Summary of AG-050 Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), Office of the Under-Secretary-General (OUSG) (1992- present)

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1 Summary of AG-050 Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), Office of the Under-Secretary-General (OUSG) (1992- present) Title Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO), Office of the Under-Secretary-General (OUSG) (1992-present) Active Dates Administrative History The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) was created in 1992 during the restructuring of the Secretariat initiated by the incoming Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali. The DPKO was set up to allow the United Nations to have greater institutional capacity to respond to international crises. The Department traces its roots to 1948 with the creation of the first UN peacekeeping operations: UN Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) and UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). Up to the late 1980s, peacekeeping operations were operated through the UN Office of Special Political Affairs. By the early 1990s, the strategic context for United Nations peacekeeping had evolved from military observation to multidimensional enterprises designed to ensure the implementation of comprehensive peace agreements and to assist in laying foundations for sustainable peace. Peacekeepers enlarged scope of activities included helping to build sustainable institutions of governance, human rights monitoring, electoral reform, humanitarian assistance, security sector reform, demining, as well as the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of former combatants. At its inception in 1992, the functions of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations included: formulating policies and procedures, based on Security Council resolutions and mandates, for the establishment of new peacekeeping operations and the effective functioning of ongoing operations; securing military units and equipment as well as other material and human resources required for peacekeeping operations; developing operational plans and methodologies for multidimensional operations; undertaking contingency planning for peacekeeping operations; and providing logistic and administrative support for the operations in the field. In 1994, the DPKO was reorganized into two sections, the Office of Planning and Support and the Office of Operations. Each section was headed by an Assistant Secretary-General. The Office of Planning and Support was divided into a Planning Division and a Field Administration and Logistics Division (FALD). The Office of Operations was divided into three divisions organized along regional lines: the Africa Division (AD), the Asia and Middle East Division (AMED), and the Europe and Latin America Division (ELAD). The Policy and Analysis Unit and the Situation Centre were created in 1993, and the Lessons Learned Unit was created in In 2007, under the initiative of Secretary-General Ban Ki- Moon, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations underwent major structural change, and the Department of Field Support (DSF) was created to address shortcomings in mission support, such as logistics, transportation and recruitment. Close interaction between DPKO and DFS is maintained through shared functional and operational areas. As of 2012, the four main offices of the DPKO were the Office of Operations, the Office of the Rule of Law and Security Institutions (established in 2007), the Office of Military Affairs, and the Policy Evaluation and Training Division. The leadership of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations was carried out by Marrack Goulding, who served as Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations from June 1992 until February Kofi Annan served as

2 Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations from June 1992 until March 1993, when he was appointed to succeed Goulding as Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. Annan served as Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations until he was appointed Special Envoy of the Secretary-General to the Former Yugoslavia, serving six months in that position (vember 1995-April 1996). Ismat Kittani temporarily replaced Kofi Annan as Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations during his absence. After returning to DPKO, Mr. Annan served as Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations until December Kofi Annan was succeeded by Bernard Miyet (January 1997-October 2000), Jean-Marie Guéhenno (October 2000-June 2008), Alain Le Roy (June 2008-October 2011), and Hervé Ladsous (October 2011-present). Scope and Content The arrangement and description of AG-050 is based on the Peacekeeping Headquarters Retention Schedule, v. 2, August 2011, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and Department of Field Support (DFS). The names of the series comprising AG-050 were drawn from the function series listed in the retention schedule. During archival processing, the files were assigned to series based on their function. Files originating from the offices of the Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping and the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping were kept together and assigned to Fonds consists of the following Series: 1890 Mine Action 1889 Information Management and Public Information 1888 Security 1887 Humanitarian affairs 1886 Human rights 1885 Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration 1884 Law enforcement 1840 Legal - Legal agreements development and review 1834 Under-Secretary-General (USG) - Subject files 1833 Political Affairs - Coordination, partnership - Discussion and negotiation 1832 Management and Integration - Policy, procedure, best practice 1831 Military - Planning, strategy - Analysis of current mission capacity 1830 Military and Political - Planning, strategy - Mission establishment Military - Policy, procedure, best practice 1827 Military Collection Inventory 1827 Military Scope and Content The title of 1884 was drawn from the function series that comprise PKH.MIL from the Peacekeeping Headquarters Retention Schedule, v. 2, August 2011, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and Department of Field Support (DFS). Many of the files in 1827 originated from the Office of the Military Adviser of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. They encompass the Military Adviser s chronological files, correspondence files, records related to the Military Adviser s trips, and subject files. Additional records contained in 1827 relate to military operations of specific peacekeeping missions. The chronological files of the Military Adviser date from 1993 to The Military Adviser served simultaneously as an adviser to the Secretary-General on current, closing, and future peacekeeping missions through the Under-Secretary- General for Peacekeeping, and as the director of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations. During the years covered by the chronological files, the position of the Military Adviser was held by:

3 Major-General J. Maurice G. Baril of Canada, June June 1995 Major-General Franklin E. van Kappen of the Netherlands, 26 June June 1998 Lieutenant-General Giulio Fraticelli of Italy, 15 September September 2000 The chronological files consist of: analyses, advisory papers, and talking points prepared by the Military Adviser for the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping; military and political briefs prepared for the Military Adviser on trips undertaken to peacekeeping missions; summaries of the Military Adviser s visits to peacekeeping missions; and summaries of meetings between the Military Adviser and Chiefs of Missions. The chronological files also include: correspondence, notes for the file, and curricula vitae for the Military Adviser s selection of senior military and Civilian Police personnel; memoranda providing an overview of the deployment strategy of infantry battalions and military units in specific peacekeeping missions; organization charts of the Force structure for specific peacekeeping missions; briefs, reports, and memoranda about provisions for transport equipment to peacekeeping missions, including armoured personnel carriers (APC), helicopters, and patrol boats; correspondence and memoranda related to the creation of United Nations medals for service in peacekeeping missions; and discussion papers about military leadership in peacekeeping missions. Also included in the Military Adviser s chronological files are agenda and programs related to the training of peacekeeping personnel. Training was conducted through the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Training Unit and through the framework of the Member State sponsored United Nations Training Assistance Team (United Nations Training Assistance Teams (UNTAT) programme. Records are included for training events in such areas as: disarmament; mine clearance; the sustainable reintegration of ex-combatants; medical support and civilian training in peacekeeping missions; disaster preparedness in peacekeeping operations, such as for natural disasters, epidemics, terrorist activity, and industrial disaster; the role of regional and sub-regional organizations in international peacekeeping; peacekeeping in Africa; and international conflict resolution and negotiating skills. There are also program plans and correspondence related to the Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) s participation in multinational military exercises as observers, advisors, and role players. In addition, there are briefing materials and programmes prepared for meetings between Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) officials and representatives of military training and education institutions in troop contributing countries, including the United States Naval Justice School, the French Joint College of Defence (Collège interarmées de defense of the Ecole Militaire), the South African Army College, the Zimbabwean Staff College, and the National Defence College of Pakistan. Files on trips undertaken by the Military Adviser to attend meetings and training events, and to undertake familiarization and advising tours of peacekeeping operations, include: programmes and itineraries; country reports on regional political crises; briefs prepared for the Military Adviser on peacekeeping issues; and addresses and slide presentations publicly delivered by the Military Adviser. Other records in 1827 cover a wide range of military matters. There are: organization charts for the Office of the Military Adviser; outlines of current activities of the Office of the Military Adviser and of the Planning Division, which was overseen by the Military Adviser; and briefs and memoranda documenting the Military Adviser s instructions to his staff. There are also statistics for casualties and fatalities of peacekeepers, which note names, nationality, and the cause of death, such as hostile action, accidents, mine explosion, and natural causes. Also included are records related to the appointment of high-level military and police personnel in peacekeeping missions. These include: curricula vitae and biographical summaries of Force Commanders, Chief Military Observers, and Police Commissioners serving in peacekeeping missions; programmes for visits by Force Commanders and Chief Military Observers to Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) headquarters in New York prior to and after deployment; and announcements on the appointments of high-level military personnel to peacekeeping missions. Additionally, there are records relating to named military operations active in peacekeeping mission areas also contains records documenting the geographic and operational layout of a peacekeeping mission s team sites, weapons verification centres, and soldier quartering areas. Records related to the United Nations Angola Verification Mission II (UNAVEM II), the United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III), and the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) include briefs authored by the Military Adviser about the military situation and recommendations for military action. There are also summaries of visits by Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) officials to Angola detailing: political aspects

4 affecting the peace process, military operational aspects, human rights, the work of the Civilian Police, the quartering of UNITA troops, and demining activities. Memoranda and notes for the file, including some sent to the Under-Secretary- General, cover such topics as: Member States contributions to peacekeeping operations in Angola; the streamlining of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) military component; figures on military staff positions; the deployment status of UNAVEM III military units; the problem of mercenaries in Angola; and road access and infrastructure conditions in Angola. Also included are summaries of telephone conversations between United Nations officials and representatives of UNITA; and between United Nations officials and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Alioune Blondin Beye. Records concerning the Western Sahara (MINURSO) consist of: briefs on restrictions to Military Observers freedom of movement induced by POLISARIO (Popular Front for the Liberation of Sagia el-hamra and Rio de Oro); notes for the file and proposals about the communications logistics system employed in MINURSO, and on communications requirements for the referendum phase of the implementation plan; road safety standard operation procedures (SOP); and code cables relating to the activities of the Medical Unit. Also included are code cables, memoranda, and briefs on security matters pertaining to Western Sahara (MINURSO) personnel located in Tindouf, Algeria, and Laayoune, Western Sahara, which note: security restrictions in Algeria; recommendations for strengthening security arrangements; and directives to personnel in chemical, biological, and nuclear threat environments. Documents pertaining to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) include: notes for the file on UNAMSIL operations; briefs and maps related to Operation Scimitar and Operation Thunderbolt, and the security situation in Freetown; and a report concerning UNAMSIL s military strategy which outlines the concept of operations, and provides details on troop composition and the phases of military activities in Sierra Leone. Additionally, there are chronological files of Colonel Francois Dureau, the Chief of Staff of the Military Adviser, and these relate to the United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA). Also present are files documenting his trips to the Central African Republic to advise on military matters in MINURCA. Dureau s chronological files contain a variety of documents, including messages, briefing notes on mission operations, and press reviews. They also contain briefs, papers and reports covering diverse topics, including: the intervention of the international community in the crisis in the Central African Republic; the restructuring of the Forces Armées Centrafricaines (FACA) and the formation of the national police; social and economic development in the CAR; the security situation in the country; disarmament and humanitarian assistance initiatives; relations between the CAR and Chad; technical requirements for MINURCA; and United Nations-provided technical support for elections. Records related to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) consist primarily of briefs and memoranda forwarded to the Military Adviser and his staff about various operational matters, and briefs exchanged between the Military Adviser and the Field Operations Division (FOD), as well as with the Field Administration and Logistics Division (FALD). There are also: briefs on the activities of Human Rights Observers in Rwanda; terms of reference for UNAMIR Liaison Teams, which conducted visits to assist countries in preparation for their participation in the mission; and a report about a Security Assessment Mission to Rwanda undertaken from August Records relating to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) include: updates for the Security Council about events in Lebanon and in the UNIFIL area of responsibility; briefs and notes for the file on troop contributors meetings and on meetings held at Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) on rotation, senior staff appointments, the UNIFIL mandate, the deployment of the Lebanese Army in the UNIFIL mission area, and the reduction of UNIFIL strength; remarks made by United Nations officials at troop contributors meetings; chronologies of events in UNIFIL s area of responsibility; and briefs on the supply of armoured personnel carriers (APC) to UNIFIL operations. There are also lists of casualties and fatalities of UNIFIL personnel, with statistics provided on fatalities occurring from 1978 to the early 1990s. Records on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) consist of: notes to the file about military administrative matters and Member States participation in staffing UNDOF; routine reports of inspections carried out by UNDOF on the Alpha and Bravo Sides in the Area of Limitation (AOL), noting the number and type of ceasefire violations observed; and lists of casualties and fatalities among UNDOF personnel, with statistics provided on fatalities occurring from 1978 to the 1990s.

5 Records relating to the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) consist of: summaries of security meetings among UNTSO staff, and definitions of security alert status levels and procedures for assigning levels; security advisories circulated among UNTSO staff noting general restrictions and terrorist threats in Lebanon, and around the Litani River, Israel, West Bank, and Gaza. Also included are drafts of the Security and Evacuation Plan for Israel and the Occupied Territories, which describe: the duties of key individuals responsible for security matters in the event of hostilities, internal disorder, and natural disasters; condition requirements for security phase implementation; and the names, job titles, and locations of current UNTSO staff also contains records that pertain to the United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (UNGOMAP); these concern UNGOMAP s observation from 1988 to 1989 of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan. Included are UNGOMAP plans which outline the Soviet troop withdrawal process. There are also debriefing reports and periodic reports prepared by UNGOMAP military personnel stationed at various locations in Afghanistan, which describe tank, vehicle, and aircraft movement of Soviet troops, and the number of Soviet personnel and vehicles crossing. There are also summaries of meetings between UNGOMAP officials and Soviet military authorities about compliance with the Geneva Accords, signed on 14 April 1988 between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) acting as guarantors. table documents related to other peacekeeping missions consist of: a study conducted by the Chief Military Observer of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) on the adequacy of the arms inventory presented by the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), featuring tables, figures, and discussion of FMLN arms; reports on the implementation of the Conakry Peace Plan by the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), and briefs on the ECOMOG concept of operations in Sierra Leone; outlines for demobilization and reintegration of ex-combatants in Liberia; and assessment reports on medical support operations in missions. Records related to the United Nations Transitional Administration in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja, and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) include operation orders for the military component and briefs on Close Air Support (CAS) provided to UNTAES by the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) Fixed Wing Assets. In addition, there are summaries of meetings of the Tripartite Military Integration Committee, which was responsible for developing a national army for Namibia after the country s independence. Meetings were attended by representatives of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG), the South West Africa People s Organization (SWAPO), and the South West African Territorial Force (SWATF). Box Folder Title Date Created Date Closed Military 01/10/ /12/1998 Security Level Military Adviser - chronological file 16/12/ /12/1998 Strictly Scanned Items Military Adviser - chronological file 04/12/ /12/1998 Confidential Military Adviser - chronological file 16/11/ /11/1998 Unclassified Military Adviser - chronological file 02/11/ /11/1998 Unclassified Military Adviser - chronological file 16/10/ /10/1998 Confidential Military Adviser - chronological file 01/10/ /10/1998 Confidential Military 20/02/ /07/ Military Adviser - chronological file 18/06/ /07/1998 Strictly

6 Military Adviser - chronological file 27/05/ /06/1998 Unclassified Military Adviser - chronological file 27/04/ /05/1998 Unclassified Military Adviser - chronological file 27/03/ /04/1998 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 03/03/ /03/1998 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 20/02/ /02/1998 Strictly Military 01/08/ /02/1998 Military Adviser - chronological file 10/02/ /02/1998 Unclassified Military Adviser - chronological file 02/01/ /02/1998 Unclassified Military Adviser - chronological file 01/12/ /12/1997 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 03/11/ /11/1997 Unclassified Military Adviser - chronological file 01/10/ /10/1997 Confidential Military Adviser - chronological file 02/09/ /09/1997 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 01/08/ /08/1997 Strictly Military 04/02/ /08/1997 Military Adviser - chronological file 15/07/ /08/1997 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 02/06/ /07/1997 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 01/04/ /05/1997 Confidential Military Adviser - chronological file 27/02/ /04/1997 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 04/02/ /03/1997 Strictly Military 18/10/ /12/1996

7 Military Adviser - chronological file 20/06/ /12/1996 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 03/04/ /05/1996 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 01/02/ /03/1996 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 04/01/ /01/1996 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 01/12/ /12/1995 Confidential Military Adviser - chronological file 18/10/ /11/1995 Strictly Military 23/01/ /10/1995 Military Adviser - chronological file 31/07/ /10/1995 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 01/06/ /08/1995 Confidential Military Adviser - chronological file 13/02/ /08/1995 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 01/03/ /05/1995 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 03/03/ /05/1995 Confidential Military Adviser - chronological file 23/01/ /03/1995 Strictly Military 05/01/ /02/1995 Military Adviser - chronological file 04/01/ /02/1995 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 01/11/ /12/1994 Confidential Military Adviser - chronological file 02/08/ /10/1994 Confidential Military Adviser - chronological file 01/06/ /07/1994 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 01/03/ /05/1994 Strictly Military Adviser - chronological file 05/01/ /02/1994 Confidential

8 Military 26/05/ /05/1998 Military Adviser - chronological file 26/05/ /12/1993 Strictly Chronological file on United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) Chronological file on United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) Military Adviser's trips - the Netherlands, Belgium, France, and Finland, 8-26 May 1998 Military Adviser's trips - Argentina, March 1998 Military Adviser's trips - Dakar, Senegal, 21 February - 2 March 1998 Military Adviser's trips - Washington, D.C., 9-10 February 1998 Military Adviser's trips - Sweden, vember 1997 Military Adviser's trips - Bangui, Central African Republic, October 1997 Military Adviser's trips - Dakar, Senegal, October /06/ /12/1995 Strictly 02/06/ /08/1995 Unclassified 12/03/ /05/1998 Unclassified 10/02/ /03/1998 Unclassified 31/12/ /02/1998 Unclassified 04/02/ /02/1998 Unclassified 06/10/ /11/1997 Unclassified 23/12/ /10/1997 Unclassified 27/08/ /10/1997 Unclassified Military 20/10/ /09/1997 Military Adviser's trips - Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, September 1997 Military Adviser's trips - Washington, D.C., September 1997 Military Adviser's trips - Italy and the Netherlands, 5-14 June /09/ /09/1997 Strictly 05/09/ /09/1997 Unclassified 17/04/ /06/1997 Unclassified Military Adviser's trips - El Salvador Fuertas Aliadas peacekeeping operations, May /11/ /05/1997 Unclassified Military Adviser's trips - Haiti, 9-13 May /02/ /05/1997 Confidential Military Adviser's trips - Moscow and Tajikistan, April 1997 Military Adviser's trips - the Netherlands and Brussels, March /04/ /04/1997 Confidential 17/02/ /03/1997 Strictly Military Adviser's trips - mission areas in the 23/01/ /02/1997 Confidential

9 former Yugoslavia Military Adviser's trips - Washington, D.C., January /01/ /01/1997 Strictly Military Adviser's trips - Uruguay, 27 August /07/ /08/1996 Strictly September cancelled Travel 20/10/ /09/1995 Unclassified Correspondence - outgoing 02/08/ /11/1996 Strictly Correspondence - outgoing 07/09/ /07/1996 Strictly Military 28/10/ /06/1997 Correspondence - outgoing 12/02/ /07/1995 Strictly Correspondence 01/10/ /02/1997 Confidential Correspondence 20/06/ /09/1996 Strictly Correspondence 01/08/ /06/1996 Confidential Military Advisor - personal correspondence 26/05/ /01/1997 Strictly Crisis Coordination Center - proposed 21/04/ /06/1992 Unclassified Oranigrammes 24/05/ /02/1995 Unclassified United Nations Technical Assistance Group (UNTAG) - miscellaneous United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) - miscellaneous 28/10/ /03/1989 Unclassified 22/05/ /06/1997 Confidential Military 15/05/ /04/1999 United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) - miscellaneous United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) - miscellaneous Western Sahara (MINURSO) - miscellaneous 21/08/ /03/1999 Strictly 02/07/ /08/1997 Strictly 24/09/ /04/1999 Strictly United Nations Angola Verification Mission III 12/09/ /12/1996 Unclassified

10 (UNAVEM III) - Military Adviser's trip, 2 vember 1996 United Nations Transitional Authority in 15/05/ /12/1993 Unclassified Cambodia (UNTAC) - Military Component - chronological file Sierra Leone 03/04/ /04/1999 Strictly United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) - miscellaneous 17/10/ /12/1995 Confidential Military 01/07/ /09/1998 United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) - miscellaneous 01/09/ /10/1995 Strictly Nigeria/Cameroon - border dispute 08/05/ /05/1996 Confidential United Nations Observer Mission Uganda- Rwanda (UNOMUR) - miscellaneous 01/07/ /06/1994 Strictly Zaire 18/10/ /02/1998 Unclassified Great Lakes Region 24/06/ /06/1997 Unclassified United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda 01/06/ /09/1994 Confidential (UNAMIR) - miscellaneous United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda 05/04/ /09/1998 Confidential (UNAMIR) - miscellaneous United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda 28/06/ /03/1994 Confidential (UNAMIR) - miscellaneous United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda 03/05/ /08/1994 Confidential (UNAMIR) - miscellaneous United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda 28/10/ /04/1994 Strictly (UNAMIR) - miscellaneous United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda 02/10/ /05/1997 Confidential (UNAMIR) - administration United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda 02/02/ /01/1997 Unclassified (UNAMIR) - incidents and casualties Military 18/07/ /08/1999 United Nations Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I) - Unified Task Force (UNITAF) United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) - miscellaneous 01/12/ /02/1993 Strictly 18/07/ /01/1998 Strictly United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon 10/05/ /10/1997 Strictly

11 (UNIFIL) - Monitoring Group United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) - miscellaneous United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) - miscellaneous United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) - miscellaneous 07/05/ /10/1998 Strictly 14/06/ /02/1999 Strictly 08/05/ /05/1999 Strictly Former Yugoslavia 28/06/ /12/1997 Strictly United Nations Peace Forces (UNPF) - Military Adviser's background documents United Nations Peace Forces (UNPF) - miscellaneous United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) - miscellaneous United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) - miscellaneous United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) - miscellaneous 16/03/ /06/1996 Unclassified 08/09/ /02/1997 Confidential 14/03/ /12/1998 Strictly 26/11/ /08/1999 Strictly 12/11/ /02/1998 Strictly Military 13/12/ /07/1998 United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) - miscellaneous United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) - miscellaneous United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) - miscellaneous United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) - miscellaneous United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) - miscellaneous Tajikistan (UNMOT) - miscellaneous 29/01/ /01/1998 Confidential 03/01/ /09/1997 Confidential 31/07/ /11/1996 Strictly 01/06/ /07/1998 Strictly 02/10/ /11/1997 Confidential 08/06/ /10/1997 Strictly Haiti missions 04/04/ /09/1996 Strictly United Nations Transition Mission in Haiti (UNTMIH) - miscellaneous United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) - miscellaneous 13/08/ /09/1997 Confidential 08/04/ /05/1998 Unclassified United Nations Observer Mission in El 16/11/ /04/1994 Strictly

12 Salvador (ONUSAL) - illegal armed groups United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG) - Tripartite Military Integration Committee United Nations Observer Mission in Angola (MONUA) - security United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) - notes for the file 13/12/ /02/1990 Unclassified 26/03/ /06/1998 Unclassified 02/10/ /12/1995 Strictly Military 12/01/ /09/1998 Force Commanders and Chief Military Observers (CMO) - curricula vitae Force Commanders and Chief Military Observers (CMO) - curricula vitae Force Commanders and Chief Military Observers (CMO) - curricula vitae Senior military and police appointments - statistics 02/10/ /01/1997 Strictly 12/01/ /08/1993 Confidential 03/05/ /02/1995 Strictly 01/07/ /04/1996 Unclassified Fatalities in peacekeeping missions - statistics 03/11/ /10/1996 Strictly Fatalities in peacekeeping missions, statistics bel Prize awarded to United Nations peacekeeping forces 28/07/ /07/1995 Strictly 03/09/ /09/1998 Strictly Rapidly Deployable Mission Headquarters 03/07/ /12/1996 Unclassified United Nations Register of Conventional Arms 07/06/ /07/1994 Unclassified Haiti missions - selection of Civilian Police Commissioner 24/07/ /03/1998 Strictly United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) - Medical Mission to Angola, 5-12 vember /12/ /12/1996 Confidential United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda 29/03/ /08/1994 Confidential (UNAMIR) - Civilian Police Military 25/10/ /08/2005 United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) - notes for the file United Nations Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) - notes for the file 07/06/ /09/1995 Strictly 27/01/ /06/1995 Confidential United Nations Angola Verification Mission II 09/01/ /02/1995 Strictly

13 (UNAVEM II) - notes for the file United Nations Angola Verification Mission II (UNAVEM II) - notes for the file Western Sahara (MINURSO) - briefing notes Western Sahara (MINURSO) - freedom of movement Western Sahara (MINURSO) - communications Western Sahara (MINURSO) - security 25/10/ /12/1992 Strictly 30/03/ /10/1997 Confidential 27/12/ /03/2004 Confidential 26/02/ /01/1998 Confidential 23/10/ /08/2005 Strictly Military 01/01/ /09/2002 Western Sahara (MINURSO) - Medical Unit United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) - military strategy United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) - notes for the file United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) - Operation Scimitar United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) - Operation Thunderbolt United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) - cordon and search operation in Freetown 05/05/ /09/2002 Strictly 09/03/ /07/2002 Strictly 21/06/ /01/1997 Unclassified 06/03/ /03/2001 Strictly 23/06/ /07/2000 Confidential 11/06/ /06/2002 Strictly United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) - Standby High Readiness Brigade (SHIRBRIG) 20/03/ /08/2002 Confidential United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda 20/01/ /06/1997 Strictly (UNAMIR) - miscellaneous United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) - notes for the file United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) - casualties and fatalities - statistics United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) - notes for the file United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) - inspection results United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) - casualties and fatalities - statistics 26/09/ /09/1997 Strictly 29/10/ /10/1993 Unclassified 30/06/ /07/1997 Strictly 23/01/ /10/1997 Confidential 01/01/ /01/1995 Unclassified United Nations Truce Supervision Organization 15/02/ /08/1993 Unclassified

14 (UNTSO) - Security Evacuation Plan for Israel and the Occupied Territories Military 05/02/ /10/1997 United Nations Truce Supervision Organization 20/12/ /10/1997 Confidential (UNTSO) - security meetings and advisories United Nations Truce Supervision Organization 05/02/ /06/1991 Unclassified (UNTSO) - casualties and fatalities - statistics Military Adviser's visits to mission in the former Yugoslavia, 21 February - 4 March /09/ /03/1997 Unclassified United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) and United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) - miscellaneous 05/05/ /05/1997 Confidential United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia 27/11/ /02/1996 Confidential (UNOMIG) - miscellaneous United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) - miscellaneous 01/04/ /08/1992 Confidential United Nations Observer Mission in El 04/12/ /12/1992 Confidential Salvador (ONUSAL) - arms inventory of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) Conferences and seminars - invitations 26/10/ /11/1996 Confidential Military Adviser - requests for interviews 12/07/ /09/1996 Unclassified Military Adviser's instructions 03/02/ /03/1997 Strictly Military Adviser's instructions 03/01/ /01/1997 Strictly Office of the Military Adviser and Planning Division 19/02/ /07/1997 Unclassified Letters from the general public 19/12/ /02/1997 Strictly Military 23/02/ /12/1996 Military Adviser - media relations 13/06/ /12/1996 Unclassified Military Adviser - visitors 03/08/ /05/1995 Strictly Conferences and seminars - invitations 08/02/ /06/1995 Strictly Conferences and seminars - invitations 23/02/ /12/1993 Strictly

15 Military Adviser's trips - Conference les Casques Bleus - Universite d'ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 9-10 March 1995 Military Adviser's trips - Second Workshop of the Rapid Reaction Capacity Study - Quebec, Canada, March 1995 Military Adviser's trips - panel on the Future of United Nations Operations - Columbia University, New York, United States, 28 February 1995 Military Adviser's trips - seminar hosted by the United Nations Association in Canada - Toronto, Canada, 10 December 1994 Military Adviser's trips - negotiation - Moncton, Canada 19/12/ /03/1995 Unclassified 27/02/ /03/1995 Unclassified 23/01/ /02/1995 Unclassified 11/11/ /12/1994 Unclassified 08/08/ /08/1994 Strictly Military 02/05/ /06/1998 Military Adviser's trips - Central Region Civil and Military Cooperation Conference - Brunssum, the Netherlands, June /11/ /05/1994 Unclassified Military Adviser's trips - High Level Meeting on 22/04/ /05/1994 Unclassified Strengthening the United Nations - Ottawa, Canada, 24 April - 1 May 1994 Military Adviser's trips - Agenda for Peace 20/10/ /03/1994 Unclassified seminar hosted by United Nations Association in Canada - Saint John, Canada, 26 March 1994 Military Adviser's trips - workshop on United 10/01/ /01/1994 Unclassified Nations module for defense colleges - Vienna, Austria, January 1994 Military Adviser's trips - conference on 05/11/ /12/1993 Unclassified peacekeeping training - Montreal, Canada, 16 December 1993 Military Adviser's trips - Supreme Headquarters 22/09/ /11/1993 Unclassified Allied Powers of Europe Conference - Mons, Belgium, 9 vember 1993 Military Adviser's trips - Peacekeeping 22/10/ /11/1993 Unclassified Workshop - Garmisch, Germany, 7-11 vember 1993 Military Adviser's trips - meeting with Supreme 29/07/ /10/1993 Unclassified Allied Commander, Atlantic, rth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - rfolk, United States, October 1993 Military Adviser's trips - speech on 02/09/ /09/1993 Unclassified peacekeeping - Columbia University, New York, United States, 20 October 1993 Military Adviser's trips - Standby Forces 28/05/ /06/1998 Unclassified Planning Team - Washington, DC, United States, 10 June 1993 Military Adviser's trips - seminar on 25/06/ /06/1993 Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) peacekeeping - Vienna, Austria, 7-9 June 1993 Military Adviser's trips - United States Central 23/02/ /05/1993 Unclassified Command Southwest Asia Symposium - Tampa, United States, May /05/ /09/1996 Strictly

16 Western Sahara (MINURSO) - Force Commander - reports Military Adviser's trips - Supreme Headquarters 01/01/ /04/1993 Unclassified Allied Powers of Europe Conference - Mons, Belgium, 29 April 1993 Military Adviser's trips - United Nations 25/03/ /03/1993 Unclassified Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) - Mogadishu, Somalia, March 1993 Military Adviser's trips - Wiston House 05/02/ /02/1993 Unclassified Conference - Steyning, United Kingdom, 5-7 February 1993 Military Adviser's trips - Ecole de Guerre, 01/03/ /03/1992 Paris, France, March 1992 United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) 28/09/ /12/1993 Strictly - Military Adviser's briefing book United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) 18/10/ /12/1993 Confidential - appointment of a Force Inspector General Military Adviser's trips - speech to Armed Forces Staff College - Washington, DC, United States, 15 April /03/ /04/1994 Unclassified Military 01/07/ /12/1999 United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) - briefing book United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) - chronological file United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) - chronological file United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) - chronological file United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) - chronological file United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) - chronological file 01/07/ /01/ /03/ /04/1999 Confidential 03/02/ /02/1999 Confidential 01/10/ /01/1999 Strictly 25/02/ /12/1999 Confidential 09/06/ /09/1999 Military 10/05/ /12/2006 United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) - chronological file United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) - chronological file 03/02/ /05/1999 Confidential 20/05/ /07/1998 Strictly Chief Of Staff to the Military Adviser - trips - Bangui, Central African Republic, October /10/ /10/1997 Unclassified Chief Of Staff to the Military Adviser - trips - 30/12/ /01/1999 United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) - Bangui, Central African Republic, January 1999

17 Chief Of Staff to the Military Adviser - trips - United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) - Bangui, Central African Republic, January /01/ /01/1999 Unclassified Chief Of Staff to the Military Adviser - trips - 01/02/ /01/1999 Confidential United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINURCA) - Bangui, Central African Republic, January 1999 Military Adviser's trips - United Nations Angola 21/10/ /11/1996 Strictly Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) - Luanda, Angola, 2 vember 1996 Military Adviser's trips - United Nations Angola 10/05/ /05/1995 Strictly Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) - briefings United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) - briefings United Nations Operation in Burundi (ONUB) - chronological file 28/08/ /10/1997 Confidential 06/10/ /12/2006 Strictly Military 01/10/ /12/2002 United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda 01/10/ /12/1994 Confidential (UNAMIR) - Operation Rondeval and Operation Retour United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone 10/08/ /10/2000 Unclassified (UNAMSIL) - peace-building projects undertaken by Indian Battalion 2 in the Mile 91 township United Nations Mission in Democratic Republic 01/01/ /04/2000 Confidential of the Congo (MONUC) - military situation rth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) - Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) - visit to DPKO headquarters Military Personnel Administration Unit - fatalities in United Nations missions by year and country Ranks and abbreviations of military personnel in United Nations service Association of Military and Civilian Police Advisers - visits to peacekeeping missions United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) - operations United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) - casualties and fatalities 06/03/ /04/2001 Unclassified 01/04/ /04/1998 Unclassified 01/10/ /10/1980 Unclassified 14/03/ /05/2000 Confidential 03/06/ /02/1995 Confidential 01/10/ /03/1997 Confidential United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus 01/12/ /05/2002 Confidential (UNFICYP) - Military Adviser's visit, May 2002 United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) - incursion into the United Nations Buffer Zone Prevlaka (UNMOP) - Team Sites - areas of responsibility 04/06/ /09/2002 Strictly 01/01/ /12/2001 Unclassified

18 Prevlaka (UNMOP) - Chief Military Observers - briefings at DPKO headquarters 24/11/ /12/2002 Strictly Military 29/10/ /10/2002 United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (UNGOMAP) - withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (UNGOMAP) - withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (UNGOMAP) - withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (UNGOMAP) - withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (UNGOMAP) - withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (UNGOMAP) - Operation Order. 1 United Nations Good Offices Mission in Afghanistan and Pakistan (UNGOMAP) - Deputy Representative of the Secretary- General United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) - Military Adviser's visits United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) - removal of the Chief Military Observer 15/02/ /02/1989 Unclassified 01/02/ /02/1989 Strictly 03/12/ /01/1989 Strictly 02/07/ /11/1988 Strictly 14/05/ /06/1988 Strictly 31/12/ /06/1989 Unclassified 16/05/ /03/1990 Strictly 07/04/ /10/2002 Unclassified 29/10/ /06/1999 Strictly Military 20/12/ /12/2001 Tajikistan (UNMOT) - Military Protocol 02/05/ /12/1997 Confidential United Nations Verification Mission in Guatemala (MINUGUA) - Verification Centres - photographs 01/12/ /02/1997 Unclassified Military Adviser's trips - Bangui, Central African 27/10/ /12/1997 Confidential Republic, October presentation of the Central African Gendarmerie United Nations Preventive Deployment Force 21/07/ /07/1998 Unclassified (UNPREDEP) - briefing for the Military Adviser United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) - visit of the Military Mission Officer, October /08/ /10/2000 Unclassified Visit of the Military Adviser and the Military 12/12/ /12/2001 Unclassified Mission Officer to the Balkans, 28 vember - 6 December 2001 United Nations Transitional Authority in 16/04/ /04/1993 Unclassified Cambodia (UNTAC) - briefing by the Force Commander United Nations Angola Verification Mission I (UNAVEM I) - Chief Military Observer 20/12/ /10/1991 Strictly

19 1828 Military - Policy, procedure, best practice Scope and Content The title of 1828 was drawn from the function series PKH.MIL001 from the Peacekeeping Headquarters Retention Schedule, v. 2, August 2011, Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and Department of Field Support (DFS). Records contained in 1828 document policy, procedure, and best practice relating to military participation in peacekeeping operations. Records assigned to 1828 also cover policy, procedure and best practice concerning: military personnel in DPKO and in peacekeeping missions; operations and logistics; mission equipment and assets; mission liquidation; air assets and air operations in peacekeeping missions; and medical support in peacekeeping operations. The records primarily consist of directives and guidelines issued to incoming Force Commanders and high-level military personnel; governments contributing military personnel to peacekeeping missions; and Military Observers, Military Liaison Officers, and Civilian Police on assignment. The guidelines are mission-specific as well as generic. Guidelines and directives for incoming Force Commanders were issued directly by the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping. They detail the authority of the mission as established by the Security Council and as vested in the Secretary-General; the background to the conflict in the host country; the command authority and responsibilities of the Force Commander; the mandate and terms of reference of the peacekeeping mission; the history of the implementation of the mandate; expected relations with host countries and governments of neighboring countries; expected relations with the media; expected relations with other peacekeeping missions in the region; requirements regarding the Force Commander s reporting to DPKO headquarters on mission developments; and the organization and strength of the mission, and functions of senior officers. Directives and guidelines are also included for Chief Military Observers and Chief Military Liaison Officers. Guidelines for governments contributing military and police personnel to peacekeeping missions detail the background of the conflict; the mission mandate, organization, and concept of operations; requirements for contingents and infantry battalions in terms of weapons, vehicles, generators, tentage, defence stores, water containers, etc.; requirements for deploying engineering, logistics, and medical units; naval and air support specifications for the mission; procedures regarding the training and preparation of personnel; and procedures regarding headquarters establishment and communications within the mission area. Guidelines for Military Observers on assignment detail qualifications and expectations for conduct and performance; the duty schedule and duration of tours of duty; locations of duty stations; compensation and mission subsistence allowance (MSA); entitlement in case of death, injury, or illness; privileges and immunities granted to Military Observers; climate and living conditions in the mission area; immunization requirements and personal protection measures against local diseases; procedures for traveling to and from the mission area; clothing and equipment required; and the mandate, organization, and historical background of the mission. Also included in the guidelines is a sample undertaking form to be signed by Military Observers. The undertaking committed the signee to avoid actions which would adversely affect the integrity, independence, and impartiality required of the Military Observer status in the mission. Guidelines are also included for Military Liaison Officers and Civilian Police on assignment. There are also records in 1828 that document the development of policies for military participation in peacekeeping missions, and efforts by the DPKO to acquire support for these measures from Member States, the Security Council, and the Secretary-General. Included are analyses written by the Military Adviser on military leadership in peacekeeping operations; a report of the UN Joint Inspection Unit with recommendations for improving the functioning of military components of peacekeeping operations; and Standard Operating Procedures for the selection of Force Commanders and high-level military and police personnel in peacekeeping operations. Also present are Standard Operating