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--- Begin Message ----Caveat Lector- http://news.findlaw.com/news/s/20040514/iraqbushorderdc.html Bush Signs Order Giving State Lead Role in Iraq FINDLAW (http://news.findlaw.com) Thursday, May 13, 2004 By Sue Pleming and Caren BohanWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department will take over the lead role for most U.S. operations in Iraq from the Pentagon after the transfer of sovereignty on June 30, according to an order signed by President Bush this week. The executive order, called a national security presidential directive, was signed by the president on Tuesday but has not yet been released publicly, government sources who have seen the document said on Thursday. Officials said the order seemed to put to rest a power struggle between the State Department and the Pentagon over who should lead U.S. government operations in Iraq after June 30 when the Coalition Provisional Authority ceases to exist and limited powers are given to the Iraqis. The order said when the CPA's role ended, the United States would be represented in Iraq by a chief of mission under the guidance of the State Department who would be responsible for the direction, coordination and supervision of all U.S. government employees, policies and activities in the country. The Senate on May 6 confirmed John Negroponte as U.S. ambassador to Baghdad and he will be the administration's top official in Iraq, replacing Paul Bremer, who will step down June 30 as head of the provisional authority. However, the order specified that State Department control did not cover employees under military command or those seconded to an international organization. The document gave continued authority to U.S. Central Command for military actions but said Secretary of State Colin Powell would be responsible for the supervision and general direction of all assistance for Iraq. The U.S. military would also coordinate efforts for equipping Iraqi security forces and at the appropriate time, the secretaries of State and Defense would jointly decide when military functions should be transferred to the appropriate security organizations. The State Department, whose lawyers are currently examining the document, and the White House declined comment on the executive order. VICTORY FOR STATE The order is seen as a victory for the State Department, which has been trying to play a more dominant role in Iraq and to place more emphasis on nation-building. Moreover, the prison abuse scandal in which U.S. soldiers are seen in photographs humiliating and abusing Iraqi prisoners has damaged the military's credibility. Diplomats also hope that by leaning more on the State Department, allies who opposed the U.S. occupation will be more enthusiastic about joining the effort to rebuild the shattered country. Iraqi contracts paid for by U.S. tax dollars, which are currently controlled by the CPA's Program Management Office, will be under a temporary organization established by the defense department, according to the order. This new office, to be called the Project and Contracting Office, would include such tasks as engineering, auditing and other contracting activities, said one source. A U.S. official said allowing the military to set up the contracting office was not controversial and had been done in a manner that State itself had suggested because the Pentagon had more procurement experience. 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