COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY ORDER NUMBER 8
TRAVELING ABROAD FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
Pursuant to my authority as head of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), relevant
U.N. Security Council resolutions, including Resolution 1483 (2003), and the laws and
usages of war,
Reconfirming the provisions of General Franks' Freedom Message to the Iraqi People of
April 16, 2003,
Recognizing that the free exchange of ideas and the pursuit of academic excellence is
necessary to the establishment of representative self-government in Iraq,
Acting on behalf, and for the benefit, of the Iraqi people,
I hereby promulgate the following:
Any statute, regulation, instruction or policy of the former Iraqi government that imposes
restrictions or procedures on faculty, employees or students of public universities,
colleges or other institutions of higher education who desire to travel abroad for
educational purposes, is hereby rescinded. Effective immediately, the acting presidents
of public universities, colleges or other institutions of higher education shall have
exclusive authority to approve requests from faculty, employees and students of their
institutions to travel abroad for any academic purpose, including teaching; pursuing
programs of study; or attending or participating in sabbaticals, seminars, conferences,
meetings, or similar events.
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L. Paul Bremer, Administrator
Coalition Provisional Authority
CPA/ORD/7 June 2003/08