Introduction ...................................................................................................................
245
Civilian
outreach
event ...........................................................................................
245
Pre‑invasion
planning and
preparation .........................................................................
246
ORHA ......................................................................................................................
247
DFID
humanitarian
advisers ...................................................................................
249
The British
Embassy
Baghdad ...............................................................................
250
MOD
civilian support to Op
TELIC ..........................................................................
252
UK civilian
presence during the Coalition Occupation of
Iraq ....................................... 255
UK civilian
deployments to
ORHA ..........................................................................
255
The CPA and
the return to a “war
footing” ..............................................................
263
The impact
of deteriorating
security ........................................................................
272
The British
Offices in Baghdad and Basra ..............................................................
291
Preparations
for the transfer of
sovereignty ............................................................
294
The
post‑CPA UK civilian presence in
Iraq ...................................................................
301
Departmental
reviews of staffing levels ..................................................................
310
The Basra
Provincial Reconstruction
Team ............................................................
314
Reassessment
of risk and duty of
care ...................................................................
317
The move
from the Basra Palace site to Basra Air
Station ..................................... 326
Sustaining
the UK civilian presence during
2007 ...................................................
331
The Charge
of the Knights and the UK military
drawdown ..................................... 339
Attracting
volunteers .....................................................................................................
343
Seniority ........................................................................................................................
351
Skills ..............................................................................................................................
355
Tour length
and
continuity .............................................................................................
360
Learning
operational
lessons ........................................................................................
363
Staff
welfare ..................................................................................................................
365
The Iraq
Reconstruction Service
Medal ........................................................................
378
243