Mem 10: Rewards Program for Information Leading to the Recovery of Iraqi Sate and Former Regime Assets

COALITION PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY MEMORAMDUM NUMBER 10

REWARDS PROGRAM FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE RECOVERY OF IRAQI STATE AND FORMER REGIME ASSETS

Pursuant to my authority as Administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), and under the laws and usages of war, and consistent with relevant UN Security Council resolutions, including Resolutions 1483 and 1511 (2003),

Recognizing that Saddam Hussein and his family and other members of the former regime engaged in the systematic looting, theft and illegal transfer of Iraqi assets for the purpose of enriching themselves at the expense of the people of Iraq,

Emphasizing that financial assets of the former Government of Iraq and former regime members that are located abroad must be repatriated back to Iraq,

Noting the obligation of the CPA to recover the maximum amount of these assets so they can be used for the benefit of the Iraqi people,

I hereby promulgate the following:

Section 1 Purpose and Definitions

1) This Memorandum provides conditions for the payment of rewards for information leading to the recovery of Iraqi state or regime-owned assets.

2) “Iraqi state assets” is defined to mean funds or other financial assets or economic resources of the previous Government of Iraq or its state bodies, corporations, or agencies located outside Iraq as of May 22, 2003.

3) “Former regime-owned assets” is defined to mean funds or other financial assets or economic resources of Saddam Hussein or other senior officials of the former Iraqi regime and their immediate family members, including entities owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by them or by persons acting on their behalf or at their direction.

Section 2 Authority

1) The Administrator or his designee, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance, may authorize the payment of financial rewards to eligible individuals who provide the Coalition with information that leads to the recovery of Iraqi state assets or former regime-owned assets.

CPA/MEM/04 Apr 2004/10