10.1 |
Reconstruction: March 2003 to June 2004
804.
Treasury
officials sent an analysis of “how we think this figure [US$900m]
can be
achieved
from within existing resources” to Mr Brown after the DOP
meeting.443
Their
analysis
(which totalled £544m, some US$908m) comprised:
•
£201m
already committed by DFID to Iraq for 2003/04;
•
£115m from
DFID’s contingency reserve (Departmental Unallocated
Provision
(DUP)) for
2004/05 and 2005/06;
•
£12m from
DFID’s Iraq programme for 2004/05 and 2005/06;
•
£50m from
DFID’s other programmes in middle-income countries for
2004/05
and
2005/06;
•
£30m from
the GCPP, comprising the existing £15m allocation for Iraq
for
2003/04 and
2004/05 and a further £15m in planned allocations for 2004/05
and
2005/06;
•
£7.5m from
the FCO’s Global Opportunities Fund, representing possible
future
allocations
for 2004/05 and 2005/06;
•
£30m from
MOD allocations for Quick Impact Projects (QIPs), comprising
the
existing
£20m allocation for 2003/04 and the estimated future allocation
of
£10m for
2004/05;
•
£60m
announced in the 9 April 2003 Budget statement for humanitarian
and
reconstruction
activities in Iraq; and
•
£38.5m as
the UK’s assessed share of European Commission aid to Iraq
in
2003/04 and
2004/05.
805.
Mr Blair
and other Ministers lobbied donors, including the US, the IMF, the
World
Bank, and
European and regional partners in the run-up to the Madrid
Conference.444
806.
The Annotated
Agenda for the 16 October meeting of the AHMGIR reported
that
the
European Commission would pledge €200m (including the UK’s assessed
share
of £38.5m);
apart from the UK, no EU Member State had yet declared a
pledge.445
Germany and
France had “stonewalled” when lobbied by Mr Straw, but the UK
expected
significant
pledges from Italy (as a Coalition partner) and Spain (as
Conference hosts).
Officials
recommended that the UK focus its lobbying on Italy, Spain, Germany
and the
Gulf
states, all of which might contribute substantially.
807.
The Annotated
Agenda also reported that IFIs and the CPA had agreed terms
of
reference
for the IAMB, which should help preparations for
Madrid.
808.
In discussion,
Ministers described the European Commission pledge as
“shameful”
and agreed
that they, Mr Blair and officials should intensify their
lobbying efforts.446
443
Minute
Treasury [junior officials] to Chancellor, 9 October 2003, ‘Iraq:
Agreeing UK Contribution at
Madrid
Donors Conference’.
444
Minute
Cabinet Office [junior official] to Sheinwald, 13 October 2003,
‘Iraq: Senior Officials Group’.
445 Annotated
Agenda, 16 October 2003, Ad Hoc Group on Iraq Rehabilitation
meeting.
446
Minutes, 16
October 2003, Ad Hoc Group on Iraq Rehabilitation
meeting.
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