Series 6 - Records and accounts of UNSCOM activities (including Muthanna State Establishment) and other chemical weapons and disarmament initiatives


Date Range1976 - 1996, (also includes older records, beginning at 1918)
ProvenanceDunn, Peter
Description

Series 6 contains assorted visual and technical records in relation to the work of the United Nations Special Commission and the UN in Iran and Iraq, with a focus on the period 1991-1992. There are many records of and about UNSCOM's activities at the Muthanna State Establishment near Baghdad, in particular the June 1991 inspection of the Iraqi chemical weapons facility. Other records of note in this series include a master set of Peter Dunn’s viewfoils (transparencies used in presentations) from the years 1988, 1991 and 1996.

Series 6 also includes many reports in the media and other public forums documenting or relevant to the work carried out by UNSCOM, and more generally about developments around chemical warfare and chemical weapons. Records include publications, copies of talks, papers and presentations (many of which include visual records such as transparencies and photographs), and also a radio interview with Peter Dunn from 1992, entitled ‘Einstein or Go Go’


Inventory Listing

DUNN00362 Nineteen Transparencies - Second United Nations' Mission to Iraq and Other Subjects
Part 1 of 2

Transparencies of presentations, photographs from the field and a map of Iran. Includes images of:
- Second United Nations' mission to Iran, 25 February to 6 March 1986.
- Labbafi-Nejad Medical Centre in Tehran (numbers wounded, dead, etc).
- Poster in Arabic and English regarding an attack in which chemical weapons were used by Iraq upon Iran, 11 April 1987.

For preservation purposes, each transparency was removed from the plastic sleeve in which it was originally housed, and placed in an archival safe sleeve behind the original sleeve. Many of the original sleeves feature M.R.L. Scientific Photography numbers and/or other file references.

This item was originally included in a box containing Inventory Items DUNN00362 - DUNN00363. For preservation reasons the material was divided into two part files during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1986 - 1987    Quantity 4.5 cm, 1 Archival Swivel Arch Binder
Formats Maps, Loose Photographic Prints and Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00362 Box Number 11 Series 6
DUNN00363 Sixteen Mounted Transparencies - United Nations' Mission to Iran 1984 and Other Subjects
Part 2 of 2

Sixteen transparencies of presentations and photographs in the field and laboratory. Transparencies are affixed with tape to cardboard mountings. Many of the casings feature M.R.L. Scientific Photography file references.

Includes images of:
- United Nations' mission to Iran, 1984.
- Statement in Arabic and English that reads "Translated by Dr Hamid-Sorapour of the Labafi-Nejad Medical Centre, Tehran as: Tell the Superpowers an unknown Iranian fighter in the war front says that 40 million Iranians are standing to their last breath. We accept Martyrdom but not any compromise".
- Objectives and conclusions of United Nations' mission to Iran.
- Mission members (names and affiliated institutions).
- Kheiber operation by Iraq - dates, numbers injured, martyred.

Dimensions of mounted transparencies: 31.5cm x 29cm

This item was housed in a box that contained inventory items DUNN00362 - DUNN00363. For preservation reasons they were processed separately.

The transparencies in this file are oversized records, and are housed separately.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1984    Quantity 4.5 cm, 1 Box
Formats Mounted Photographic Prints and Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00363 Box Number 10 Series 6
DUNN00364 "Regional Initiative on Chemical Disarmament - The Chemical Threat" by Peter Dunn, and Other Records

Contains paper by Peter Dunn, dated November 1988.

Also includes technical documents, publications of the Department of Defence, and a bound copy of the annual reports for 1995 of the Victorian Branch of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1988 - 1995    Quantity 2 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Reports, Newsletters, Talks and/or Speeches and Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00364 Box Number 1 Series 6
DUNN00365 News Clippings and a Typescript
Part 1 of 2

Contains:
- News clippings from sources which include The Age, New Scientist, The Herald and The Australian.
- Typescript entitled "The UN [United Nations] Mission to Iran", about the establishment and early history of the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq (one page). Appears to have been used as part of a photographic display.

The records in this inventory item were part of a set of papers housed in an unlabelled envelope. For preservation purposes, the contents of this envelope were removed from the envelope and housed across Inventory Items DUNN00363 - DUNN00364. The envelope is located in Inventory Item DUNN00363.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1985 - 1986    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats News Clippings and Loose Notes
Inventory Identifier DUNN00365 Box Number 1 Series 6
DUNN00366 News Clippings, Correspondence and Report
Part 2 of 2

Contains:
- News clippings. Sources include: The Age, The Australian, The Herald, Washington Times and New Scientist.
- Item of correspondence from Mohammad Khodadadi, Charge d'Affaires a.i. [ad interim], Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Canberra to Peter Dunn, Superintendent, Organic Chemistry Division, Material Research Laboratories, regarding video tape about the United Nations' mission in regards to Iraqi regime's use of chemical weapons against Iran. Dated 6 March 1985.
- Telegram from Iqbal Riza, United Nations, New York to Peter Dunn, Material Research Laboratory, Melbourne regarding the United Nations' response to request by Iran that they investigate allegations of recent use of chemical weapons by Iraqi regime. Stamped 29 March 1985.
- Correspondence between Iqbal Riza and Peter Dunn regarding preparations for possible future missions to Iran to investigate use of chemical warfare. Dated 12 June 1985 and 8 July 1985.
- Security Council report S/16433, "Report of the Specialists Appointed by the Secretary-General to Investigate Allegations by the Islamic Republic of Iran Concerning the Use of Chemical Weapons". Bound volume, dated 26 March 1984.

The records in this inventory item were part of a set of papers housed in an unlabelled envelope. For preservation purposes, the contents of this envelope were removed from the envelope and housed across Inventory Items DUNN00363 - DUNN00364. The envelope is located in Inventory Item DUNN00363.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1984 - 1986    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, News Clippings and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00366 Box Number 1 Series 6
DUNN00367 Unclassified Documents - Chemical Defence-Chemical Warfare and Chemical Disarmament-United Nations Activities - Volume Miscellaneous plus January-November 1996

Bound volume of press cuttings, signals, articles and miscellaneous items, compiled by Peter Dunn, dated November 1996.

Titles of articles and typescripts include:
- "Chemical Weapons Convention - Geneva"
- "Transport in Baghdad"
- "Enquiries regarding Rod Barton", about Peter Dunn's support, as UNSCOM Commissioner, regarding a "recall to duty"
- "Radio information (3LO)m 5 October 1996 - Gulf War Syndrome"
- "Iraq Revisited - Elimination of Weapons of Mass Destruction" by Peter Dunn. A presentation delivered to the Royal United Services Institute - Victorian Branch, Melbourne, 24 October 1996

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1976 - 1996    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Talks and/or Speeches and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00367 Box Number 1 Series 6
DUNN00368 Unclassified Documents - Chemical Defence-Chemical Warfare and Chemical Disarmament-United Nations Activities - Volume August-December 1995

Bound volume of press cuttings, signals, articles and miscellaneous items, compiled by Peter Dunn, dated August 1996. Sources for press cuttings include "The ASA [Applied Science and Analysis, Inc] Newsletter", 95-4, August 10, 1995, Issue Number 49; The Age; Newsweek etc.

This item also includes:
- In-confidence inward cablegram, "UN: Iraq: UNSCOM - Weapons of Mass Destruction", date-stamped 20 October 1995. Reads "Action: AMRL [Aeronautical and Maritime Research Laboratory] Maribyrnong". Seven pages.
- List of chemical agents. Headings: Agent, Lethality, Production [Number of litres], Field test, Weapons, AG listed, Source. Three-page photocopied typescript.
- "Prevention is better than cure: pre-empting inspection-related disputes under the chemical weapons convention" by Robert J. Mathews and Timothy L.H. McCormack, Contemporary Security Policy, Volume 16, Number 2 (August 1995). Annotated proof copy.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1995    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats News Clippings, Photocopied Documents and Facsimile Transmissions
Inventory Identifier DUNN00368 Box Number 1 Series 6
DUNN00369 "A Journey to Iran - A Personal Account" by Peter Dunn, and Other Records

Contains:
- "A Journey to Iran - A Personal Account" by Peter Dunn. Soft-bound volume, dated September 1994. Issued by Materials Research Laboratory.
- Map entitled "Gulf War Area". Printed map, foolscap. Annotation reads "Neg [negative] of diagram in file - MRL 86:19/8".
- Security Council report S/16433, "Report of the Specialists Appointed by the Secretary-General to Investigate Allegations by the Islamic Republic of Iran Concerning the Use of Chemical Weapons". Dated 26 March 1984. Soft-bound volume, 28 pages.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1984 - 1986    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Reports and Maps
Inventory Identifier DUNN00369 Box Number 1 Series 6
DUNN00370 Item of Correspondence Regarding UNSCOM Slides

Contains cover letter from Ewen Buchanan to the Commissioners of UNSCOM [names not specified] in relation to a set of 40 slides described as "the essential elements of UNSCOM's work". Slides themselves are not extant. Undated, photocopied letter. Also list of 35mm slides, entitled "Elimination of Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction 1991-1996".

The records in this item were housed in an envelope inscribed "Details of Slides - Transparent Folders". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991 - 1996    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Photocopied Documents and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00370 Box Number 1 Series 6
DUNN00371 "A Journey to Iran - A Personal Account" by Peter Dunn - Master Copy

Unbound typescript sheets, including some taped inserts.

Also includes distribution list.

The records in this item were housed in an envelope inscribed "A Journey to Iran - A Personal Account. P. Dunn. September 1984. Master Copy. To be retained - copied if necessary. P. Dunn 19/9/84". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1984    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Drafts and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00371 Box Number 1 Series 6
DUNN00372 "The Chemical War - Journey to Iran" by Peter Dunn, and Other Records

Contains:
- "Saddam's New Crime! - Massacre of 80 Junior High School Students", War Information Headquarters Supreme Defence Council, November 3, 1983. Subject matter is Iraqi missile attack on Behbahan and resulting deaths of junior high school students. Photocopied article.
- "The Chemical War - Journey to Iran" by Peter Dunn. Cover page reads "NBC/DI - April '86". Annotated draft copy.
- Rotary Club of Footscray - Weekly Bulletin, 1984-1985, Number 4276, District 980. Includes brief biographical feature about Peter Dunn, as guest speaker.
- Telex from Peter Dunn to I. Riza, permitting publication of material from Peter Dunn's private diary in NBC Defense International. Date-stamped 13 December 1985.
- "A Journey to Iran - A Personal Account" by Peter Dunn, September 1984. Soft-bound volume.
- Security Council report, S/16433, "Report of the Specialists Appointed by the Secretary-General to Investigate Allegations by the Islamic Republic of Iran Concerning the Use of Chemical Weapons". Dated 26 March 1984. Soft-bound volume, 28 pages.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1983 - 1986    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Reports, News Clippings, Newsletters, Photocopied Documents and Facsimile Transmissions
Inventory Identifier DUNN00372 Box Number 1 Series 6
DUNN00373 Correspondence from UNSCOM Colleagues

Contains:
- "Biography - Peter Dunn". Dated February 1985. One page typescript with photograph.
- Letters from Colonel Imobersteg, Manuel Dominguez and Johan Santesson to Peter Dunn acknowledging his personal account of the UNSCOM mission to Iran. Date-range: December 1984-January 1985.
- Loose colour photograph. Caption reads "Tafti Stadium Infirmary - Ahvaz. Dr Dominguez and Dr Andersson on right. March 1984. No. 5,39 (MRL [Materials Research Laboratory])".

The records in this inventory item were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Spare prints etc". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1984 - 1985    Quantity 0.51 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Loose Notes and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00373 Box Number 1 Series 6
DUNN00374 Photographs - 1984 United Nations Mission to Iran and Other Subjects

Contains:
- Four photographs taken during the 1984 UN mission to Iran, and a photograph of the map of the geographical area under investigation. Photographs feature Materials Research Laboratory references on the back. Also portrait photograph of Peter Dunn, without caption or reference. The plastic bags in which the small and medium-sized photographs in this inventory item were enclosed have been discarded during processing. In cases where duplicates existed, two copies of each photograph, of each size, have been retained, and the remainder were discarded.
- Caption lists of photographs, including those listed above. Includes list of photographs taken during the 1984 and 1986 missions to Iran, and list entitled "Details of photographs supplied to USAF".

The records in this item were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Photographs". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing, and rehoused in archival enclosures.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1984 - 1986, Dates of content    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Loose Photographic Prints and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00374 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00375 Presentation Summaries - "Kheiber Operation by Iraq" and Other Subjects

Ten sheets of tabulated information, probably used in a presentation about the United Nations' investigations into the use of chemical weapons in Iran. Details of presentation are unknown.

Sheet titles are as follows: Verification Issues; Kheiber Operation by Iraq; TNT; Sampling Sites; Local Attitudes; Personal Protection; Sampling Aspects; Provenance and Security of Samples; International Transport and Handling in Country of Acquisition.

These records were originally housed in an envelope labelled "Artwork for slides/viewgraphs - YA 0207". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1984    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Talks and/or Speeches
Inventory Identifier DUNN00375 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00376 The Technical Cooperation Program

Photograph bearing the words "The Technical Cooperation Program [TTCP]", and the coats of arms of Australia, New Zealand, United States, Great Britain and Canada. Materials Research Laboratory reference appears on reverse. Two copies.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Quantity 1 Folder Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00376 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00377 Professional Officers Association Certificate (Photograph) and News Clippings

Contains photograph of an award of merit presented to Peter Dunn for outstanding professional achievement in defence science and chemical arms control, issued by the Professional Officers Association on 3 October 1989.

Also contains two news clippings about Peter Dunn's role as a defence chemist. Two copies of each clipping.

These records were originally housed in an envelope labelled "Photograph of POA [Currant?] Certificate October 1989 - Keilor Messenger article, 3 April 1990". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1989 - 1990    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 Folder
Formats News Clippings and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00377 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00378 Photograph of Innisfail, Queensland, 1943

Black and white aerial photograph, dated 1943. Reference on photograph reads "KO819 Innisfail Area A (RUNI?]". Photograph appears to have been used for purposes of land surveying or similar.

This photograph was originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Innisfail Queensland 1943. Note Raceourse where Mustard gas [trials?] were conducted in 1943-44. Photograph obtained from Rob Hindson - PD 22.10.85". For preservation purposes, it was removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1943 - 1985    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00378 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00379 Fourteen Transparencies - United Nations' Mission to Iran
Part 1 of 2

Fourteen transparencies of photographs in the field and laboratory. Includes images of:
- Military sites, objects and personnel.
- Casualties and hospital facilities.
- Street scenes in Iran, including banners expressing opposition to the United States of America and the regime of Saddam Hussein.

For preservation purposes, each transparency was removed from the plastic sleeve in which it was originally housed, and placed in an archival bag behind its corresponding sleeve. Each plastic sleeve in this inventory item is inscribed with an Materials Research Laboratory Scientific Photography file reference code. Codes are as follows: G8 15776; F18 15776; B35 15776; A23 15776; A10 15776; C18 15776; C2 15776; E23 15776; O34 15776; D32 15776; D21 15776; D17 15776; G16 15776; F7 15776.

The transparencies in this file were originally part of a larger set of records enclosed in a plastic bag bearing a note inscribed "Set 2 Complete". For preservation purposes, during processing the contents were removed from the bag, rehoused in archival enclosures and subdivided across two part files. The bag was discarded. For Part 2 of this file, see Inventory Item DUNN00380.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1987    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 Archival Swivel Arch Binder
Formats Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00379 Box Number 12 Series 6
DUNN00380 Fifteen Transparencies - United Nations' Mission to Iran
Part 2 of 2

Fifteen transparencies of photographs in the field and laboratory. Includes images of:
- Military sites, objects and personnel, including what appear to be samples of chemical weapons.
- Casualties and hospital facilities.

For preservation purposes, each transparency was removed from the plastic sleeve in which it was originally housed, and placed in an archival bag behind its corresponding sleeve. Each plastic sleeve in this inventory item is inscribed with an Materials Research Laboratory Scientific Photography file reference code. Codes are as follows: F10 15776; F20 15776; F22 15776; 39 15776; B19 15776; E22 15776; B4 15776; B1 15776; G3 15776; G5 15776; G10 15776; B25 15776; C13 15776; D24 15776; D6 15776.

The transparencies in this file were originally part of a larger set of records enclosed in a plastic bag bearing a note inscribed "Set 2 Complete". For preservation purposes, during processing the contents were removed from the bag, rehoused in archival enclosures and subdivided across two part files. The bag was discarded. For Part 1 of this file, see Inventory Item DUNN00379.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1987    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 Archival Swivel Arch Binder
Formats Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00380 Box Number 13 Series 6
DUNN00381 Photograph of Revolutionary Guards, and Other Records

Contains:
- Colour photograph. Caption reads "Markings on the bomb at Shatt-e-Ali, South-West Iran, March 1984. Number 2, 8 (MRL [Materials Research Laboratory])".
- Transcribed Arabic note that reads "Translated by Dr Hamid-Sorapour of the Labafi-Nejad Medical Centre, Tehran as: Tell the Superpowers an unknown Iranian fighter in the war front says that 40 million Iranians are standing to their last breath. We accept Martyrdom but not any compromise. Handed to Dr Peter Dunn in the war zone near Hoor-Ul-Huwaizeh on Wednesday 14 March 1984 about 1800 hours". Photocopied sheet, two copies.
- Colour photograph. Caption reads "Revolutionary Guards who accompanied the UN [United Nations] team, March 1984, Number 2, 30 (MRL)".
- Iraqi dinars.
- Paper entitled "Regional Initiative on Chemical Disarmament - The Chemical Threat" by Peter Dunn. Typescript.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1984    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Loose Photographic Prints, Photocopied Documents, Lists and Forms
Inventory Identifier DUNN00381 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00382 View Foils. Iran-Iraq Master Set
Part 1 of 4 - Envelope and Folder

Envelope inscribed "View Foils. Iran-Iraq Master Set". This envelope originally housed the records contained in Inventory Items DUNN00383-DUNN00385. For preservation purposes, the records were subdivided during processing.

Also contains manila folder inscribed "Viewfoils - 1996" which pertains to the records in Inventory Item DUNN00385.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1996    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Inventory Identifier DUNN00382 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00383 View Foils. Iran-Iraq Master Set
Part 2 of 4 - Seventeen Transparencies

Seventeen overhead transparencies pertaining to presentations and photographs from Peter Dunn's work for the United Nations in the Middle East. Includes images of:
- Information about chemical weapons and chemical warfare, including the Gulf War and the role of the United Nations' Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM).
- Photographs of military sites, objects and personnel.
- Casualties and hospital facilities.
- Map of Iraq.

For preservation purposes, during processing each transparency in this item was removed from the plastic sleeve in which it was originally housed, and placed in an archival bag behind its corresponding sleeve. Two transparencies include numerical or other file references, including Materials Research Laboratory codes. Codes are as follows: MRL 86.19 #34; No 5 Bomb details.

Prior to processing, the records in this inventory item were enclosed in an envelope inscribed "View Foils. Iran-Iraq Master Set", which is now located in Inventory Item DUNN00382.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1918 - 1988, Dates of content    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 Archival Swivel Arch Binder
Formats Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00383 Box Number 14 Series 6
DUNN00384 View Foils. Iran-Iraq Master Set
Part 3 of 4 - Fourteen Transparencies

Fourteen overhead transparencies made from photographs from Peter Dunn's work for the United Nations in the Middle East. Includes images of photographs of military sites, objects and personnel.

For preservation purposes, each transparency in this item was removed from the plastic sleeve in which it was originally housed, and placed in an archival bag behind its corresponding sleeve. Some transparencies include numerical or other file references, including Materials Research Laboratory codes. Codes are as follows: 2147 #4; File No. 17688 Frame 9; 17688 2; 2147 22; 17688 4; 2149 #31; 17349A #15; 17688 6; 2148 #26; 17349 #28.

Prior to processing, the records in this inventory item were enclosed in an envelope inscribed "View Foils. Iran-Iraq Master Set", which is now located in Inventory Item DUNN00382.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 Archival Swivel Arch Binder
Formats Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00384 Box Number 15 Series 6
DUNN00385 View Foils. Iran-Iraq Master Set
Part 4 of 4 - Twenty-one Transparencies

Twenty-one overhead transparencies of photographs and presentations. Includes images of:
- Photographs of military sites, objects and personnel.
- Information pertaining to the work of UNSCOM, the destruction of Iraq's chemical arsenal, Australia's contribution to chemical weapons' disarmament, and universities and institutes in Iraq.

Five of the transparencies in this file (located at the back of the binder) were originally housed in a folder inscribed "Viewfoils - 1996". The folder was removed during processing and is now located in Inventory Item DUNN00382.

For preservation purposes, each transparency in this item was removed from the plastic sleeve in which it was originally housed, and placed in an archival bag behind its corresponding sleeve. Four transparencies include numerical file references, including Materials Research Laboratory codes. Codes are as follows: 17433 #5; 2148 #22; 17349A #9; MRL 15630 #1.

Prior to processing, the records in this inventory item were enclosed in an envelope inscribed "View Foils. Iran-Iraq Master Set", which is now located in Inventory Item DUNN00382.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Quantity 1 Archival Swivel Arch Binder Formats Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00385 Box Number 16 Series 6
DUNN00386 "A Man of Peace Seeks Weapons" by Tony Thomas

Contains issue of Business Review Weekly, April 10, 1995, which includes a one-page article by Tony Thomas about Peter Dunn's work for the United Nations' Special Commission. Also contains loose copies of the published article. Duplicate copies of the loose article were discarded during processing.

Records were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "BRW Reprints". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1995    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats News Clippings, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00386 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00387 Technical Report Regarding the Examination of Chemical Rockets Located in Iran

Technical report regarding 122mm chemical rockets located in Iran as forwarded to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. File title is derived from cover letter on file, which is dated 24 August 1987.

The introduction to this report refers to the recovery of rockets from the Khorramshahr area during the United Nations' inspection in Iran, as documented in the United Nations' report S/18852. The technical report provides information about one type of rocket additional to that given in the United Nations' report.

These records were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Examination of Chemical Rockets ex Iran". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1987    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Reports and Specifications
Inventory Identifier DUNN00387 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00388 Review Articles sent to Peter Dunn

Contains:
- Review article entitled "Biosensors for Chemical and Biological Agents of Defence Interest", Brian M. Paddle, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Volume 11, Number 11, pages 1079-1113, 1996.
- "Destruction of Military Toxic Materials" by R.W. Shaw and M. John Cullinane, an article for The Encyclopedia of Environmental Analysis and Remediation, published by John Wiley and Sons, Inc.. An annotation on the cover letter accompanying the article indicates that it was given to Ralph Leslie for comment.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1996 - 1997    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Published Papers or Articles
Inventory Identifier DUNN00388 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00389 "Doctor at War" by David Sinclair

Contains typescript of an account of David Sinclair's war service at locations including Porton Down, United Kingdom government and military science park, beginning in 1940.

Also includes cover letter from David Sinclair to Frank Beswick, dated 18 July 1986.

These records were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Document from Dr David Sinclair, UK [United Kingdom]. To Porton Down 18 July 1986 "Doctor at War"." For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1986    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00389 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00390 Photograph of Peter Dunn, Tom Fink and Richard Gillis

Contains colour photograph taken at the official opening of the Richard G. Gillis Laboratory, Materials Research Laboratories, Department of Defence, Maribyrnong, Victoria, on 8 October 1986.

Also includes cover letter from Peter Dunn to Bridget Goodwin, dated 25 May 1997.

These records were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Opening of the Gillis Laboratory, Materials Research Laboratory, DSTO [Defence Science and Technology Organisation], Maribyrnong, Victoria. L to R - Peter Dunn, Chief, Protective Chemistry Division, Professor Tom Fink, Chief Defence Scientist, DSTO. Dr Richard (Dick) Gillis, Principal Research Scientist, Protective Chemistry Division. He was retired when the laboratory was named after him". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1986 - 1997    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00390 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00391 Papers from Jim McAllister, Mt Eliza. January 1997. Wartime Chemical Weapons reports (2), plus letter

Contains two wartime reports of chemical warfare work, and a cover letter that accompanied the reports from Jim McAllister to Peter Dunn, dated 27 January 1997.

Details of reports:
- "A Dynamic System for Establishing Known Toxic Vapour Concentrations at Controlled Humidity and Temperature" by O.G. Kellick. Reprinted from The Australian Chemical Institute Journal and Proceedings, Volume 13, September 1946.
- "A Viscomoter For Use with Opaque Viscous Liquids", 2/1 Aust CW Laboratory RAE, Folio 114, Copy No G65/51/644, 20 October 1945. Printed on Australian Military Forces letterhead.

These records were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Papers from Jim McAllister, Mt Eliza. January 1997. Wartime CW [Chemical Weapons] reports (2), plus letter". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1945 - 1997    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence and Published Papers or Articles
Inventory Identifier DUNN00391 Box Number 2 Series 6
DUNN00392 Chemical Weapons Verification Workshop, November 15-16, 1983 - United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

Assorted documents pertaining to the CW [Chemical Weapons] Verification Workshop, held in Utah on 15-16 November 1983. Fact sheet extant in this item includes the following passage: "Participants in the chemical weapons verification workshop will visit the US [United States] Army's chemical weapons' destruction facility in operation at Tooele, Utah. They will observe the facility in operation and discuss possible treaty provisions for verification." The facility was formerly called the Chemical Agent Munitions Disposal System (CAMDS).

Records include:
- Cablegrams regarding the Chemical Weapons Verification Workshop, including attendance by Peter Dunn.
- Chart entitled "Trivial names, chemical names and structural formulae of some of the chemicals referred to in the text". Photocopied extract from an unidentified publication.
- Chemical Weapons Verification Workshop agenda and lists of participants.
- News clippings.
- Fact sheet about the Chemical Weapons Verification Workshop which appears to have been issued by the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
- Memorandum concerning the Committeee on Disarmament from George Bush, Vice President of the United States, dated 14 November 1983. The memorandum appears to be addressed to workshop participants. Photocopy.
- Letter from Thomas R. Dashiell to Peter Dunn, dated 18 November 1983.
- Group photograph, captioned "Chemical Weapons Verification Workshop, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, 14-16 November 1983. Delegates P. Dunn Back Row, 6th from LHS."
- Minute Paper, Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Defence, Reference 64/9/51, inscribed "Request to Dr P. Dunn for interview". Date-stamped 16 November 1983. The minute paper records that Peter Dunn refused to grant the media an interview on the grounds that he attended the workshop as a technical adviser/observer.
- "Report on CW [Chemical Weapons] Verification Workshop 15-16 November 1983, Salt Lake City and Tooele Army Depot, Utah", Materials Research Laboratory reference 64/9/51. Report by Peter Dunn, dated 6 December 1983.

The records in this inventory item were originally contained or enclosed within a folder that appears to have been issued at the CW [Chemical Weapons] Verification Workshop. For preservation purposes, they were removed from the folder during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1983 - 1984    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Memoranda, Minutes and Agendas, News Clippings, Loose Photographic Prints, Photocopied Documents, Facsimile Transmissions, Lists and Charts
Inventory Identifier DUNN00392 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00393 Photocopied Extracts - History of Iraq and Other Subjects

Contains a small, loose set of photocopied extracts from published sources, as follows:
- Historical and geographical data about the Republic of Iraq, and transport in Baghdad.
- A glossary of Arabic words.
- Information regarding the presidents of the United Nations' Security Council for 1996, and other information about the United Nations.
- Extract from Textbook of Military Chemistry, (Lehrbuch der Militärchemie), Band 1, Volume 1, Entwicklung der chemischen Kriegführung Chemie der Kampfstoffe, 1976.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1976 - 1996, Dates of content    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00393 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00394 "Search", Volume 23, Number 9, October 1992

Periodical includes article entitled "The Role of Australian Scientists in Chemical Weapons Disarmament" by Peter Dunn. Pages 277-280.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range October 1992    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Journals
Inventory Identifier DUNN00394 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00395 "Protection Against Toxic Chemicals - A Course Handbook", edited by Hugh D. Crone

Publication of the Materials Research Laboratory, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 1990.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1990    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Books
Inventory Identifier DUNN00395 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00396 "Therapeutic Effects of Defence Against Nerve Agents: An Account of Research at AMRL, 1965-1994" by Richard M. Dawson, Ship Structures and Materials Division, Aeronautical and Maritime Research Laboratory

Departmental publication of the Defence, Science and Technology Organisation, Department of Defence, 1994. Abstract includes the following: "This document contains an account of research conducted into medical defence against chemical warfare nerve agents at this Laboratory, under its former names of Defence Standards Laboratories, Materials Research Laboratories and Materials Research Laboratory".

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1994    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Publications
Inventory Identifier DUNN00396 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00397 Bomb cases (empty) etc. Film No UN 2148. Frames #22-26
Part 1 of 9 - Photographs and Negatives

Contains:
- Two colour photographs of bomb cases. Caption on reverse of one photograph reads: "Empty 250 kg bomb cases used for holding mustard gas or nerve gas - Muthanna State Establishment, Iraq, June 1991". Dimensions of photographs: 150mm by 101mm.
- Strip of five negatives, including the negative for the captioned photograph described above (#22).
- Cardboad casing for a negative, inscribed with a Materials Research Laboratory Scientific Photography reference number.

Records were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Dr Dunns Negs - Bomb cases (empty) etc. Film No UN 2148. Frames #22-26". This envelope was formerly housed together with Inventory Items DUNN00398-DUNN0045, inside a plastic sleeve. For preservation purposes, the records were processed separately and the plastic sleeve was discarded.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Film Negatives, Loose Photographic Prints and Public Relations Material
Inventory Identifier DUNN00397 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00398 2146 - Bulk Storage Areas - Bunkers - Nerve Gas Plant - Establishment Administration Areas
Part 2 of 9 - Photographs and Negatives

Contains thirty-four colour photographs and thirty negatives (six strips) of military and defence sites, objects and personnel. Dimensions of photographs: 150mm by 101mm.

Photographs were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "2146 - Dunn #5 - Bulk Storage Areas - Bunkers - Nerve Gas Plant - Establishment Admin [Administration] Areas". For preservation purposes, photographs and negatives were rehoused in archival sleeves during processing.

Prior to processing, Inventory Items DUNN00398-DUNN00405 were housed together in a plastic sleeve. For preservation reasons, they were processed separately and the plastic sleeve was discarded.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1.3 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Film Negatives and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00398 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00399 Mainly Stores Area and Administrative Area for Team - #2048
Part 3 of 9 - Photographs and Negatives

Contains thirty-two colour photographs and thirty negatives of military and defence sites, objects and personnel. Dimensions of photographs: 150mm by 101mm.

Photographs were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "2148 - Dunn #1 - 10/6/91 - Mainly Stores Area and Administrative Area for Team". For preservation purposes, records were rehoused in archival sleeves during processing.

Prior to processing, Inventory Items DUNN00398-DUNN00405 were housed together in a plastic sleeve. For preservation reasons, they were processed separately and the plastic sleeve was discarded.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Film Negatives and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00399 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00400 2149 - Insecticide Filling Plant - Filling Plant (destroyed) - Incinerator Site
Part 4 of 9 - Photographs

Contains thirty colour photographs of military and defence sites, objects and personnel. Dimensions of photographs: 150mm by 101mm.

Inscriptions on the envelope originally housing these photographs read "2149 - Dunn #3 - Insecticide Filling Plant - Filling Plant (destroyed) - Incinerator Site". For preservation purposes, photographs were removed from the envelope during processing, and rehoused in archival sleeves.

Prior to processing, Inventory Items DUNN00398-DUNN00405 were housed together in a plastic sleeve. For preservation reasons, they were processed separately and the plastic sleeve was discarded.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00400 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00401 Dr Dunn - 2147
Part 5 of 9 - Photographs and Negatives

Contains five colour photographs and thirty-five negatives of military and defence sites, objects and personnel. Dimensions of photographs: 150mm by 101mm.

Photographs and negatives were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "2147 - five (5) required". A photograph depicting a vehicle driving under an archway was further housed in a plastic bag inscribed "This one if wanted is No 5??" For preservation purposes, the records were removed from their original enclosures and rehoused in archival sleeves during processing.

Prior to processing, Inventory Items DUNN00398-DUNN00405 were housed together in a plastic sleeve. For preservation reasons, they were processed separately and the plastic sleeve was discarded.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Film Negatives and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00401 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00402 MRL 173.49A. Iraq Muthanna Facility
Part 6 of 9 - Photographs and Negatives

Contains thirty-seven colour photographs and thirty corresponding negatives of military and defence sites, objects and personnel. Photographs include Materials Research Laboratory reference codes on the back. Dimensions of photographs: 133mm by 89mm, and 152mm by 101mm.

Photographs (with the exception of two photographs of Peter Dunn) were originally housed in an envelope bearing various inscriptions including "17349A" and "Iraqi Muthana Facility - CW [Chemical Weapons]". Photograph MRL 17349A #4 was further enclosed inside a plastic bag. All the photographs and negatives in this file were originally housed inside an envelope inscribed "MRL 173.49A. Iraq Muthanna Facility". For preservation purposes, during processing they were removed from original enclosures, and rehoused in archival sleeves.

Prior to processing, Inventory Items DUNN00398-DUNN00405 were housed together in a plastic sleeve. For preservation reasons, they were processed separately and the plastic sleeve was discarded.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Film Negatives and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00402 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00403 2147 - Main Gate - Baghdad (In Milk Processing Al Grubai) - Drum field - AA Guns - Pilot Plant (VX)
Part 7 of 9 - Photographs and Negatives

Contains twenty-nine colour photographs and thirty-five negatives of military and defence sites, objects and personnel. The negatives correspond to the photographs in Inventory Item DUNN00400. Dimensions of photographs: 150mm by 101mm.

The inscription on the envelope originally housing the photographs and negatives in this file reads "2147 - Dunn #2 - Main Gate - Baghdad (In Milk Processing Al Grubai) - Drum field - AA Guns - Pilot Plant (VX)". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing, and rehoused in archival sleeves.

Prior to processing, Inventory Items DUNN00398-DUNN00405 were housed together in a plastic sleeve. For preservation reasons, they were processed separately and the plastic sleeve was discarded.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Film Negatives and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00403 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00404 2149 - Destroyed Filling Plant and Other Images
Part 8 of 9 - Photographs and Negatives

Four colour photographs of military and defence sites, objects and personnel. Dimensions of photographs: 150mm by 101mm.

The inscription on the envelope originally housing the photographs in this inventory item reads "2149. Four required". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing and rehoused in archival sleeves.

Prior to processing, Inventory Items DUNN00398-DUNN00405 were housed together in a plastic sleeve. For preservation reasons, they were processed separately and the plastic sleeve was discarded.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00404 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00405 17349 - Iraqi Muthanna Facility - Chemical Weapons
Part 9 of 9 - Photographs and Negatives

Contains thirty-three colour photographs and thirty corresponding negatives, originally housed in an envelope bearing various inscriptions including "17349" and "Iraqi Muthanna Facility - CW [Chemical Weapons]".

Also contains two colour photographs and corresponding negatives originally housed in plastic bags within an envelope inscribed "Al Muthanna Transfer Station. File No 17349. Frames #28 Label - #29 Drum Storage. Plus Colour Prints". The negatives are mounted on cardboard casings.

Photographs in this file feature Materials Research Laboratory reference numbers on the back.

Prior to processing, Inventory Items DUNN00398-DUNN00405 were housed together in a plastic sleeve. For preservation reasons, they were processed separately and the plastic sleeve was discarded.

Dimensions of photographs in this inventory item: 132mm by 89mm, and 124mm by 90mm.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Film Negatives and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00405 Box Number 3 Series 6
DUNN00406 Complete Set of Photographs for Chief Inspector. UNSCOM
Part 1 of 2 - Photograph List

Contains:
- Numbered list entitled "Details of Photographs", which pertains to the photographs in Inventory Item DUNN00407. Colour photographs depict military and defence sites, objects and personnel in relation to the activities of UNSCOM in Iraq.

- Photocopies of two photographs. Photograph number 53 of a transfer station and photograph number 97 of Drum Storage Area A (extant in Inventory Item DUNN00407) were originally folded within these photocopied sheets. Annotation by Peter Dunn indicates that these photographs were given to "RJM" on 19 October 1992.

The inscription on the envelope originally housing the records in this inventory item and the records in Inventory Item DUNN00407 reads "Complete Set of Photographs for Chief Inspector. UNSCOM".

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991?    Quantity 0.3 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photocopied Documents and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00406 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00407 Complete Set of Photographs for Chief Inspector. UNSCOM
Part 2 of 2 - Photographs

Ninety-nine numbered colour photographs depicting military and defence sites, objects and personnel, in relation to the activities of UNSCOM in Iraq. Subjects depicted in photographs include meetings with Iraqi officials, incinerators, designated "areas", buildings, plants, weapons displays, etc.

Dimensions of photographs: 177mm by 126mm.

A numbered list of the photographs in this file can be found in Inventory Item DUNN00406.

The inscription on the envelope originally housing the records in this inventory item and the records in Inventory Item DUNN00406 reads "Complete Set of Photographs for Chief Inspector. UNSCOM".

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991?    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 Archival Swivel Arch Binder
Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00407 Box Number 17 Series 6
DUNN00408 3029 - UNSCOM II Team Photos
Photographs and Negatives

Nine colour photographs taken at various official and social UNSCOM [United Nations Special Commission] functions. The photographs depict Peter Dunn, other members of UNSCOM and other participants at these functions. Dimensions of photographs: 151mm by 101mm.

Also contains 36 negatives which correspond to the photographs described above.

Records in this file were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "3029 - UNSCOM II Team Photos". For preservation purposes, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder Formats Photographic Film Negatives and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00408 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00409 Muthanna - Offical United Nations' Photographs

Fifteen colour photographs, taped onto captioned A4 sheets. Dimensions of photographs: 177mm by 126mm.

Also includes a cover sheet on DSTO letterhead which identifies the photographs as belonging to a set of more than 100 colour photographs taken by the official United Nations' photographer at Al Muthanna chemical weapons' facility near Samarra, Iraq.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Quantity 2 cm, 1 Folder Formats General Correspondence and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00409 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00410 The First UNSCOM Inspection of Muthanna. 8 June 1992

Contains:
- Assorted papers generated during and in relation to the first on-site inspection carried out by UNSCOM [United Nations Special Commission] in Iraq, May 1991. Subjects covered include Peter Dunn's travel to and activities in Bahrain and Iraq as Team Leader of the Chemical Weapons Inspection Team of UNSCOM. These papers include letters, faxes, a travel itinerary, Security Council Report regarding the implementation of Security Council resolution 687 (1991), a letter from Rolf Ekeus to Peter Wilenski, Australian Ambassador to the United Nations which includes an annex entitled "Instructions: Initial Exploratory Inspection", etc. Correspondents: John Gee, C. Dodson, Rolf Ekeus, Peter Wilenski, Abdul Amir A. Al-Anbari.
- "Chemical Defence and Chemical Disarmament - The Need for Both Activities" by Peter Dunn, Chief, Protective Chemistry Division, Defence Science and Technology Organisation, 4th International Symposium for the Protection Against Chemical Warfare Agents, Stockholm, Sweden, 8-12 June 1992.
- "Iraq's Chemical Arsenal - The First UNSCOM Inspection of Al Muthanna" by Peter Dunn. Nine page typescript with annex.
- Newsletters and news clippings.

File title is derived from an inscribed manila folder extant in this inventory item.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1992 - 1993    Quantity 2 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Talks and/or Speeches, Published Papers or Articles and Facsimile Transmissions
Inventory Identifier DUNN00410 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00411 Iraq's Chemical Arsenal - The First UNSCOM Inspection of Al Muthanna

This file contains assorted records pertaining to an informal meeting on Iraq's chemical arsenal, held Monday 8 June 1992 at the Norra Latin City Conference Centre, Stockholm, Sweden. This informal meeting was open for all registered participants in the Fourth International Symposium on Protection against Chemical Warfare Agents, 8-12 June 1992, Stockholm, Sweden.

Records include:
- Paper entitled "Iraq's Chemical Arsenal - The First UNSCOM [United Nations Special Commission] Inspection of Al Muthanna" by Peter Dunn (five copies), plus seventeen slides, slide list and related records.
- Paper entitled "Destruction of the Iraqi Chemical Arsenal" by Bryan C. Barrass. Two copies.
- "Iraqi Declaration of Chemical Weapons: How much did they really have, and what was it? - Paper prepared for the Stockholm Informal Meeting on Iraq's CW [Chemical Weapon] Arsenal" by John Gee. Two copies.
- "Iraq's Former CW [Chemical Weapons] Precursor Production Capability - Paper prepared for the Stockholm Informal Meeting on Iraq's CW [Chemical Weapon] Arsenal" by John Gee. Two copies.

File title is derived from an inscribed manila envelope extant in this inventory item, in which the records listed above were intiially housed. For preservation reasons, they were removed from this envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1992    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Minutes and Agendas, Talks and/or Speeches, Photographic Transparencies and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00411 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00711 Symposium on Protection Against Chemical Warfare Agents - Stockholm 8-12 June 1992 - "Chemical Defence and Chemical Disarmament - The Need for Both Activities" by Peter Dunn

Contains paper presented at symposium, plus fifteen slides, slide list and an annotated copy of Peter Dunn's paper showing placement of slides.

File title is derived from an inscribed manila envelope extant in this inventory item, in which the records listed above were intiially housed. For preservation reasons, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1992    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Talks and/or Speeches, Photographic Transparencies and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00711 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00712 "A FOA Briefing Book on Chemical Weapons - Threat, Effects and Protection"

Contains FOA (Swedish Defence Research Agency) publication, and four miscellaneous items regarding chemical weapons and related subjects.

For preservation reasons, during processing the records listed above were removed from the uninscribed manila folder in which they were originally housed.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1989 - 1992    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Ephemera and Books
Inventory Identifier DUNN00712 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00713 Photos - Bahrain

Contains two uninscribed colour photographs, taken in what looks to be a hotel or conference facility. Peter Dunn features in both photos. Dimensions: 151mm x 101mm.

File title is derived from an inscribed envelope extant in this inventory item, in which the records listed above were intiially housed. For preservation reasons, they were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00713 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00714 "Fourth International Symposium on Protection against Chemical Warfare Agents, 8-12 June 1992, Stockholm, Sweden"

Supplement to the International Defense Review. Publication of the Jane's Information Group, 1992.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1992    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Publications
Inventory Identifier DUNN00714 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00715 "Sveriges Riksdag - The Swedish Parliament"

Educational brochure. Enclosed items include invitation to lunch issued to Peter Dunn by the Director General of the National Defence Research Establishment.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Formats Ephemera, Maps and Books
Inventory Identifier DUNN00715 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00716 Fourth International Symposium on Protection Against Chemical Warfare Agents (8-12 June 1992, Stockholm, Sweden)

Records include:
- List of Symposium participants.
- United Nations' press releases and assorted news clippings and published articles regarding the identification and destruction of chemical weapons in Iraq, and two articles about chemical weapons located in the Soviet Union. 1991-1993.
- "The ASA [Applied Science and Analysis] Newsletter", 92-5, October 15, 1992, issue number 32.
- "CBW [Chemical and Biological Weapons] News", Quarterly Bulletin of Chemical and Biological Weapons Issues, Number 10, October 1992.
- "Halabja - Iraq attacks its own people", statement issued by DSTO - MRL [Defence, Science and Technology Organisation - Materials Research Laboratory] regarding 1988 attack.
- Correspondence between Carmel Anderson and Peter Dunn regarding his keynote address to be delivered at the Symposium on Protection Against Chemical Warfare Agents. Dates: May 1992.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991 - 1993    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Ephemera, News Clippings, Photocopied Documents, Facsimile Transmissions and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00716 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00717 Travel to Sweden June 1992 - Technical Papers

Contains:
- List of [overhead] slides (two copies) and copies of slides pertaining to Peter Dunn's keynote address made at the Fourth International Symposium on Protection against Chemical Warfare Agents, held 8-12 June 1992, Stockhom, Sweden. Also includes a copy of Peter Dunn's keynote address, entitled "Chemical Defence and Chemical Disarmament - The Need for Both Activities".
- Slide list and copies of [overhead] slides pertaining to Peter Dunn's paper entitled "The First UNSCOM Inspection of Muthanna", presented at the informal meeting on Iraq's Chemical Arsenal, held Monday 8 June 1992. Also includes a copy of this paper.
- Assorted photocopied news clippings, correspondence and cablegrams on subjects regarding chemical weapons.
- Agenda and copies of the papers presented at an informal meeting on Iraq's Chemical Arsenal, held Monday 8 June 1992 at Norra Latin City Conference Centre in Stockholm, Sweden.

File title is derived from an inscribed folder extant in this inventory item, in which the records listed above were initally housed. For preservation reasons, they were removed from the folder during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1992    Quantity 2 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Diagrams, Minutes and Agendas, Talks and/or Speeches and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00717 Box Number 4 Series 6
DUNN00718 Chemicals from Foreign Sources

Photographic records and written documents in relation to chemical stores and facilities and inspection of same. Records include:
- Photographic records as follows: eight large colour photographs (c.253mm x c.202mm), one colour transparency (overhead) enclosed in a plastic sleeve, two small colour photographs (126mm x 90mm) with corresponding negatives. Most items feature Materials Research Laboratory references and/or numeric codes on the reverse.
- "Statement concerning some chemicals located at Al Muthanna State Establishment, Iraq", dated 19 October 1992, printed on DSTO- MRL [Defence, Science and Technology Organisation - Materials Research Laboratory] letterhead and signed by Peter Dunn.

File title is derived from the inscribed photographic box in which the records in this inventory item were originally housed. For preservation reasons, the records were removed from the box and rehoused during processing. The section of the box featuring the inscription is extant in a plastic sleeve in this inventory item. The rest of the box was discarded during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1992    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Photographic Film Negatives, Loose Photographic Prints, Photographic Transparencies and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00718 Box Number 5 Series 6
DUNN00719 Report of the Second Meeting of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Working Group of the United Nations Special Commission - And Other Records

Contains:
- Report of the second meeting of the CBW [Chemical and Biological Weapons] Working
Group of the United Nations Special Commission, held 24-28 June 1991. Twenty-two page document, plus appendices and cover letter dated 28 June 1991 from John Gee, Coordinator, CBW Working Group, to Rolf Ekéus, Executive Chairman, United Nations Special Commission. Duplicate photocopies (two copies retained, remaining copies discarded).
- "Executive Summary - Initial Exploratory CW [Chemical Weapons] Inspection of the Muthanna State Establishment - Iraq, 9-14 June 1991 - Executive Summary". Dated 28 June 1991. Seventeen page typescript. Duplicate photocopies (two copies retained, remaining copies discarded).
- Letter from Rolf Ekéus, Executive Chairman, Office of the Special Commission to Colonel Douglas Englund, Deputy Executive Director for Operations, United Nations Special Commission, dated 20 June 1991. Letter appoints Colonel Englund the Chief Inspector for an UNSCOM inspection mission to Iraq.
- "Decontamination Kit OS-3" and various other technical specifications in relation to items of protective equipment and clothing for use in the field.

The records listed above were originally housed in a manila envelope inscribed "CPCD" [Centre for Peacemaking and Community Development?]. For preservation reasons, the records were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 2 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Photocopied Documents and Specifications
Inventory Identifier DUNN00719 Box Number 5 Series 6
DUNN00720 United Nations Mission to Iran - 1984 - Photographs, Itineraries and Other Records

Includes:
- Itineraries and related records pertaining to overseas trips made by Peter Dunn in 1984. Includes "Visit of Dr P. Dunn from MRL [Materials Research Laboratory] Australia, and Dr J. Tregellas-Williams, DSA [Defence Security Authority?], Australia House, to CDE (Centre for Defence Enterprise) on 12 and 13 November 1984", "UN Mission to Iran (10-26 March 1984) - List of Slides" [four copies, two versions], and "Movements of P. Dunn during March/April 1984" [two copies].
- Sixteen colour photographs taken in the field and in hospitals and other locations in Iran. Dimensions: 125mm x 87mm. Photographs were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Photographs - General Series". For preservation reasons, the photographs were rehoused during processing.

The records listed above were originally housed in a plastic bag inscribed "L40079.2/97 - 10x8 Auto Prints - Material Research Lab [Laboratory]". For preservation reasons, they were removed from the bag during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1984    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Maps, News Clippings, Loose Photographic Prints, Photocopied Documents, Lists and Schedules and/or Timetables
Inventory Identifier DUNN00720 Box Number 5 Series 6
DUNN00721 "The Chemical War - A Personal Account or A Further Visit to Iran and One to Iraq - 1987" by Peter Dunn

Softbound volume dated 16 October 1987, plus minute paper for forwarding.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1987    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence and Reports
Inventory Identifier DUNN00721 Box Number 5 Series 6
DUNN00722 3RRR 102.7 Mhz (FM) - "Einstein or Go Go" - Sunday 11 October 1992 1100h - 15 Minute Interview - Audiotape

Interview with Peter Dunn that aired on Melbourne radio station 3RRR.

Ampex ELN-90 audio cassette.

File title is derived from the inscription on the case in which the cassette tape is housed. For preservation reasons, the audio cassette and case have been removed from the envelope in which they were originally housed.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1992    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Audio Recordings
Inventory Identifier DUNN00722 Box Number 5 Series 6
DUNN00723 "Manual of Land Warfare - Part One - Volume 4 - Pamphlet No 2 - Biological and Chemical Operations (Provisional) 1978"

Australian Army publication, marked "Restricted". Front cover features stamp of the Materials Research Laboratory, Maribyrnong.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1978    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Legal Documents and Manuals
Inventory Identifier DUNN00723 Box Number 5 Series 6
DUNN00724 Article for "Search"

Contains correspondence, annotated drafts and relevant literature in relation to "The Role of Australian Scientists in Chemical Weapons Disarmament", by Peter Dunn, published in Search, the official publication of ANZAAS [Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science], October 1992.

File title is derived from inscribed manila folder in which the records listed above were originally housed. Two handwritten notes are affixed to inside cover of folder. For preservation reasons, the records were removed from the folder during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991 - 1992    Quantity 2 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Drafts, Journals and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00724 Box Number 5 Series 6
DUNN00725 Two Photographs used in "Search" Article - and Other Records

Contains:

Records originally housed in an envelope inscribed "UN 17349 A #25 - Colour plus black and white photograph", as follows:
- A smaller envelope inscribed "17349A #25 Black and white negative - UN [United Nations] Inspectors examining the fuze of a chemical bomb - Muthanna State Establishment Iraq 1992 - Photo by Peter Dunn MRL [Materials Research Laboratory]". This envelope contains a strip of five black and white negatives (all the same image).
- Black and white photograph of two men inspecting a canister. Features MRL references on reverse.
- A smaller envelope inscribed "17349A #25 Colour negative - UN Inspectors examining the fuze of a chemical bomb - Muthanna State Establishment Iraq 1992 - Photo by Peter Dunn". This envelope contains a strip of five colour negatives (five different images).

Records originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Pictures - Black and white of pictures used in "Search" article", as follows:
- Two black and white photographs of bomb inspections. Both features MRL references on reverse along with other text.
- "The Role of Australian Scientists in Chemical Weapons Disarmament", Peter Dunn, Search, October 1992. Photocopy.
- Letter from Peter Dunn to Malcolm Paull, Defence, Science and Technology Organisation - Public Relations, enclosing colour print of a photograph intended for publicity purposes.

Records originally housed in an envelope inscribed "UN 2146 #27 Colour plus black and white photograph", as follows:
- A smaller envelope inscribed "UN 2146 #27 UN Inspectors about to examine a nerve gas plant (damaged) - Tabun - at the Muthanna State Establishment, Iraq 1991. Photo by Peter Dunn, MRL". This envelope houses a photograph (two copies, one colour and one black and white) and a strip of five colour negatives all of which look to have been taken in the field.

For preservation reasons, during processing all photographic records in this inventory item were removed from the enclosures in which they were originally housed, and rehoused in archival enclosures. The uninscribed envelope in which they were all originally enclosed has been discarded.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1992    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Journals, Photographic Film Negatives, Loose Photographic Prints and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00725 Box Number 5 Series 6
DUNN00726 Empty Envelope - "Einstein or Go Go" Radio Interview

Inscription on envelope in this inventory item reads: "Radio Interview 3RRR 102.7 Mhz (FM) - "Einstein or Go Go"" - Sunday 11 October 1992 1100h - (15 minutes duration) - Note: A master copy has been supplied to HSSD for the record", plus Peter Dunn's initials and the date "14/10".

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1992    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Ephemera
Inventory Identifier DUNN00726 Box Number 5 Series 6
DUNN00727 Reference Set
Part 1 of 2 - Photographs

Contains 124 colour photographs, mostly taken in the field or in temporary hospitals and medical facilities in Iran. Photographs are inscribed with numeric and alpha-numeric references on reverse, including Materials Research Laboratory codes.

Dimensions: 176mm x 125mm.

File title reflects the inscription on the envelope in which the photographs listed above were originally housed. For preservation reasons, the photographs were removed from this envelope during processing, and rehoused in an archival binder. The envelope is located in Inventory Item DUNN00728, which is Part 2 of this file.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range c. 1986    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 Archival Swivel Arch Binder
Formats Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00727 Box Number 18 Series 6
DUNN00728 Reference Set
Part 2 of 2 - Original Envelope

Contains envelope which originally held the photographs in Inventory Item DUNN00727, which is Part 1 of this file.

File title reflects envelope inscription. For preservation purposes, photographs were removed from the envelope during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range c. 1986    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Inventory Identifier DUNN00728 Box Number 5 Series 6
DUNN00729 Fifty-six Slides - Muthanna State Establishment

Includes slides of the Muthanna State Establishment, Iraq's chemical weapons' facility. Each slide bears a Materials Research Laboratory reference number.

The slides in this inventory item were originally housed across three uninscribed slide boxes inside a manila envelope inscribed "P. Dunn". For preservation reasons, the slides were removed from the slide boxes and rehoused in plastic sleeves during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00729 Box Number 5 Series 6
DUNN00730 Twelve Colour Slides - Muthanna State Establishment

Pictures were taken in the field, and include images of the Muthanna State Establishment.

Originally housed in an uninscribed slide box. For preservation reasons, the slides were removed from the slide box and rehoused during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range c. 1991    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00730 Box Number 6 Series 6
DUNN00731 Eighteen Colour Slides - Samarra - Muthanna State Establishment

Pictures were taken in the field, and include images of Muthanna State Establishment. One slide features Materials Research Laboratory photographic code 17346 #1.

Originally housed in an uninscribed slide box. For preservation reasons, the slides were removed from the slide box and rehoused during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range c. 1991    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00731 Box Number 6 Series 6
DUNN00732 UNSCOM (Chemical Weapons) - Correspondence, Media Reports and Enquiries, Facsimilies

Contains:
- "Executive Summary Report - First Chemical Weapons Inspection", dated 30 July 1991, relayed by facsimile from Rolf Ekéus, Executive Chairman of the Special Commission to Virendra Dayal, Chef de Cabinet, EOSG. Two copies.
- Assorted correspondence sent or received by Peter Dunn, and news cliippings.
- Peter Dunn's daily reports of the progress of the United Nations mission to Iraq, sent by facsimile from the Al Muthanna site, along with other communications sent by him from the field, 11-14 June 1991. Recipients include Dr R. Galluci, Deputy Executive Chairman, UNSCOM, New York, and B. Barass, UNSCOM, New York.
- Letter translated from Arabic, sent from Abdul Amir A. AL-ANBARI, Ambassador, Permanent Representative (Iraq) to Rolf Ekéus, Executive Chairman of the Security Council Special Commission. Letter transmits "the replies of the Iraqi authorities to the inquiries contained in your aforementioned letters concerning chemical and biological weapons." Also another related letter, both enclosed behind a letter from Howard Bamsey, Acting Permanent Representative to Rolf Ekéus, Executive Director, Special Commission, 24 May 1991 regarding Australian individuals and personnel available to contribute to the work of UNSCOM.

For preservation reasons, during processing the records listed above were removed from the uninscribed manila folder in which they were originally housed.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, News Clippings and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00732 Box Number 6 Series 6
DUNN00733 Unlabelled Audio Cassette

This item contains an unlabelled audio cassette tape, without a case. Dimensions are 10 cm x 6.5 cm x 1 cm.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder Formats Audio Recordings
Inventory Identifier DUNN00733 Box Number 6 Series 6
DUNN00734 Photograph of Peter Dunn at Iraqi Chemical Weapons Facility

Black and white photograph of Peter Dunn and another man inspecting the control panel of an underground chemical pilot plan at an Iraqi chemical weapons facility. Typed inscription features on reverse of photograph. Six copies. Dimensions: 171mm x 133mm. Also the corresponding negative.

The records listed above were originally housed in an uninscribed plastic bag, with the negative further enclosed in another plastic bag. For preservation reasons, they were removed from the plastic bags during processing, and rehoused. The bags were discarded during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range c. 1992    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Film Negatives and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00734 Box Number 6 Series 6
DUNN00735 "Patriots Intercepting Iraqi Scud Missiles" - Photograph

Contains night-time photograph inscribed on reverse "Photo - 12.50am - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Feb [February] 3, 1991 - Patriots intercepting incoming Iraqi Scud missiles (2)". Loose colour photograph, dimensions 25.4cm x 20.2cm. Inscription on the plastic bag in which the photograph was originally housed reads "Document and photograph supplied by David Maddison - 29 Oct [October] 1991". For preservation reasons, the photograph was removed from the bag during processing, and rehoused.

Also contains promotional brochure entitled "Eye of the Storm - The Technology of the Gulf War", issued by the Raytheon Company, about the Patriot missile system and its development as a means of defence against Scud missiles fired by Iraq during the Gulf War.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Publications and Loose Photographic Prints
Inventory Identifier DUNN00735 Box Number 6 Series 6
DUNN00736 "Peace and Disarmament News", Newsletter, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, October 1991

Subjects include United Nations' Security Council Resolution 687 of 3 April 1991 requiring Iraq to accept the elimination of its weapons of mass destruction. Also includes photographs of and quotations from Peter Dunn in relation to Chemical Weapons Regional Initiative [CWRI]. Two copies.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Newsletters
Inventory Identifier DUNN00736 Box Number 6 Series 6
DUNN00737 Muthanna State Establishment - 112 Colour Photographs

Contains colour photographs taken at the Muthanna State Establishment. Photographs are numbered on reverse from 1-113 (number 73 is missing). Dimensions of photographs: 177mm x 126mm.

Also contains a numbered list of 112 photographs entitled "Details of Photographs".

The photographs and list listed above were originally housed in an uninscribed manila envelope. For preservation reasons, they were removed from the envelope and rehoused in an archival binder during processing. The envelope was discarded during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range c. 1991    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 Archival Swivel Arch Binder
Formats Loose Photographic Prints and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00737 Box Number 19 Series 6
DUNN00738 United Nations Special Commission - May-June 1991 - Technical Papers
Part 1 of 2 - Includes Floor Plans, Instructions, Notes on Rockets

Assorted papers in relation to the preparation and execution of the United Nation mission to Iraq, May-June 1991. Records are as follows:
- Floor plans. Includes "Samarra CW Research, Production, and Storage Facility - 33-49N 043-48E" (seven sheets).
- "Instructions: Initial Exploratory Inspection (IEI) (Amended 30 May 1991)". Instructions to the Special Commission in regard to United Nations Security Council Resolution 687. Four page typescript.
- "UNSCOM [United Nations Special Commission] 2 June 1991 - Participants". Two page typescript.
- "Information for Overseas Visit - Dr P. [Peter] Dunn - UN-Sponsored May-June 1991". Singe page typescript includes details regarding funds for travel, airline tickets, insurance policy etc.
- "Some Notes on 122 mm Chemical Rockets". Single page typescript, including illustration.
- Copies of two facsimile messages, F.UN2213 and F.UN2230, "covering copies of Iraqi responses to requests from the UN [United Nation] Special Commission concerning stocks and facilities associated with Iraq's weapons of mass destruction". Facsimiles were sent from Sherree Minehan, Chemical and Biological Weapons Section, ACB, to Rod Barton (DIO) and Peter Dunn (MRL). Date: 28 May 1991. 21 sheets.
- "Information from Peter Furlonger 28 May 1991". Handwritten note, single page. Subjects include facsimile message listed above.
- "Chemical Weapons Precursors on Australia Group List". Numbered list includes names and CAS numbers for 51 chemicals. Two page typed list.
- Plus assorted other papers.

File title reflects the inscription on the cover of the folder in which the records listed above were originally housed. For preservation reasons, during processing the records were removed from this folder and subdivided to make two part files. For Part 2, see Inventory Item DUNN00739.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range May 1991 - June 1991    Quantity 2 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Memoranda, Drawings and/or Plans, Photocopied Documents, Facsimile Transmissions and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00738 Box Number 6 Series 6
DUNN00739 United Nations Special Commission - May-June 1991 - Technical Papers
Part 2 of 2 - Facsimiles, Memorandum, Published Extract

Assorted papers in relation to the preparation and execution of the United Nation mission to Iraq, May-June 1991. Records are as follows:
- "UN Special Commission - Status Report on CBW [Chemical and Biological Weapons] Task Force". Memorandum/letter signed by Peter Dunn. Subject is proposals of members to participate in the initial chemical weapons' survey team and other related matters. Date: 20 May 1991.
- Copy of facsimile message F.UN2190 regarding the United Nations Special Commission initial chemical weapons survey team. Facsimile was sent from United Nations New York to Peter Furlonger (DFAT), Peter Dunn (MRL) and Rod Barton (DIO) . Date: 17 May 1991. Six sheets plus an inserted sheet, "Retype of page 2 handwritten by Dr John Gee Director, CBW [Chemical and Biological Weapons] Working Group, UN".
- "Turning the CW [Chemical Weapons] Tide - Iraq's development of a chemical and biological weapons capability illustrates the difficulties in preventing proliferation", by Holly Porteous, Jane's Defence Weekly 11 May 1991. Eight photocopied sheets.
- Facsimile [no cover page] F-UN 2153 [sheets are numbered 2154/3, 2154/4 and 2154/5]. Title reads "Press Briefing by Executive Chairman of Special Commission on Iraq (Revised) - 9 May 1991". Three sheets.
- Facsimile F-UN 2164/2. Letter from Rolf Ekéus, Executive Chairman of the Special Commission to Dr Peter Wilenski, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations, New York. Request for 'independent advice and information' which would help facilitate the Special Commission to undertake its work. Date: 7 May 1991. Two sheets.
- Other assorted papers.

File title reflects the inscription on the cover of the folder in which the records listed above were originally housed. For preservation reasons, during processing the records were removed from this folder and subdivided to make two part files. For Part 1, see Inventory Item DUNN00738.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range April 1991 - May 1991    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Inventory Identifier DUNN00739 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00740 "Report of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Destruction Advisory Panel of the United Nations Special Commission for the Period 24-28 June 1991"

Contains thirty-two page report plus figures. Two copies, remaining duplicates have been discarded.

Also contains "Report of the Working Group on Chemical and Biological Weapons of the United Nations Special Commission for the Period 7-13 May", plus cover letter from John Gee, Coordinator, CBW [Chemical and Biological Weapons] Working Group to Rolf Ekéus, Executive Chairman, United Nations Special Commission, dated 14 May 1991. Nineteen-page report plus ten annexes, plus a second letter along with documentation pertaining to the results of the Working Group's discussion for the period 13-17 May 1991.

The records listed above were originally housed in an uninscribed manila folder. For preservation reasons, the records were removed from the folder during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 2 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence and Reports
Inventory Identifier DUNN00740 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00741 UNSCOM Inspection of Chemical Weapons in Iraq 1991 - Preparation, Execution and Reporting
Part 1 of 2 Includes "Requests and Offers of Assistance"

Contains assorted papers in relation to inspection visits to Iraq in 1991 by the United Nations Special Commission, led by Peter Dunn. Significant dates include 9-14 June (initial exploratory inspection), 24-28 June (meetings of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Working Group and the Future Compliance Working Group).

Records include:
- Security Council documents including resolution, letter and report regarding Security Council Resolutions 687 and 699.
- Letter from Yuli M. Vorontsov, Permanent Representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to the United Nations, to Rolf Ekéus, Executive Chairman, Office of the Special Commission, date 3 June 1991. Subject is offer of materials and personnel by the Soviet Union to contibute to the work of the United Nations Special Commission. Plus other attached documents.
- "UNSCOM CBW Working Group - 24-28 June 1991 - Discussion Paper - Agenda Item 6 - Future CW/BW Inspection Priorities for UNSCOM". Date: 21 June 1991.Two page document.
- Fax message to United Nations Special Commission of CH Weapons Attn: Mr J. Gee from Prins Maurits Laboratory TNO [TNO Defence Research], Mr A. Verweij. Date: 21 June 1991. Subject is positive identification of Sarin on a sample taken near a leaking rocket at "site C47". One page.
- "Quantities of Iraq's Chemical Warfare Agents as of second (16, Mai 1991) and third (22, Mai 1991) declaration:". Technical information in relation to six substances, identified as mustard gas, sarin, tabun, CS, [chemical names:] POCI3 and PO(NMe2)C12.
- "Destruction of Iraq's CBW [Chemical and Biological Weapons] Stocks, Weapons and Associated Plant" plus cover facsimile message from R. G. Manley to Professor Bryan Barrass, UN Special Commission, date 18 June 1991. Sixteen pages in total.
- "Requests and Offers of Assistance". Single-page document features offers of assistance made by various nations to the United Nations Special Commission, plus other details including the ensuing action taken in response to each offer.
- "Press Release - The First Inspection of Iraqi Chemical Weapons Capabilities pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 687 (1991)". Also includes cover facsimile complete with detailed message from Peter Dunn to Director, Materials Research Laboratory, Melbourne, date 24 June 1991.
- Telegram, marked "Restricted outward", regarding questions around the concept, structure and objective of the United Nations Special Commission. Date: 25 June 1991. Addressees include "Canberra", also Materials Research Laboratory, Melbourne. Two pages.
- "UNSCOM - List of Participants". Single-page document dated 25 June 1991.

The records listed above were originally housed in an uninscribed manila folder. For preservation reasons, the records were removed from the folder during processing and subdivided into two part files. For Part 2, see Inventory Item DUNN00742.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range May 1991 - June 1991    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Minutes and Agendas, Photocopied Documents, Facsimile Transmissions, Lists and Specifications
Inventory Identifier DUNN00741 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00742 UNSCOM Inspection of Chemical Weapons in Iraq 1991 - Preparation, Execution and Reporting
Part 2 of 2 Includes "Report on the Delegation of Scientists who have Visited Iraq to Inspect Weapons Manufacturing Plants"

Contains assorted papers in relation to inspection visits to Iraq in 1991 by the United Nations Special Commission, led by Peter Dunn. Significant dates include 9-14 June (initial exploratory inspection), 24-28 June (meetings of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Working Group and the Future Compliance Working Group).

Records include:
- "Report on the Delegation of Scientists who have Visited Iraq to Inspect Weapons Manufacturing Plants". Two-page transcript of program that aired on "ABC AM", reported on from Washington. Includes comments on the activities of UNSCOM by Peter Dunn and John Gee.
- "Recommendations Relating to Future Inspections". Looks to be recommendations made following UNSCOM's initial exploratory inspection in Iraq. Five-page document.
- "Information for Members of Inspection Teams". Date: 19 June 1991.Six-pages, includes sheets entitled "Inspector Data Sheet" and "Application for United Nations Certificate".
- Floor-plan of Samarra (Muthanna) State Establishment. Photocopy. Two copies, remaining duplicates have been discarded.
- "UNSCOM 2 June 1991 - Participants". Two-page list, features names, addresses and contact numbers. Two copies.
- "UNSCOM Inspection Schedule". Calendar for June-September 1991 showing dates of inspections and other activities in relation to: ballistic missiles, biological warfare, chemical warfare, nuclear. Includes Peter Dunn's annotations in entries regarding biological warfare and chemical warfare.
- News clippings.
- "Dr P. [Peter] Dunn A.M. FRACI [Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute) - Biographical Summary - July 1991". Single-page document, printed on the letterhead of Materials Research Laboratory.
- "Media Enquiries re Iraqi CW [Chemical Weapons] Activities". Memo signed by Peter Dunn, addressed to "Head, Scientific Services Division" of the Materials Research Laboratory. Date: 4 July 1991.
- "Details of Photographs". Three-page typed list showing brief descriptions for 112 photographs. Duplication of photograph list contained in Inventory Item DUNN00737. Two copies.
- Press releases and media notes. Includes "UN Press Release - The First Inspection of Iraqi Chemical Weapons Capabilities pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 687 (1991)". Four-pages, annotated "Received from New York 24.6.91".

The records listed above were originally housed in an uninscribed manila folder. For preservation reasons, the records were removed from the folder during processing and subdivided into two part files. For Part 1, see Inventory Item DUNN00741.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range June 1991 - July 1991    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, News Clippings, Drawings and/or Plans, Photocopied Documents, Facsimile Transmissions, Lists, Forms and Schedules and/or Timetables
Inventory Identifier DUNN00742 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00743 News Clippings - UNSCOM Mission in relation to Iraq Chemical Weapons' Facilities - August 1991

Small set of news clippings in relation to stockpiled chemical weapons in Iraq and their inspection by UNSCOM, led by Peter Dunn. Includes:
- "Saddam's nerve gas secrets", Leonard Doyle, The Independent, Sunday 4 August 1991.
- "The secrets of Iraq's biggest chemical-warfare factory", Age, Monday 5 August 1991. This is a version of the article that is described above. Two copies.
- "Expert eye in a land of war", Peter Weiniger, Age, Thursday 8 August 1991. Subject is Peter Dunn's leadership of the inspection of Muthanna chemical weapons facility in June 1991. Seven copies.

The records listed above were originally housed in a manila folder inscribed "Dr Raul - Dr [Crove] - CPCD". For preservation reasons, they were removed from the folder during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range August 1991    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats News Clippings and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00743 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00744 "UN Special Commission - Initial Exploratory Inspection of the Muthanna State Establishment - Iraq, 9-14 June 1991 - Executive Summary" - F-UN 2452 - Unclassified Version - Facsimile Copy Plus Cover Message

Also includes 48-page report entitled "Iraq - Future Compliance with Resolution 687", dated 1 August 1991, transmitted by facsimile from Sherree Minehan, Chemical and Biological Disarmament Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Canberra to Bob Matthews, Materials Research Laboratory.

The records in this inventory item were originally enclosed in an uninscribed manila folder. For preservation purposes, they were removed from the folder during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Reports, News Clippings, Photocopied Documents and Facsimile Transmissions
Inventory Identifier DUNN00744 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00745 Conceptual Mobile Demilitirization Facility Plan for the Destruction of Iraqi Chemical Weapons

Contains information, specifications and illustrations pertaining to a mobile demilitirization facility intended for the destruction of Iraqi chemical weapons, as presented to the Office of the Special Commission (UNSCOM) by Waste Management, Incorporated and Waste Management International Incorporated. Records consist of extensive text and technical specifications, and plans, elevations, photographs and diagrams. Includes three loose, A1-sized illustrations of the facility and incineration system, which are enclosed, folded, in three plastic sleeves.

The papers and plans in this inventory item were originally housed in a labelled ringbinder. File title is derived from this original label. For preservation purposes, during processing they were removed from the ringbinder and rehoused. The labelled cover page from the binder is extant at the top of this file. The ringbinder was subsequently discarded.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder Formats Diagrams, Illustrations, Drawings and/or Plans and Specifications
Inventory Identifier DUNN00745 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00746 "Interviews on Radio (In Sequence)" - Audio Cassette

Contains uninscribed TDK D90 audio cassette.

File title is derived from inscription on cassette case. Inscription continues: "1. ABC 3LO Melbourne 1715h - 4 July, Doug Aiton (12 min [minutes]) - 2. 2SER Undercurrents 1730 h 9 July 91 (4 min) - 3. 2CN, 1810h 9 July 91".

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Audio Recordings
Inventory Identifier DUNN00746 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00747 UNSCOM Mission to Iraq 1991 (Chemical Weapons) - Working Papers Including Daily Notebook
Part 1 of 3 - Notebook

Contains a daily notebook. Front cover is inscribed "Dr P. Dunn - Visit to Bahrain/Iraq - May-June 1991". Notebook features detailed daily entries written by Peter Dunn from Saturday 1 June to Monday 17 June (Iraq and Bahrain), and from 20 June (arrived United Nations, New York) to Friday 28 June (with gaps). Also includes contact information and general notes at the beginning of the book. Exercise book, dimensions: 297mm x 204mm.

This notebook was originally enclosed loose within an uninscribed folder of what look to be working papers of Peter Dunn's in relation to the execution of the UNSCOM [United Nations Special Commission] mission to Iraq in June 1991. For preservation purposes, the records were removed from the folder during processing and subdivided into three part files. For Parts 2 and 3, see Inventory Items DUNN00748 and DUNN00749. The folder was discarded during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range June 1991    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Notebooks
Inventory Identifier DUNN00747 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00748 UNSCOM Mission to Iraq 1991 (Chemical Weapons) - Working Papers Including Daily Notebook
Part 2 of 3 - Includes "Response to the letter from the Executive Chairman of 14 May 1991 concerning chemical weapons"

Contains what look to be working papers of Peter Dunn's in relation to the execution of the UNSCOM mission to Iraq in June 1991. Records include:
- Facsimile written by Peter Dunn addressed to the Director of the Materials Research Laboratory, Melbourne, dated 20 June 1991. Subject is activities and developments on the first day of Peter Dunn's role at UNSCOM [United Nations Special Commission].
- "Expert returns to source of hated weapon", Advertiser, Wednesday 10 July 1991. Subject is Peter Dunn's role as United Nations inspector of chemical weapons in Iraq. Original and photocopy.
- Letter from Peter Dunn to Lieutenant Colonel Charles Vagi, Commanding Officer and Surgeon Commander John Parkes, Medical Officer, dated 12 July 1991, subtitled "Operation Blazer - Support to UNSCOM". Subject of letter is upcoming visit to Materials Research Laboratory, Melbourne.
- "Team Members - Future Involvement in Inspections". First team member listed in Peter Dunn. Single-page list. Two copies.
- "Response to the letter from the Executive Chairman of 14 May 1991 concerning chemical weapons", marked "Brookes 91-16827". Annotated list in relation to what looks to be information provided to UNSCOM about Iraqi chemical weapons' facilities and materials.
- Other similar papers.

Records were originally housed in a plastic sleeve on the inside cover of an uninscribed folder containing Inventory Items DUNN00747-DUNN00749. For preservation purposes, the records were removed from the folder during processing and subdivided into three part files. For Parts 1 and 3, see Inventory Items DUNN00747 and DUNN00749. The folder was discarded during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range May 1991 - July 1991    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, Maps, News Clippings, Drawings and/or Plans, Photocopied Documents, Facsimile Transmissions, Lists, Forms and Proposals and/or Submissions
Inventory Identifier DUNN00748 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00749 UNSCOM Mission to Iraq 1991 (Chemical Weapons) - Working Papers Including Daily Notebook
Part 3 of 3 - Includes "Safety Rules"

Contains what look to be working papers of Peter Dunn's in relation to the execution of the UNSCOM [United Nations Special Commission] mission to Iraq in June 1991. Records include:
- "Safety Rules". List of rules arranged under two subheadings: "Infrastructure Rules" and "EOD [Explosive Ordnance Disposal]/EOR Rules". Single-page typed document.
- "Iraq Special Mission - Report Requirements". Single-page typed list of entries numbered i-vii.
- Organisational Control Plan - Initial Exploratory Inspection (I. E. I.)". Single-page organisational plan is in Peter Dunn's hand.
- "UN Special Commission - First CW [Chemical Weapons] Inspection Team - Preliminary List of Experts". Single-page typed list, features names as well as dates and nationalities.
- "Samarra CW [Chemical Weapons] Research, Production, And Storage Facility". Site plan, includes enlargement. Single page.
- Colour photograph inscribed on reverse "Bunker 2 B13 - Sand, 1m - Concrete, 3m (unreinforced) - Sand, 3m - Concrete, 1m (reinforced) [total] 8m". Dimensions: 150mm x 102mm. Photograph was originally housed in a plastic sleeve along with a list entitled "Draft List of Facilities Declared at the Samarra Site to be Inspected by the First CBW [Chemical and Biological Weapons] Inspection Team".
- Other similar records.

Records were originally housed in an uninscribed folder containing Inventory Items DUNN00747-DUNN00749. For preservation purposes, the records were removed from the folder during processing and subdivided into three part files. For Parts 1 and 2, see Inventory Items DUNN00747 and DUNN00748. A business card of Peter Dunn's in his capacity as Chief, Protective Chemistry Division of the Materials Research Laboratory, which was originally enclosed on the front of the folder, has been retained in this inventory item. The folder was discarded during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range May 1991 - June 1991    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Diagrams, Ephemera, Reports, Drawings and/or Plans, Loose Photographic Prints, Lists and Specifications
Inventory Identifier DUNN00749 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00750 Photograph for Publication in "Chemistry in Australia" and Other Assorted Photographic Records

Contains:

- Two uninscribed colour photographs (two copies of one, three copies of the other). Group shots which include Peter Dunn. Originally enclosed in an envelope inscribed "Dr Dunn - #2146 - #2147 - #2148 - #2149".
- Chemistry in Australia, Volume 58, No 9, September 1991. Includes article entitled "Australian Heads UN Chemical Weapons Inspection Team in Iraq" about the work of UNSCOM and the role of Peter Dunn, with reprinted photograph of UN inspection of chemical bombs in Iraq.
- Black and white photograph of UN inspection of chemical bombs in Iraq, as printed in the issue of Chemistry in Australia listed above. Five copies. Materials Research Laboratory reference MRL17377 #1 is inscribed on the back of each photo. Originally enclosed in an envelope inscribed "Second rate prints only - Dr Dunn - Copy to be sent to Bruce Guise with caption and attribution details".
- Thirteen colour photographs and fourteen corresponding colour negatives. Aerial shots taken over Baghdad, Iraq, Bahrain and Kuwait. Date (June 1991) and location are inscribed on the back of each photograph. Originally enclosed in an envelope inscribed "Bahrain/Baghdad June 91".
- Blue United Nations' armband featuring UN insignia. Originally enclosed in an envelope inscribed "United Nations Armband and Insignia".
- Eight loose pages that look to be copies of overhead slides. Subjects are UNSCOM, conditions in Iraq, the Initial Exploratory Investigation [IEI], Muthanna, and the Inspection schedule.
- Black and white photograph of UN inspection of chemical bombs in Iraq, as printed in the issue of Chemistry in Australia listed above. Three copies. Materials Research Laboratory references are inscribed on the reverse of each photo, plus other details. Also two labels featuring caption and attribution for this photograph. These records were originally enclosed in an envelope inscribed "Dr Dunn X3560 - Please note: B/W Prints have been redone - These are the quality prints".
- "Specialised Instrumentation Group/Photograph - (Attention: Mr A. McLean) - Muthanna 1991. Viewgraphs and Slides Requirements are:" List of photographs showing Materials Research Laboratory references and subject matter depicted. Two page list, signed by Peter Dunn.

For preservation purposes, the photographic records listed above were in each case removed from the envelopes in which they were originally housed, and enclosed in archival sleeves. In addition, the records were removed from the uninscribed manila folder in which they were originally housed.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 2 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Ephemera, Journals, Photographic Film Negatives, Loose Photographic Prints and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00750 Box Number 7 Series 6
DUNN00751 "Age" Photograph of Peter Dunn and Other Photographic Records

Contains:

- Eighteen colour negatives. Negatives depict chemical weapons, chemical weapons' facilities and inspection personnel. Originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Muthanna - UNSCOM [United Nations Special Commission] 2 - 5" x 3" colour negatives from colour prints. Total: 18. August 1991". Dimensions: 125mm x 99mm.
- Nineteen colour photographs, and twenty corresponding negatives in five strips. Photographs include aerial shots, photos of people and equipment, and a photograph of the exterior of the United Nations building in New York. Originally enclosed altogether in an envelope inscribed "Negatives", within another envelope inscribed "Muthanna - Baghdad - Kuwait - Bahrain". Dimensions of photographs: 150mm x 101mm.
- Black and white photograph of Peter Dunn seated in front of a desk. Inscription on reverse reads "Dr Peter Dunn - Chief, Protective Chemistry Division, Materials Research Laboratory, DSTO [Defence, Science and Technology Organisation], August 1991 - The Melbourne Age Photographer: Mike Martin". Also features the copyright stamp of the Age newspaper. Dimensions: 246mm x 194mm. Photograph was originally housed in an envelope which features the stamp of the Age newspaper's Photo Sales Service and is addressed to Peter Dunn.
- Four loose papers to do with Iraqi chemical weapons' stockpiles and the UNSCOM mission to Iraq, including transmission or publication of photographic images of same.

For preservation purposes, the photographic records listed above were in each case removed from their original housing, and enclosed in archival sleeves. In addition, the records were removed from the uninscribed manila folder in which they were originally housed.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Loose Photographic Prints, Photographic Transparencies and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00751 Box Number 8 Series 6
DUNN00752 Findings and Outcomes of UNSCOM Inspections of Iraqi Chemical Weapons 1991-1992 - Media Reports, Interviews, Correspondence, etc

Contains:
- Black and white photographic portrait of Peter Dunn. Four copies. Materials Research Laboratory reference "MRL16251" is inscribed on the back of each of them. Dimensions: 185mm x 134mm. For preservation purposes, during processing these photographs were removed from the uninscribed envelope in which they were originally housed, and enclosed in archival sleeves. The envelope was discarded.
- "UN [United Nations] Team Completes Five-Week Inspection of Iraq's Largest Chemical Weapons Facility". Press release dated 20 November 1991. Also a cover facsimile, from Peter Dunn to John Gee, Director, Chemical and Biological Disarmament Section, dated 27 November 1991.
- "Address by Mr A. J. Ayers AO to 1991 RUSI National Seminar - Realignment of World Order - Implications for Asia Pacific Security - 28 September 1991 - Defence Self Reliance and the New World Order". Two-pages, typed notes. Appears incomplete.
- "UN Special Commission - Report of the Activities of UNSCOM for the period April-October 1991 by Rolf Ekeus - Executive Chairman - Office of the Special Commission - Report S/23165 of 25 October 1991 - United Nations Security Council". 36-page report. Also a cover letter from Peter Dunn, Chief, Protective Chemistry Division, Materials Research Laboratory to Deputy Secretary, S and I, CDS. Date: 4 December 1991.
- Pacific Research, a periodical of the Peace Research Centre, Australian National University, Volume 4, Number 4, November 1991. Includes interview with John Gee entitled "Confessions of an On-site Inspector". Subject is the inspection and destruction tasks carried out by the UNSCOM Working Group responsible for chemical and biological weapons.
- Further accounts published in the media of the inspections and and destruction of chemical weapons carried out in Iraq by UNSCOM as well as the work of Peter Dunn therein. Also correspondence regarding presentations on the same subject, delivered by Peter Dunn.

For preservation reasons, during processing the records listed above were removed from the uninscribed manila folder in which they were originally housed.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range August 1991 - February 1992    Quantity 2 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, Reports, News Clippings, Newsletters, Talks and/or Speeches, Journals, Loose Photographic Prints and Facsimile Transmissions
Inventory Identifier DUNN00752 Box Number 8 Series 6
DUNN00753 "Special Commission Conducts Exploratory Inspection at Muthanna State Establishment, Iraq's Chemical-Weapon Facility, 9-14 June" - United Nations' Press Release IK/27 24 June 1991

Contains three-page press release, plus attached news release issued by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade entitled "Australians among experts verifying Iraq's Chemical Weapons" and dated 13 June 1991. Two copies, all remaining duplicates have been discarded.

Also contains a letter from D. Pearson, Lieutenant Colonel for General Officer Commanding, Australian Army, to W. Connick, Director, Materials Research Laboratory, dated 9 August 1991. Letter requests permission for Peter Dunn to deliver a presentation on the chemical warfare aspects of the Middle East conflict to officers of Headquarters Logistic Command. Approval of this request, along with precis of lecture, abstract of Peter Dunn's lecture and other information feature on an attached item of correspondence, which is printed on the letterhead of the DSTO [Defence, Science and Technology Organisation] - Materials Research Laboratory.

For preservation reasons, the records listed above have been removed from the uninscribed manila folder in which they were originally housed.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00753 Box Number 8 Series 6
DUNN00799 Reporting of Iraqi Chemical Weapons Developments - News Clippings and Correspondence

Contains:
- "Saddam's Poison Factory", Leonard Doyle, Independent, Sunday 4 August 1991. For preservation reasons, this news clipping was removed from the envelope in which it was originally housed, which is inscribed "Newspaper [Article] - London".
- Other news clippings (photocopies) to do with Iraqi chemical weapons, British chemical and nuclear exports to Iraq, UNSCOM [United Nations Special Commission] inspections of stockpiled weapons, and the Gulf War, published in the Independent and the Age newspapers in August 1991.
- Correspondence to do with publication of a photograph depicting United Nations' officials inspecting chemical bombs in Iraq, in the September 1991 issue of Chemistry in Australia.

For preservation reasons, during processing the papers in this inventory item were removed from the uninscribed folder in which they were originally housed.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range July 1991 - August 1991    Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats General Correspondence, News Clippings, Photocopied Documents and Facsimile Transmissions
Inventory Identifier DUNN00799 Box Number 8 Series 6
DUNN00800 Chemical Weapons' Sites and Inspections - Seventeen Transparencies

Large colour transparencies depicting chemical weapons, chemical weapons' facilities, and inspection personnel in Iraq. Each transparency was originally enclosed in its own uninscribed plastic bag. Dimensions of transparencies: 297mm x 213mm.

The transparencies in this inventory item were originally housed in an envelope inscribed "Spare []". For preservation reasons, during processing the transparencies were removed from their original housing and each one was enclosed in an archival sleeve.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range c. 1991    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00800 Box Number 8 Series 6
DUNN00801 Chemical Weapons and Chemical Weapons Sites Including Samarra Facility - Transparencies

Twenty-eight colour transparencies (viewfoils), originally enclosed in plastic sleeves. Each sleeve is inscribed with a unique Materials Research Laboratory photographic reference codes. Transparencies depict chemical weapons facilities including Samarra Chemical Weapons Research, Production and Storage Facility, as well as missiles, equipment and inspection personnel in Iraq.

Photographic codes are as follows:
File no 2146 - #8, 13 [two copies], 13A, 22, 23, 25, 33, 35.
File no 2147 - #4, 17, 22, 34, 35.
File no 2148 - #11, 14, 32.
File no 2149 - #13, 16, 18, 31.
File no 17349A - #4, 9A, 15, 20A.
File no 17349 - frame 9, 14.

The transparencies listed above were originally housed in an uninscribed manila folder. For preservation purposes, during processing the transparencies were removed from their original housing. Each one was placed in an archival enclosure behind its original sleeve.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range c. 1991    Quantity 2.5 cm, 1 Archival Swivel Arch Binder
Formats Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00801 Box Number 20 Series 6
DUNN00802 "Iraq's Chemical Arsenal - The First UNSCOM Inspection of Al Muthanna - by Peter Dunn AO - Chief Inspector UNSCOM 2" - Slide

Colour presentation slide. Slide casing is inscribed with Materials Research Laboratory reference code "M.R.L. S.I.G. Photography No VA581X11 [or VA581XII?]".

Slide was housed loose in the box at the time of transfer.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Quantity 0.5 cm, 1 Folder Formats Photographic Transparencies
Inventory Identifier DUNN00802 Box Number 8 Series 6
DUNN00803 "Poison on the Wind - The New Threat of Chemical and Biological Weapons", Gary Thatcher et al, published in Christian Science Monitor, Special Report, January 2-8, 1989

Contains "B" section of the Christian Science Monitor. Photocopied document.

This inventory item also contains a loose handwritten note in Peter Dunn's hand, which reads "Nickel-silver, rhodium plated. Information from the Mint 11/2/92".

Oversized file.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1989 - 1992    Quantity 1.5 cm, 1 Folder
Formats News Clippings, Loose Notes and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00803 Box Number 9 Series 6
DUNN00804 "Independent", Sunday 4 August 1991 - News Clippings

Contains:
- "Saddam's nerve gas secrets", page 1. Original and photocopies.
- "Saddam's Poison Factory", page 15. Original and photocopies
- "Some worrying questions for the minister", page 15. Original and photocopies.

For preservation reasons, the records listed above were removed during processing from the uninscribed manila folder in which they were originally enclosed.

Oversized file.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats News Clippings and Photocopied Documents
Inventory Identifier DUNN00804 Box Number 9 Series 6
DUNN00805 Muthanna State Establishment
Part 1 of 2 - Transparencies and Viewfoil Lists

Contains fourteen transparencies (viewfoils) of the Muthanna State Establishment in Iraq. Transparencies were originally enclosed behind plastic sleeves. Some sleeves feature unique photographic file references, including the following Materials Research Laboratory codes: 2146 #22; 2148 #14; 2147 #35; 17349A #4; 17349 #14.

Also contains two lists of viewfoils supplied by Peter Dunn, dated November 1992, and an item of correspondence in relation to 'vufoils' received by Colin R. Evans. Letter is dated 8 October 1991.

The contents of this inventory item were originally part of a set of records, including a map of Baghdad and other papers, housed in an uninscribed Kodak box. For preservation purposes, during processing they were removed from the box and subdivided into two part files. For Part 2 of this file, see Inventory Item DUNN00806. The transparencies were rehoused in archival sleeves behind their original sleeves, together with the accompanying paper-based documentation. The Kodak box was discarded.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1991 - 1992    Quantity 4.5 cm, 1 Archival Swivel Arch Binder
Formats General Correspondence, Photographic Transparencies and Lists
Inventory Identifier DUNN00805 Box Number 21 Series 6
DUNN00806 Muthanna State Establishment
Part 2 of 2 - Map of Baghdad and Other Records

Contains:
- Published map of Baghdad entitled "Joint Operations Graphic". For preservation reasons, this map was removed during processing from the envelope in which it was originally housed, which is inscribed "Maps".
- United Nations' Press Release entitled "Special Commission Conducts Exploratory Inspection at Muthanna State Establishment, Iraq's Chemical-Weapon Facility, 9-14 June", IK/27, 24 June 1991. Also attached news release issued by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, entitled "Australians among experts verifying Iraq's Chemical Weapons" and dated 13 June 1991.
- Loose note, begins "LD50 data", written in Peter Dunn's hand. Looks to relate to chemical composition of "GF" and "GB".

The contents of this inventory item were originally part of a set of records, including fourteen transparencies and accompanying papers, housed in an uninscribed Kodak box. For preservation purposes, during processing they were removed from the box and subdivided into two part files. For Part 1 of this file, see Inventory Item DUNN00805. The Kodak box was discarded during processing.

Creator Dunn, Peter
Date range 1986 - 1991    Quantity 1 cm, 1 Folder
Formats Ephemera, Maps and Loose Notes
Inventory Identifier DUNN00806 Box Number 8 Series 6

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