a In six cases, even though the article 41query was sent by the Government of Egypt, each of the claims for which a correction is recommended was submitted by the Government of Kuwait (correction of Kuwaiti corresponding claims of Egyptian duplicate claims).

For the reasons set out in paragraphs 34 37 of the Special Overlap Report and in paragraphs 22 25 below, the Panel considers that, although these claims appeared upon initial review to have some indicia of an overlap relationship, there was no actual overlap between the losses asserted in those claims.

A similar exercise was conducted with respect to category C for the purpose of identifying duplicate claims during claims processing.

First F4 instalment claim Nos. 5000354, 5000355, 5000356, 5000357, 5000358 and 5000430.

Pursuant to Procedural Order No. 1, the secretariat transmitted to Iraq copies of the claim files, comprising the claim form, statement of claim and related exhibits, for each of the claims in the fifth F4 instalment except for those claims which had already been transmitted in a previous instalment as described in paragraph 5 above.

It was further observed that draft subparagraph 83 (b)(ii) applied only to claims against the carrier, while claims brought by the carrier were outside its scope.

Claim preparers often attended interviews with claimants and frequently acted as interpreters.

Claims preparation costs A number of category D claimants have made claims for claims preparation costs incurred by them, either in amounts specified on the claim form or in general terms.

Concerning the issue of duplicate claims, the secretariat indicated that it was aware of the risk of duplicate claims from the outset of claims processing and took steps to identify and eliminate such claims during the course of claims processing.

This global approach was suited to the specifics of category C claims processing, as category C claims are subject to mass claims processing procedures and are not subject to extensive individual review or claim development.

The claim preparers were often listed as the contact persons in the claim files and some claim files included attestations from the claim preparers opining on the merits of the claim.

Claims without a parenthetical reference contained corporate losses only.

In addition to initial fees and disbursements, claim preparers often charged contingency fees based on the outcome of the claims.

Expressing its grave concern at the failure of all Afghan parties, in particular the Taliban, to put an end to the conflict, which seriously threatens stability and peace in the region, despite the repeated demands by the Security Council to the warring sides to desist from fighting,

The monitoring and assessment claims of Iran that were awarded funding in the first F4 instalment and are relevant to claim No. 5000287 are claim Nos. 5000392, 5000393 and 5000395.

More than 1,400 NGOs operating in 90 countries helped to get 123 countries to ratify the treaty banning landmines.

According to Iraq, international law and practice do not recognize the methodologies relied upon by the Claimants in these claims.

By contrast, in one set of potentially overlapping claims, the Panel reached the conclusion that the claims were overlapping, despite the individual claimant's assertion that his claim was mistakenly filed in the name of the E4 claimant.

review of non overlapping claims in the FOURTHsecond group of overlapping claims

For these claims, the electronic information existing in the database was compared to the paper claim forms submitted by the claimants.

First F4 instalment, claim Nos. 5000363, 5000408 and 5000409.

The results of the Panel's review of each of these claims are set out below.

During their interviews, the claim preparers denied that they fabricated or altered evidence to bolster a claim or assisted claimants without valid losses to fabricate claims.

To date, approximately 20 billion has been made available to Governments and international organizations for distribution to successful claimants in all categories of claims.

Non judicially determined claims have not been tested in a court. Most applicants have access to the domestic violence provisions using non judicially determined claims.

As the role of the claim preparers in the preparation of claims appeared to warrant further scrutiny, at the Panel's instruction, a number of claim preparers were interviewed during the technical mission to Jordan in January 2005.

One group of claimants submitted financial statements from an auditing firm that, according to the Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry, was not a licensed auditor in Kuwait and could not be located despite appeals in newspaper advertisements.

Iran relies on the results of studies funded by awards in the first instalment of F4 claims to support its claim.

Details of the claims or parts of claims that were deferred from previous F4 instalments or transferred from other claims categories are discussed in the relevant sections of this report.

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE D2 PANEL OF COMMISSIONERS CONCERNING PALESTINIAN INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES

These E4 claims were considered in the second instalment of E4 claims.

All claim areas, except Peter I Island, are sectors, the borders of which are defined by degrees of longitude.

Upon review of all documents submitted by the competing claimants, the Panel was unable to find any evidence that supported this contention.

It is also the problem that plagues Turkish democracy, despite its longer track record.

Claims

The law should limit, both in number and amount, preferential claims that have priority over security rights that are effective against third parties, and to the extent preferential claims exist, they should be described in the law in a clear and specific way.

16. Urges the Secretary General to give priority to the reimbursement of claims from liquidated missions, including maintaining adequate reserves to settle claims once certified

The secretariat has also used these electronic searches for duplicate claims in the Palestinian late claims programme, the Bedouin programme and the category A and C late claims programme.

Second, countries should support Iraq s government, despite its shortcomings.

Iraq provided written comments on 14 of the 16 claims.

In connection with the claims by governments for loss of life and reduced quality of life of their nationals, Iraq asserts that the claims are inadmissible because the Claimants concerned lack legal standing to bring such claims before the Commission.

They asserted that their role was to assist claimants in presenting their losses in English and in accordance with the notification requirements of the Commission.

First F2 report, paragraphs 65 et seq. and 280 et seq.

Iraq contends that the methodologies that have been used by the Claimants are not acceptable.

The claims comprising this instalment are set out more fully in section I below.