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FCO
To:
Jim Drummond
IRAQ - THE EXTENSION OF SECURITY SUPPORT SERVICES FOR
BAGHDAD AND BASRAH
Issue
To increase the number and duration of security support services in Iraq
currently undertaken by Control Risks Group and approve a contract
amendment increasing the overall contract value to £8.5m.
Recommendation
I recommend that you approve the contract extension, increasing
manpower from 16 to 68 and the duration to 31 March 2003, providing
essential and high quality security support services in both Baghdad and
Basrah.
Timing
3.
Urgent - Immediate. Recent events have further underlined the need
for good quality security support that provides valuable independence from
military escorts.
Publicity
4.
None
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mary Dynon, concluded that up top 3r additional posts
were urgently needed. The majority of these posts are senior level and cover
a wide range of subjects. DFID has agreed to fund these posts for an initial
period of six months. Considerable additional armed protection is required to
provide the necessary security support services.
7. The security support services provided under this extended contract
are substantial (breakdown at Flag B) and follow recommendations from a
joint DFID/FCO SSU security assessment. In Baghdad, four full-time APTs
(consisting of 1 team leader and three team members), a 24hr close
protection team (CPT) to David Richmond (deputy UK Special
Representative), an operations
watch-keeper
manager,
are supplied under the DFID contract
ensuring that our staff have sufficient
security resources to operate
effectively. In Basrah, ten full-time APTs, an operations manager, joint watch-
keeper/communications
technician
are
under the DFID
supplied
contract. The FCO has increased its number of APTs in Basrah to meet the
requirements of the Southern Governorates ensuring that the APTs under the
DID contract are free to meet the needs of HMG staff and CPAS more
widely. This operating structure has been deemed effective and is mirrored in
the FCO contract - initially management and ops roles were shared, but due
to the scale of operations these have been made exclusive to each contract.
assist the CPA OFF team in ensuring a smooth transition from the UN OFF
term requirement of a maximum of three months that will include the
installation and maintenance of the PDS communications system (Baghdad
and Governorates) and the training of Iraqi staff in the use and upkeep of the
system. CRG are currently assessing their ability to fulfil this requirement.
9.
Feedback from various sources regarding the CRG performance to
date has been positive. Specifically, the OCPA Baghdad Security Manager
has deemed their response in the immediate aftermath of the attacks on the
Al Rasheed hotel "an excellent job"
Cost
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For further consideration, we may wish include the security support
services to Andy Bearpark, at the expiration of the current service provider
Meteoric Solutions, within the CRG contract. I believe this would not only
provide a better service to Andy himself, but will also provide better value for
manev for DFID
Iraq Directorate
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