such as further investigations,
potential for gathering detailed evidence and the likelihood of prosecution.
Based on the experiences of a similar project in Kosovo, a total of over 250,000
potential witnesses placed in the database might be achievable by the end of 18
months, although a margin of error should be allowed to take account of differing
local circumstances and different levels of cooperation in each region. These are
flexible goals - the emphasis \Vill be on quality not quantity.

Background
In spring 1999, several NGOs, including the International Crisis Group (TCG), No
Peace Without Justice, and ABA-CEELI (American Bar Association Central and East
European Law Initiative) designed and implemented projects to gather statements
fro1n victims and witnesses of human rights violations in Kosovo for use by the ICTY
(International Criminal Tribunal for the Fonner Yugoslavia in the Hague).
The purpose of the project was to assist the work of the ICTY by "providing an
extensive list of ivitnesses i.t1hom its invesligators could subsequently inten'iew in a
more in-depth manner. By creating a database and passing it onto the ICTY the
projeci lvas able to provide basic information about these ivitnesses a11d the types of
crimes they have experienced, or seen, in a n1anner that was rea<lily searchable by
co1nputer." 1
There were frequent meetings with ICTY officials to guarantee that the project met
the needs of ICTY. I~ocal interviewers were used to break lhrough language and trust
barriers. International legal experts provided advice on interview techniques and the
requirements of ICTY.
"To facilitate data entry process, an interface was designed which required the data
entry operator to provide specific information, o_ften offering predetermined oprions.
Each record pronipted the input of infonnation regarding, for exa1nple, the personal
details and contact information for wih1esses, the existence of any corroborating
~vitnesses to events described, the fate of personal dociunenlation and the pattern of
inten1al Jisplacenient". 2 A record was also taken of dates, locations, a list of alleged
crimes and a brief narrative of events including the type of perpetrators involved.
Local staff were given specialised training regarding interview techniques, together
with some form of data.base training to familiarise them with the requirements of the
database and therefore enhance their ability to ask the most important and relevant
questions for the ICTY.
Offices were opened, but many potential witnesses were unable or unwilling to travel
there to give statements, so mobile teams \\1ere created, consisting of international
legal officers, together v./ith local inte-rviev,1ers. One international expert generally
supervised 4~5 local staff. These teams were assigned an Area of Responsibility
(AOR) which corresponded largely with existing municipalities in Kosovo. Teams
were equipped with \/HS radios, satellite phones, and digital ca1neras.
Standard interview fonns were developed by the intenlational staff as. guides for
interviewers. They \.Vere designed to reflect the database interface as much as
possible. All obtained consent from the witness to tum the statement over to the
ICTY. For exhumations and investigative work requiring forensic or other specialised
expettise, the project officers deferred to investigators from ICTY.
An Investigations Commander at ICTY confinns the Project was 'extremely helpful'
in expediling investigations.
'.Reality De111a11ds, International Crisis Group, May 2000. p l
·Reality De1na11ds, International Crisis Group, May 2000, p.9
2

Personnel
The Kosovo project had 46 international staff and 123 local staff working for six
months. 4, 700 statements were taken. Funding for the project was provided by the
European Cotnmission IIumanitarian Office (ECHO), Iraq has a much bigger
population and thus this will be a mUL'h bigger project.
There are 18 govemorates in Iraq which will form the basis for the Areas of
Responsibility (AORs). There should be a minimum of two international staff for
each of the 17 AORs outside Baghdad (34 international staff in total, of which ideally
at least half could be Iraqis currently living abroad). Baghdad govemorate could be
split into three AORs, with 6 international supervisors (to reflect its larger
population). There will also be a national Project Director, a Deputy Director and 4
regional team leaders (North, South. East, West). Together with 4 support staff, this
makes a total of 50 international staff. There also needs to be an analysis team
consisting of a Chief Analyst and a Deputy 1\nalyst. These need not be based full time
in Iraq, indeed Iraqi opposition figures consider that security and confidence in the
analysis process could be enhanced by having the analysis take place outside Iraq.
Each international staff member will require a translator (unless already an
Arabic/Kurdish speaker).
20 local staff are needed for each AOR. Training lasts 4 weeks. The training includes
interviewing techniques (including the ability to elicit the most important facts
without compromising future investigations), confidentiality issues, and dealing with
the err1otional/psychological consequences for the staff and for the \vitnesses/vicrin1s.
The training is followed by tests, spot checks and a probation period to ensure quality.
'I'here are no suitable domestic NGOs currently in Iraq from which to draw staff as in
the Kosovo conflict. Staff will be vetted as far as possible through referrals from
respected local figures with no links to the regime or any political agenda. INDICT
can use its contacts in the Iraqi opposition and the Kurdish Regional Government to
facilitate recruitment.
Staff from INDICT could be seconded themselves to the project to bring their current
expertise, gained over the last four years, to assist with recruitment and orientation of
other international staff through existing contacts 1,vith NGOs and national
govemments. INDICT will use its contacts with haqi opposition to recruit local staff
and facilitate cooperation between Project staff, local staff and the local communities
in Iraq.
Unofficial approaches have been made to individuals \Vith expertise in the Balkans
and else\\·here. The response is overwhelmingly positive, and the prospects for
quickly recruiting a team of suitable calibre are encouraging.
3

Equipment
ABA·CEELJ and AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), in
collaboration with the Chicago Kent College of Law, have developed computer
software to facilitate the processing of large quantities of infonnation on violations of
human rights, together with information on witnesses, in a fonn suitable for
subsequent statistical analysis. The software allows identification of duplicate crimes
or victin1s. ABA-CEELI and AAAS should be asked to provide the computer
software for documenting the infonnation. It will be adapted to the specific
requirements of Iraq. Applying the lessons of the Kosovo project, and adapting the
software to the specifics of Iraq, will build up a historical record of the crimes,
identifying patte.ms and creating a greater understanding of what has happened to Iraq
under Saddam Jlussein.
Each international team of two staff \\'ill require a laptop computer and e~mail access,
together with a radio, OPS system and a vehicle. They should also be equipped with
digital cameras and video cameras. Local staff will need nothing more than the supply
of standard data entry forms and a pen. 'They will use their ov..1n vehicles for the most
part.
Facilities
In Kosovo, the use of central locations for interviews proved ineffective. Therefore
teams will be mobile, interviewing people in their own homes or in community
centres, schools etc. For particularly sensitive cases, special arrangetnents will be
n1ade. A small office in each AOR will be required to use for updating the local
witness database. Jn Baghdad, there will be a separate office for the Project
Director's team.
4

Schedule
Months 1-3 .Ai.t first, a small team (approximately 10 persons) will assemble in
Baghdad and set up headquarters. This team will visit each AOR in turn, meeting
with trusted local people (identified through current INDICT contacts). They will
rent offices in 3 pilot project AORs: Kirkuk, Baghdad and Basra (giving geographical,
demographic, religious and ethnic diversity) and will hire 20 English~spealcing local
interviewers in each. AOR supervisors for the pilot projects will be brought to Iraq.
Guidelines on interviewing techniques will be agreed, and the international staff will
fan1iliarise themselves with the database. Recruitment of AOR supervisors begins.
l\fonths 4-6 AOR supervisors for the pilot projects will be brought to Iraq. Common
guidelines on interviewing techniques \vill be agreed, and the international staff will
familiarise themselves with the database. [,ocal witness interviewers will be trained
for four \\'eeks and then \Vill begin \.\.'Ork.
Month 7 A full review of procedures will take place to check the quality of the
product both for investigative and analytical purposes. A review of personnel
requirements will also take place.
Months 8-18 Project is rolled out nationwide.
5

Methods of operation
Local interviewers working in teams of two will travel to a pa1ticular area. They will
be supplied with data entry fonns. They will return to the central office at the end of
the day. They \Vill be responsible for entering information on to a central database
under the supervision of the international staff, who will also debrief them and offer
comments and advice and deal with any problems. International staff will transmit
the information to the head office in Baghdad eilher by e-mail or in CD~ROMs. where
it will be added to the main central database.
A project officer for the project in Kosovo estimates an average of 3-5 interviews per
interviewer per day. This means that approxi1nately 300~500 preliminary interviews
could be completed in each Area Of Responsibility each week.
Based on staged recruitment (specified in the budget below):
Month 5-6 3,600-6,000 interviews per month (in 3 original pilot projects)
Month 7 Review
Months 8-10 9,600-16,000 interviews per month (original pilot projects+ 5
new AORs)
Monthsll-13 15,600-26,000 interviews per month (with further 5 new AORs
operating)
Months 14-18 24,000-40,000 interviews per month (with all AORs fully
operational).
Television and radio advertising will be used also to describe the project and educate
local people. Locally respected individuals, such as clerics, teachers or opposition
figures will be asked to lend public support to encourage people to participate.
There will be frequent liaison with those responsible for transitional justice issues in
Iraq to ensure that the infonnation being provided \vas relevant, and will assist rather
than compron1ise any future legal proceedings.
Simultaneously, work on analysis of the information will begin. This analysis will
assist in focusing resources not only for investlgators but also for the new
administration in Iraq. Such analysis can sho\V 1,.vhere the greatest need is for medical
or psychological assistance; international and local staff will visit every part of Iraq
and can help to identify areas which have been missed for humanitarian assistani;:e (as
happened in Kosovo). Analysis will also provide evidence of patterns of crime to
assist the direction of investigations in future tribunals. This might prove essential, for
example, in establishing genocide or other mass c1imes, or crimes against \vomen.
Benefits to a future tribunal or Truth Commission
• Easier identification of potential witnesses, thus saving time and expediting
justice
• Establishment of patterns of crimes for investigative/statistical purposes
• J~'ore\\·arning for tribunal investigators of flawed1 unreliable or psychologically
damaged witnesses
• Forewarning for tribunal investigators of sensitive issues such as suspected
sexual assault.
6

The Data Entry Form
This will be designed to allow <.:tandaf<l recording of information in a format suitable
for easy transference into a computer database. It will contain sections on types of
crime suffered or witnessed, the security agencies responsible, alleged perpetrators,
dates, locations, and corroborative witnesses. There \.vill be space for contact details
and a signature giving consent. A detachable section could also provide information
for the witness on the aims of the project (including measures taken for their security),
the identity of the staff involved, contact details for project staff and details of
medical or psychological counseling offered by other NGOs or bodies.
Security
Witnesses will have a reference number. The key to the witnesses/reference numbers
will be kept separately. Both databases will be required to identify witness testimony.
This is the system used by INDICT and, once mastered, is simple to use and effe-ctive.
Encryption Y..'ill also be used \Vhere necessary,
Witnesses will be briefed on what their infonnation may be used for and who might
have access to it. Their greatest protection will come from confidentiality of
interviewers and international staff, and secure storage of their infonnation.
International staff will receive standard security briefings on mine~ay..·areness,
personal security etc. This should suffice as their role will largely focus on the main
toV11 ns y..·hich are likely to be secured by international military personnel. If increased
security becorr1es necessary, thal will be addressed later.
7

Budget
• 1'he Core Staff Vv'ill need to be in place for the duration of the project and
therefore will need to be salaried.
Project Director $120.000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-5/D- l)
Deputy Director $80,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-3/P-4)
4 Regional Directors $80,000 p.a. (broadly in line UN Grade P-31P-4)
IT/Data input leader $65,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-2/P-3)
IT support staff $50,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-1/P-2)
Logistics staff $65,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-2/P-3)
Logistics support $50,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-l!P-2)
Chief analyst $80,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-31P-4)
Deputy Analyst $75,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-3/P-4)
Financial controller $80,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-3/P-4)
40 AOR Supervisors $65,000 p.a. (broadly in line with UN Grade P-21P-3)
• International staff operating in Iraq will require per diems of approximately
$30 per day. Local staff will be operating in their home region and so will not
be eligible for per diems.
• Current estimated salaries (designed at a level to attract good quality
candidates but not excessively generous to deter the mercenary element) for
local staff are $400 per month. Translators, where necessary, for international
staff= $400 per month per person (budget stipulates 50 translators but there
may be savings if international staff includes Iraqis or other Arabic speakers).
• Purchase/leasing (\vhichever is more practical and economical) of 25 4x4
vehicles ~ one per AOR (20), one for Head Office and 1 per regional team
leader= $20,000 each
• Fuel and maintenance ::::: $200 per vehicle per month
• Transport for interviewers :;;; $200 per interviewer per month. This will be
disbursed by international staff at local level, as individual transport needs will
vary greatly in each region.
• 23 laptop computers (one per AOR and Regional office, 3 for Head Office)=
$1,000 each
• 20 digital cameras & 20 video cameras ($150 & $600 respectively)
• Mobile/satellite phones, VHF radios (2 per AOR) = $800 per AOR
• Global Positioning Systems:;:;:: $200 each (one per international)
• International and domestic communications for Head Office = $1,666 per
month
• Rent and utility bills for head office and 20 AOR offices estimated at $1000
each per month.
• Transport to and from Iraq for international staff estimated at $700 per person
per trip (allo\ving three return trips per person to account for ho1ne leave or
personnel turnover)
• Printing of data entry fo1ms = 50 cents each
• Stationery for offices = $100 per month per office
• Medical/life/critical injury insurance for international staff - no estimates
available at this time
• Travel costs to and from Iraq - $700 per person
All costs are based on contemporary estimates for costs in Iraq lMarch 2003) and may
be subject to adjustment.
8

Monthly estimates
Time frame Item No. Unit cost Total cost
Month 1 HQ opened Transport for core staff to
Iraq (air and
ground)
JO $700 $7000
.....
Core staff salary 13 $6314 (average
salarv)
$82,083
Core staff per dienls 10 - home based staff ineligible
$30 per day per person
$9125
Translators 10 $400pcm $4000
-------- Vehicles 5 ( 1 each for HQ and 4
regional team
leaders)
$20,000 $100,000
Vehicles - Fuel and
maintenance
5 $200 $1000
Laptop computers 7 (3 for HQ and one each
for 4 regional
team leaders) $1000 $7000
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Radios/satellite phones One each for 4 regional tea1n
leaders
$200 $800
GPS One per regional tea.tn
leaders
$200 $800
HQ communications $1,666 ($20,000 per
annu1n)
$1,666
Rent and utility bills for HQ
1 $1,000 $1000
Stationerv I $100 $500
Total $214.974
9

Thneframe Item Transport for Month2 core staff &
analysis staff to/
Database established and tested from Iraq for
consultation
Core staff salary No. Unit cost 2 $700 13 Core staff per di ems $6314 (average
salar"'
$30 per day per person
Recruitment of pilot project Translators international
supervisors Vehicles - Fuel completed and
maintenance
10 - home based staff ineJi2ible
10 $400 pcm 5 $200 HQ communications $1.666 ($20,000 per
annum)
Rent and utility bills for HO
l $1000 Stationerv 1 office $100 Total 10
Total cost
$1400
$82,083--
$9125
$4000
$1000
$1,666
$1000
$100
$100.374

Timeframe Month 3 3 pilot AOR offices opened 60 witness interviewers recruited Item 'fransport for core staff &
analysis staff to/
from Iraq for
consultation
Core staff salary No. Unit cost 2 $700 13 $6314 (average
salarv)
Core staff per di ems Translators JO - home based staff inelisrible
IO $30 per day per person
$400 pcm Vehicles - Fuel and
maintenance
5 $200 HQ communications $1,666 ($20,000 per
annum)
Rent/utility bills for HQ, 3 pilot
AOR offices
4 offices $1000 Stationery 4 offices $100 Total 11
Total cost
$1400
$82,083
$9125
$4000
$1000
$1,666
$4,000
$400
$103.674

Timeframe Month 4 Pilot project international (AOR) supervisors arrive 60 witness interviewers employed - training starts Item Trans.port for core staff to/
from Iraq for
consultation
Trans.port for AORsupervisors
to lraa
Core staff salary No. Unit cost 2 $700 ...
...... _
6 $700 Total cost
$1400
$4,200
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l3 $6314 (average
salary)
$82,083
Core staff per die ms IO . home based staff ineJinible
6 $5.416 $30 per day per person
$9125
International Supervisors
salarv
International Supervisors per dien1s
Translators $32,500
.....
6 $30 per day per person
$5,475
16 $400 per month
$6,400
Vehicles 3 . one per nilot AOR
Vehicles - Fuel 8 (including 5 and previously
tnaintenance bouehtl
Laptop computers $20,000 $60.000
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$200 $1,600
3 . one per new AOR
$1000 $3,000
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Radios 6 . one per new
international
sunervisor
$200 $1,200
GPS one per AOR sunervisor
$200 $1200
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$1.666
HQ communications $1,666 ($20.000 o.a.)
Rent and utility bills for HQ, 3
ni!ot AORs
4 $1000 $4.000
Stationerv 4 $100 $400
Witness Interviev.'ers
60 $400 $24,000
Digital cameras/video cameras
3 - I each per nc\v 1\0R
$150 & $600 $2,250
Total $240.499
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Time frame Item :'>lonth 5 Newly trained witness interviewers start work Information returned for analysis Transport for core staff &
analysis staff to/
from Iraq for
consultation
Core staff salary Core staff per di ems International Supervisors
salarv
International Supervisors per
dien1s
··········-
Translators Vehicles - Fuel and
maintenance
HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ, 3
oilot AORs
Stationerv Witness Interviewers
Transpor1 allowance for
Witness
Interviewers
Total So. Unit cost 2 $700 13 $6314 (average
salary)
10 - hon1e based staff inelie:ible
$30 per day per person
6 $5,416 6 $30 per day per person
'
16 $400 per month
8 $200 $1,666 ($20,000 per
annum)
4 $1000 4 $100 60 $400 60 $200 13
Total cost
$1400
··-
$82,083
$9125
$32,500
$5,475
$6,400
$1,600
$1,666
$4,000
$400
$24,000
$12,000
$180 649

Timeframe Item "'
Transport for Month 6 core staff &
analysis staff to/
3 Pilot offices from Iraq for
fully operational consultation
Core staff salary Recruitment of next 10 international supervisors and 100 local International interviewers Supervisors
completed salary
International Supervisors per di ems
Translators Core staff per di ems Vehicles - Fuel and
1naintenance
HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ, 3
oilot AORs
Stationerv Witness Interviewers
Transport allowance for
Witness
Intervie\vers
Total -····
-·····-
No. Unit cost 2 $700 13 $6314 (average
salarv)
10 " home based staff inelirdble
$30 per day per person
6 S5,416 6 $30 per day per person
16 $400 per month
8 $200 $1,666 ($20,000 per
annum)
4 $1000 60 4 $100 $400 -
60 $200 14
Total cost
$1400
$82,083
$9125
$32,500
$5,475
$6,400
$1,600
$1,666
$4,000
$400
$24,000
-
..
$12,000
5180649

Item Transport for core staff &
analysis staff to/
from Iraq for
consultation
Time frame Month 7 Interviewing continues in 3 pilot AORs Transport for new
Review of international
progress in supervisors to
collaboration lraa
with analysis team
Training of 10 international supervisors and 100 more local interviewers No. Unit cost Total cost
2 $700 $1400
10 $700 $7000
.. COre staff salary 13 $6314 (aver~ge
salarv)
$82,083
Core staff per die ms 10 - home based staff ineligible
$30 per day per person
$9125
International Supervisors
.salary
16 $5.4'16 $86,656
International Supervisors per die ms
16 $30 per day per person
$14,600
Translators 26 $400 per month
$10,400
Vehicles -····
Vehicles - Fuel and n1aintenance ······
5 - one per OC\I/ AOR
$20,000 $100,000
13 (including 8 previously
bought)
$200 $2,600
HQ communications $T:666 ($20,000 per
annum)
$1,666
Rent and utility bills for HQ, 3
oilot AORs
4 $1000 Stationery Witness Interviewers $4,000
..........
$400
'$64:000
4 $100 160 (of which ... $400
60 working,
100 training)
60 $200 $12,000
Transport allo\vance for
Witness
J!l!~!.~.~ewers
..
Total $395,930
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Timeframe Month 8 Interviewing continues in 3 pilot AORs and begins in nextS AORs Recruitment of next 10 international supervisors and 100 more local interviewers completed Item Transport for core staff &
analysis staff to/
from Iraq for
consultation
Core staff salary Core staff per die ms International Supervisors
salary
Inteniational Supervisors per die ms
Translators Vehicles - Fuel and
n1aintenance
Laptop computers Radios GPS HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ,
AO Rs
rStatiOIJ:~EY. .. Witness Interviewers
Tr-Jn sport allowance for
Witness
Interviewers
Digital cameras/video cameras
Total No. Unit cost 2 $700 13 $6314 (average
sal,~) 10 - home based staff ineligible
$30 per day per person
16 $5,416 16 $30 per day per person
26 $400 per month
13 $200 5- one per new AOR
$1000 10-2pernew AOR
$200 One per AOR sunPrvisor
$200 $1,666 ($20,000 per
annum)
9 $1000 9 $100 $400 160 160 $200 5 - 1 each per new AOR
$150 & $600 16
Total cost
$1400
$82,083
"··-·--
$9125
$86,656
$14,600
$10,400
$2,600
$5000
$2000
$2000
$1,666
$9,000
$900
-·····-
$64,000
$32,000
$3,750
$327.180
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Tirneframe Item Transpott for Month 9 core staff &
analysis staff to/
lntervie'"'ing from Iraq for
continues in 8 consultation
AORs Core staff salary Core staff per di ems Recruitment International of next 10 Supervisors
International salarv
supervisors International and 100 more Supervisors per local dierns
interviewers completed "frans.lators Vehicles · Fuel and
maintenance
..... HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ,
AO Rs
Statione:ry ········- Witness Interviewers
Transport allowance for
Witness
Interviewers
Total No. U11it cost Total cost
2 $700 $1400
13 $6314 (average
salan)
$82,083
10 , home based staff i n~!.\gI~J-~
16 $30 per day per person
$9125
$5,416 $86,656
16 $30 per day per person
$14,600
26 $400 per month
$10,400
13 $200 $2,600
.. ...
$1,666 ($20,000 per
annum)
$1,666
9 $1000 $9,000
-····
9 $100 ········-
160 $400 160 $200 $900
$64,000
$32,000
··-······
$314,_430
, ········-- ·······-
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Timeframe Item Transpon for Month 10 core staff &
analysis staff to/
Interviewing continues in 8 AORs from Iraq for
consultation
Transport for new
international
supervisors to
lraa
Training of next 10 international supervisors and JOO more local interviewers Core staff salary Core staff per dietns International Supervisors
salarv
International Supervisors per diems
Translators Vehicles Vehicles - Fuel and maintenance HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ.
oneratin2 AORs
Stationerv Witness Interviewers
Transport allowance for
Witness
Interviewers.
Total No. Unit cost 2 $700 10 $700 13 $6314 (average
·----.~~lary)
lO . home based staff ineligible
$30 per day per person
26 $5,416 26 .....
$30 per day per person
36 $400 per n1onth
5 one per new AOR
$20,000 18 (including 13 previously
bought)
$200 $1,666 ($20,000 per
annum)
9 $1000 9 $100 260 $400 260 $200 18
Total cost
$1400
$7000
$82,083
$9125
$140,816
$23,725
$14,400
$100,000
$3,600
$1,666
·········-··-
$9,000
$900
$104,000
$52,000
$549,715

Timeframe Item Month 11 10 more international supervisors and 100 more local interviewers begin work Transport for core staff &
analysis staff to/
from Iraq for
consultation
Core staff salary ~·········
Core staff per die ms International Supervisors
salary
International Supervisors per di ems
Translators Vehicles - Fuel and
maintenance
Laptop comnuters Radios GPS .........
HQ con1munlcations Rent and utility bills for HQ,
ooeratin!! AORs
Stationery Witness Interviewers
Transport allowance for
Witness
Intervie\.vers
Digital cameras/video cameras
Total :'lo. Unit cost 2 $700 13 10 - home based staff ineligible
$6314 (ave-rage
salary)
$30 per day per person
26 $5,416 26 $30 per day per person
36 $400 per month
18 $200 5 ~ one per new AOR
$1000 10 2 per new AOR
$200 - --·
One per AOR suoervisor
$200 $1,666 ($20,000 per
annum)
14 $1000 14 $100 260 $400 260 $200 5 - I each per new AOR
$150 & $600 19
Total cost
$1400
···········-
$82,083
$9125
$140,816
$23,725
$14,400
$3,600
$5000
$2000
$2000
$1,666
$14,000
$1400
$104,000
$52,000
$3,750
$460.965

Timeframe Month 12 13 AORs operational Recruitment of final \\'·ave of supervisors and interviewers completed ·············--
Item Transport for core staff &
analysis staff to/
fron1 Iraq for
consultation
Core staff salaty 13 No. Unit cost 2 $700 Total cost
$1400
Core staff per di ems $6314 (average
salarv) $30 per day per person
$82,083
····-
10 - home based staff inelirrible
26 $9125
International Supervisors
salarv
International Supervisors per cliems
1'ranslators $5,416 $140,816
26 $30 per day per person
$23,725
36 $400 per month
$14,400
Vehicles - Fuel 18 and
maintenance
$200 $3,600
Rent and utility bills for HQ,
operating AORs
HQ communications 14 $1000 $14,000
$1,666 ($20,000 per
annum)
$1,666
Stationerv 14 $100 $1400
Witness IntervieVv·ers
260 $400 $104,000
Transport allowance for
Witness
Interviewers
260 $200 $52,000
Total $448.215
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Unit cost $700 Total cost
$1400
14
$9800
Timeframe
Item No.
Transport for 2
Month 13
core staff &
analysis staff to/
Interviewing from Iraq for
continues in ~c::::oe.:n:.es:::u"'lta,,,t,,io"'n'--1------1-------1----
AORs Transport for $700 new
international
supervisors to
Training
of Iraq
final
14 Core staff salary international supervisors and 140 local Core staff per interviewers diems International
Supervisors
saiarv
13 $6314 $82,083
(average
salarv)
10 - home ~-·--·~---1_;;;;:::::.."---+c~~---1
$30 per day $9125
based staff per person
ineli~ible
40
International Supervisors per
di ems
40
$5,416 $30 .. per day per person
$216,640
$36,500
Translators 50
$400 per month
$20,000
Vehicles Vehicles - ·Fuel'. and maintenance 7 - one per $20,000
new AOR
25 (including $200 18 previou::.ly
bought)
$140,000
$5,000
HQ
communications
Rent and utility bills for HQ,
ooeratinE! AORs
14
$1,666 $1.666
($20,000 per
annu!J:l) $1000·"---+-::$"'"14'"'.o""'o-::-o---1
Stationery
Witness
Interviewers
14
400
$100 $1400
$400 $64,000
Transport
allov.-ance for
Witness
Interviewers
400
$200 $80,000
Total $681 614 '-------'-"'="-----'------'-----_j··············1 .............
-
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Timeframe Month 14 Final 14 international supervisors and 140 local interviewers begin work. All AORs operational Item ------------·-
Transport for core staff &
analysis staff to/
from Iraq for
consultation
Core staff salary No. Unit cost 2 $700 13 $6314 (average
salarv)
Core staff per diems 10 - home based staff ineligible
40 $30 per day per person
Tntemational Supervisors
salarv
$5.416 International Supervisors per di ems
Translators 40 $30 per day per person
50 $400 per month
Vehicles - Fuel and maintenance 25 (including 18 previously
bought)
$200 Laptop cornputers 7 - one for each nev.'
AOR
$1000 Radios 14-2 per new AOR
$200 GPS One per AOR suoervisor
$200 HQ con1munications $1,666 ($20,000 per
annum)
Rent and utility 21 bills for HQ,
operating AORs
--~.!~~j_Q~~!Y. ______
\Vitness Interviewers
$1000 -· ... ..... 21 ............................. _ ......... 400 $100 ·························- $400
Transport allowance for
Witness
Intervie\vers
400 $200 Digital cameras/video cameras
7 - I each per ne\v AOR
-······-- $150 & $600 Total 22
Total cost
$1400
$82,083
$9125
$216,640
$36,500
$20,000
$5,000
$7000
$2800
$2800
$1.666
$21,000
·······-- ·····--·
$2,100
s64;ooo
$80,000
·······················-····
$5,250
$557.364

Tin1eframe Item No. Unit cost Total cost
Months 15-18 All AO Rs operational Transport for core staff &
analysis staff to/
from Iraq for
consultation
Core staff salary 2 $700 $1400
13 $6314
(average
salary)
........ $82))83
Core staff per di ems JO . hon1e based staff inelinible
$30 per day ..
per person
···········-
$9125
International Supervisors
salarv
40 $5.416 $216,640
International Supervisors per dien~s
40 $30 per day per person
$36,500
'I'ranslators 50 $400 per month
$20,000
-
Vehicles - Fuel and maintenance 25 (including 18 previously
bought)
$200 $5,000
HQ communications Rent and utility bills for HQ,
operating AORs
21 $1,666 ($20,000 per
annum)
$1000 $1,666
$zLooo
Stationerv 21 $100 $2,190
Witness Interviewers
400 $400 $64.000
400 $200 $80,000
Transport allowance for
Witness
Interviewers
~-················
Total $539,514 per
month
Additional costs: 2 extra retu111 flights per 1ntemat1onal staff member (or flights for
replacement international staff) - $700 x 2 = $1400 for 50 staff= $70,000
Printing costs for 300,000 data entry forms estimated at 50 cents per fonm = $150,000
The projected funding from initial deployment of Core Staff to Iraq until the end
of Month 18 is $7.134.291 + Medical/life/critical injury insurance for international
staff - no estimates available at this time
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Initial Funding Requirements
To progress with the initial stage, funding needs to be in place for, at a minimum:
• A 3-day planning meeting in UK/US for 10 core staff ... vith 5 international
expe11s~ Flights $700 x 15 = $10,500
Consultancy fees 5 x $500 per day= $7,500
Accommodation /food $200 pp per day $9000
• Salaries for the core staff for one year (to persuade them to leave current
jobs) - $985,000
• Medical/life insurance (no figures available at this time)
• Funding for first 6 months $528,321 (excluding core staff salaries)
Total $1.540,321
Contact for further information:
Philip Trewhitt
INDICT
pt@indict.org.uk
Tel: 00 44 20 7840 0190
Abbreviations
!CG
ABA-CEELI
JCTY
AOR
NGO
AAAS
International Crisis Group
American Bar Association Central and East European Law Initiative
International Criminal 1'ribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (in the
Hague)
Area of Responsibility
Non-Governmental Organisation
American Association for the Advancement of Science
OPS Global Positioning System
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