Allawi assumes the security file and occupation forces promise to hand over Saddam

Chairman of the Provisional Iraqi government, Eyad Allawi, announced he will assume the responsibility of the security file in Iraq by himslef after assuming authority in Iraq and that emergency law might be imposed in certain Iraqi areas, if it is necesary.

Allawi has annexed all security departments of all its sorts and the amy under his own control in the course of the national security strategy which will be implemented by his government in an attempt to halt security deterioration in the country.

In a press conference in Baghdad, Allawi announced the formation of a ministerial committee for national security under his presidency and the membership of the ministers of the Interior, defense, foreign affairs, justice and finance as well as an advisor for national security and the director of the intelligence department.

Allawi said that the main points in the strategy is to form special units which will play a role in fighting terrorism." Priority will be given for training and raising the level of its force and among the missions of this special forces which will be names " the national guards," rapid deployment to prevent the execution of attacks.

This, however, coincides with the escalation of the pace of attacks against the American occupation forces and the Iraqi police and officials in the provisional Iraqi government in various areas of the country. Attacks resulted in killing 16 Iraqis on Sunday inlcuding 6 police men and one American soldier while many others were injured.

On the other hand, one official in the occupation forces said that the toppled Iraqi President will be put with other 9 Iraqi forer officials under the authority of the Iraqi government after the authority transfer to the Iraqis by the end of this month but will continue to be under the American guarding.

This official who asked to be anonymous explained that the plan states to place 10 of the senior Iraqi officials under the authority of the Iraqi provisional government when it asks for that, expecting that to be made after the first of July, noting that Saddam Hussein will be among one of the 10 said men.