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FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95) , ’ fe i 315E-HQ-1448534 Continuation of FD-302 of Sabir Abd Al Aziz Husayn Al Duri -,0n 06/03/2004 Page 2 reported directly to Sabir. Sabir formed two units of the Istikhbarat. in the Northern region, the first unit was located in Kirkuk, and the second unit was located in Mosul. Both, units reported to Sabir. General Farhan Jaaburi (phonetic) was in charge : of the Northern Region Military Directorate of Intelligence and i reported to the Northern Region Section located in Baghdad. The Northern Region Section in Baghdad would report to Deputy Wafig Al Samaarai (phorietic), who was in charge of Section/Department III, which had responsibility over the Northern region of Iraq. The Iraqi Intelligence and Security Services reported to the Security . Committee, who in turn, would. report to the Presidential Secretary. Copies of the operational intelligence and information reports would get disseminated to the Presidential Secretary, Minister of Defense, Chief of Staff, and Military Committee. During this time frame, Ali Hasan Majid (Blacklist. #5) was stationed in Kirkuk and. was responsible for the Ba'ath Party and the Northern Region. Sabir was unsure of the exact dates, but believes it was approximately 1987 that Ali Hasan Majid was. given the authority by the RCC to become the Commander of the Northern Region of Iraq. Sabir initially advised the control of the Istikhbarat did not fall under Majid's authority, and later advised that Majid had complete’ authority over the military and the Ba'ath Party.. According to Sabir, Majid did not have the authority to meet with the Directors of the Intelligence Services, however, Majid would exert his power over them. . Interviewers refreshed’ Sabir's memory and told him that Majid was given the authority as Commander of the entire Northern region of Iraq as referenced in RCC decree #160 dated March 29, 1987. Sabir viewed a copy of this decree, which formally appointed command of the Northern Region of Iraq, to include the autonomous region of Kurdistan, to Ali Hasan Majid. RCC decree #160 gave Majid authority over the Foreign Intélligence Apparatus, the Internal Security Force, the Military Intelligence, the Popular Army, and the Military. (A copy of RCC decree #160 which Sabir viewed in Arabic along with the accompanying. English translation will be maintained in a FD-340/1(A) envelope and marked as Document #'s 1 & 2). During the Anfal Campaign, the military was responsible | for fighting on the front lines and clearing the areas of resistance. The Istikhbarat was responsible for gathering ‘intelligence from within each of the Corps. Sabir did not. have knowledge of Majid's specific defined areas of responsibility, and