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. FD-302a,(Rev. 10-6-95) * o 315E-HQ-1448534-302 Continuation of FD-302 of - Ali Hasan Al—-Maiid : :0n 03/20/2004 Page. 6 persons captured in those villages shall be detained because of their presence there, and they shall be interrogated by the security services and those between the ages of 15 and 70 are to be executed after any useful information has been obtained from them." Al-Majid admitted issuing the order in paragraph two. According to . Al-Majid, everyone, whether civilian or military, knew that no one was allowed in those areas as it was a theater of operations. Anyone caught in those areas, including women and children, was to be killed. Al-Majid denied issuing the orders in paragraphs four and five. Al-Majid acknowledged the authenticity of the copy of this document and confirmed the authenticity of his signature on the last page. ‘Al=Majid was shown and’read a copy of a document written in Arabic, dated November 22, 1988, from the Deputy Brigadier General of Security, Director of Security of Erbil Province to the Section Security Chiefs. This document reiterates paragraph five | of Directive 4008, dated June 20, 1987, and states that this portion of the directive "is to be applied to anyone present in the | prohibited areas." Al-Majid questioned the authenticity of this | document stating that such an order .(Directive 4008) was already in 1 effect and did not need to be repeated. , | Al-Majid stated that while he was authorized to issue orders to the military, he did not have the authority to take action against military members if they did not carry out his orders. Copies of the documents referenced in this report are contained in the 1A section of the file. | ; |