Volume 1 - Iraq Watch

11 August 1999 Handwritten Document From theDirector of the IIS marked Secret/Personal1. This organization is preparing for cooperationwith Iraq in the fields of furnishing weapons andmilitary equipment, to pass special technology forits manufacture and upgrade as follows:a. Jamming systems against enemy aircraft radars,the communication amongst the aircraft, andtheir communication with ground bases.b. Upgrade of radar systems, command systems,and Russian early warning (radars) used inIraq, among them (P-14, P-18, P-19, K66,H.FINDER).c. Development of air defense systems, types (Volgaand SAM 2).d. Development of automatic fi ring systems againstaircraft launchers.e. Development of special radars for missiles,linking it with systems to disrupt enemy missiletargeting.f. Pass on technology for surface-to-surface missileswith a range of 1300 kilometers and landto-seamissiles with a range of 300 kilometers.g. Long-range launcher tubes, caliber 230mm and122mm, capacity (22) launchers.h. Pass on technology to build a mini-submarine.2. The Korean side is prepared to send a technicaldelegation to discuss preliminary measures withIraqi specialists in order to obtain an agreement onthe proposals. After that, the Iraqi side is sendinga technical delegation to visit Korea to completediscussions and (conduct) a fi eld survey on thespecialized factories.3. Currently, there is a desire from the Iraqi side tocooperate with the Korean side to arrange andprepare a secret visit for the Korean Minister ofDefense or his deputy to Iraq for high-level discussionsin this area.4. The Korean side has conveyed through the sourcethat Iraq is not allowed to associate itself withlong-range missiles as specifi ed, but it can dealwith missile technology as long as it doesn’t exceedthe range of 150 kilometers, as decreed by SecurityCouncil decisions. Whereas, they exhibit theirreadiness for cooperation in the fi elds specifi ed byIraq.5. In light of what was presented, we propose cooperationwith the Korean proposal, in pursuance ofthe aforementioned plans, especially and forming aworking team from MIC, Air Force Command, AirDefense Command and the Intelligence Service todeal with the proposals and negotiate inside andoutside of Iraq. The results have been submitted tothe President to receive approval of a visit by theKorean Minister of Defense or his deputy.Note: This note was directed to a North Korean organizationcalled the “Chang Kwang Group”i) Repair and maintenance of Eastern made equipmentand weapons according to what the Iraqiside has determined.The topics included: the upgrade of communicationssystems, especially HF, the modernization ofanti-tank missiles, the possibility of purchasing anassembly line to produce 30mm artillery, the developmentof SAMs, and air defense systems. The airdefense topics described were the modernization ofSAMs, including, “early warning systems, SAM/2T, and SAM/2 A.”• A captured telephone contact note dated 10 October2000 confirmed that the first meeting with the NorthKorean delegation was planned for 11 October2000 with the MIC Director in attendance. The note274