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The first Mirage IV surveillance operation was conducted successfully yesterday, 26 February.

An UNMOVIC chemical team returned to the Al Muthana site and supervised the successful drilling of eight remaining artillery shells filled with mustard as well as the detoxication of mustard taken from the shells. A second chemical team inspected the Northern Refineries Company in Baiji approximately 240km north of Baghdad.

An UNMOVIC biological team returned to the Al Aziziyah Airfield and Firing Range and observed further digging in search of R-400 aerial bombs and bomb fragments. Iraq claims that these bombs were filled with biological agents and destroyed at this site in 1991. Additional fragments of R-400 bombs were identified.

An UNMOVIC missile team inspected the David Bros Company in Baghdad. The inspection was in response to Iraq’s declaration concerning a supplier of specialized missile equipment. The company is involved in supplying electronic equipment and mechanical components for missile and in the research and development of remote piloted vehicle (RPV).

An UNMOVIC multidisciplinary team performed an aerial surveillance over and around two large sites situated west and southwest of Baghdad. These sites correspond to the facilities, which were involved in chemical and biological research and development in the past.

One IAEA team inspected the State Establishment for Electrical Industries (SEEI), which is a small motors and electrical appliances manufacturer in Baghdad. A second IAEA team performed a car-borne radiation survey in industrial areas about 90km west of Baghdad.