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Diplomats said Iraq's gesture to receive the weapons inspectors
could slow the pace of events more than Washington has intended. Once they are
on the ground, the inspectors will be governed by a specific timetable set out
in Council resolution 1284, which reorganized the inspections program in
1999.
Under the terms of that resolution, the inspectors, once on the ground, would have to report back to the Security Council within 60 days to lay out a work plan, identifying lines of investigation they want to pursue. The resolution then gives them six months to reach preliminary conclusions about whether Iraq is developing prohibited weapons. Requests the Secretary-General, within 30 days of
the adoption of this resolution, to appoint, after consultation with and subject
to the approval of the Council, an Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC who will take
up his mandated tasks as soon as possible, and, in consultation with the
Executive Chairman and the Council members, to appoint suitably qualified
experts as a College of Commissioners for UNMOVIC which will meet regularly to
review the implementation of this and other relevant resolutions and provide
professional advice and guidance to the Executive Chairman, including on
significant policy decisions and on written reports to be submitted to the
Council through the Secretary-General;
6. Requests the Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC, within 45 days of his appointment, to submit to the Council, in consultation with and through the Secretary-General, for its approval an organizational plan for UNMOVIC, including its structure, staffing requirements, management guidelines, recruitment and training procedures, incorporating as appropriate the recommendations of the panel on disarmament and current and future ongoing monitoring and verification issues, and recognizing in particular the need for an effective, cooperative management structure for the new organization, for staffing with suitably qualified and experienced personnel, who would be regarded as international civil servants subject to Article 100 of the Charter of the United Nations, drawn from the broadest possible geographical base, including as he deems necessary from international arms control organizations, and for the provision of high quality technical and cultural training; 7. Decides that UNMOVIC and the IAEA, not later than 60 days after they have both started work in Iraq, will each draw up, for approval by the Council, a work programmed for the discharge of their mandates, which will include both the implementation of the reinforced system of ongoing monitoring and verification, and the key remaining disarmament tasks to be completed by Iraq pursuant to its obligations to comply with the disarmament requirements of resolution 687 (1991) and other related resolutions, which constitute the governing standard of Iraqi compliance, and further decides that what is required of Iraq for the implementation of each task shall be clearly defined and precise; 8. Requests the Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC and the Director General of the IAEA, drawing on the expertise of other international organizations as appropriate, to establish a unit which will have the responsibilities of the joint unit constituted by the Special Commission and the Director General of the IAEA under paragraph 16 of the export/import mechanism approved by resolution 1051 (1996), and also requests the Executive Chairman of UNMOVIC, in consultation with the Director General of the IAEA, to resume the revision and updating of the lists of items and technology to which the mechanism applies; 9. Decides that the Government of Iraq shall be liable for the full costs of UNMOVIC and the IAEA in relation to their work under this and other related resolutions on Iraq; 10. Requests Member States to give full cooperation to UNMOVIC and the IAEA in the discharge of their mandates; |
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