Volume 1 - Iraq Watch

• The letter also indicates that al-Salam carried outthe first stage of manufacturing a digital computerfor Al-Karamah and that he received an invitationfrom a Russian company to visit factories inMoscow to obtain detailed knowledge of otherproducts. The letter is from the Al-Karamah StateEstablishment and is directed to the deputy of theMinister’s Council President and the MIC Minister.2002: Russian and Belarusian Companies SupplyMissile Test EquipmentRecovered documents refer to the procurement ofmissile test equipment from Russia and Belarus.• A contract from the Al Kindi General Companydated 18 June 2002 is addressed to, “The agreementof the Deputy Prime Minister- the Ministerof MIC…to buy the following subjects: checkingsystem of gyroscope with two axes, thermal rooms,and checking vehicles system.”• This signed contract between the Russian SystemnikhCompany and Al-Karamah State Establishmentdoes not indicate preparation of a checkingsystem of the gyroscope with 3-axis because of thelimited investment available from the Al-Karamahand Al-Milad companies. However, the informationrecorded reads, “it should be known that we have apossibility to get 3 axes information by using 2 axeswith adding specified programming with coordinatingwith Belarus side.”2001-2003: Proposed Procurement of MissileTracking and Test EquipmentCaptured documents describe the proposed procurementof military technology from Russia for themanufacture of missiles and the design and manufacturetechnology for missile telemetry equipment(tracking equipment).• Iraqi correspondence from Dr. Zabun, the formerhead of MIC R&D and of the MIC Special Office,to the Deputy Prime Minister and to the MIC Ministerproposed the procurement of Russian missiletechnology and equipment on 28 November 2001.• One technology description refers to a Russianspecial “military standard specification.” Thespecial offer from a Russian military expert named“Yosbov” included a study of the development,manufacture, assembly, and use of missiles, witha total cost of $100,000 for Russian and Englishlanguages copies and $70,000 for Russian languageonly. The documentation states that, this technologywould particularly “contribute in developing[Iraq’s] space and missile programs.”• Another desired technology includes a telemeteringsystem which was described as, “urgentlyneeded for missile program especially Al-Samudand Al-Fat’h missiles.” Dr. Zabun described thistelemetering system as having a frequency rangeof between 2.1 to 2.4 GHz with 500 usable channelsand an output microwave power of 15 watts.Also, Dr. Zabun listed a requirement for a smallersize unit to fit into the missiles. The radio frequencytransmission range for the missile package wasspecified at 200 km.• There was also an arrangement for supplying 20“loaded parts,” for 20 experiments. These groundparts were to be placed in three data receivingpoints transmitted to the missile-monitoring centerto allow for analysis and missile tracking. Thiscontract included spare parts, accessories, and atransfer of technology allowing for the design andmanufacture of the telemetering equipment in Iraq.• The telemetering system offered three receiving andtransmitting stations with accessories in additionto an operating room equipped with computers andprograms for displaying and analyzing data. Theoffer also included a training course conducted byfive Russian experts in Iraq for five Iraqi engineers.• Dr. Zabun anticipated that the Iraqi cadre trainingwould be conducted in two stages, the first inMoscow, for six specialists and for 600 hours, andthe second in Iraq for one month under Russianspecialist supervision.• ARMOS, a MIC-run Iraqi-Russian front company,served as liaison between the MIC and the Russiansuppliers. The Iraq military attaché in Moscowprovided the contracts and related documents to theRussians for signature.• The contract was hidden behind the guise of the“nuclear disaster victims fund Al-Karamah.” TheRegime Financeand Procurement279