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 D-27
weeks
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03.12.97
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 Identification operation resumes, remaining
applicants are interviewed by the Identification
Commission.
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D-26
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13.12.97
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 Letter of the S.G. to the President of the
Security Council
S/1997/974
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D-25
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16.12.97
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Identification continues in 5 offices.
 UNHCR finalizes the repatriation
plan.
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D-24
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27.12.97
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C.F. Dunbar,
new U.N.Special Representative.
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D-22
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04.01.98
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UNHCR staff and equipment are phased in.
UNHCR preparation of
departure and reception sites for repatriation.
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D-21
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15.01.98
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Report of the Secretary-General on the
situation concerning W.S.,
S/1998/35
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D-20
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19.01.98
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Start of bidding for MINURSO requirements
(including food, water, fuel, transport services,
refurbishing of sites).
UNHCR issues special
appeal for funds.
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D-19
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26.01.98
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Resolution of the Security Council
S/RES/1148 1998
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D-18
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01.02.98
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Charles Dunbar Special Representative of the
Secretary General in function
Identification continues in 8
offices.
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D-16
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14.02.98
|
 Collection of information on minefields at
designated repatriation routes and sites.
Potential returnees are
interviewed and registered by UNHCR.
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D-15
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19.02.98
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Letter from the Secretary
General to the President of the Security Council,
S/1998/142
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D-8
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13.04.98
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Report of the Secretary
General, S/1998/316, 13.04.98:
english
or french
Balance of identification: 101 772
identified applicants
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|
D-4
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11.05.98
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Balance of identification: 111 244
identified applicants
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D-3
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18.05.98
|
Progress
Report of the Secretary General, S/1998/404
The
deployment of the engineering unit (demining capability) is
going on.
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Delay of some
weeks
|
Phase-in of additional administrative staff
needed during the deployment and later in support of the
deployed military formed units.
The engineering unit
(demining capability) is deployed.
The logistics units are
deployed.
Demining of military sites
completed
Demining of designated
repatriation routes and sites begins.
Demining of specific
routes and sites for the deployment of additional military
observers and formed units, to construct additional team
sites and prepare areas for the construction of military
camps.
UNHCR starts planning
reintegration and rehabilitation programme.
The balance of the
military observer component is phased in.
The infantry battalion is
phased in.
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D-1
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31.05.98
01.06.98
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Identification is finished
Each party informs the
Secretary-General of the strength and location of its
military forces.
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D-Day
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07.06.98
|
The
consolidated list of Saharans judged eligible to vote is
published in the Mission area, together with instructions
for appeals against non-inclusion of names in the published
list.
The transitional period
begins.
Troop confinement begins.
Moroccan forces present in the Territory are reduced to a
maximum of 65,000 and confined to designated locations.
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D+1
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14.06.98
|
Amnesties for Saharan political detainees as
well as returnees are proclaimed by the Government of
Morocco. Any and all Saharan political detainees are
released. Prisoners of war are released under ICRC auspices.
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D+2
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20.06.98
21.06.98
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Deadline for submission of any appeals
regarding the list of persons judged eligible to vote.
The Identification
Commission hears appeals.
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D+6
|
20.07.98
|
The
balance of the civilian police component is phased in, in
coordination with the repatriation of Saharans eligible to
vote.
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D+7
|
25.07.98
26.07.98
|
Demining of designated repatriation routes and
sites is completed.
The Special Representative
issues the final list of voters as approved by the
Secretary-General.
Referendum Commission
becomes operational.
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D+8
|
01.08.98
|
All
laws or measures that could obstruct a free and fair
referendum are suspended.
Paramilitary units in the
existing police are neutralized.
On the basis of the final
list of eligible voters and of each voter's wish to return,
UNHCR starts repatriation to specific areas where troop
reduction and confinement have been completed.
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D+11
|
22.08.98
|
Troop
confinement is completed, including POLISARIO combatants
whose names are not in the final list of eligible voters.
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D+22
|
08.11.98
|
Polling staff is phased in.
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D+23
|
15.11.98
16.11.98
|
Repatriation is completed.
The
referendum campaign takes place.
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D+24
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22.11.98
|
Polling staff is completed.
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D+26 weeks
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06.12.98
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End of the referendum campaign .
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REFERENDUM
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07.12.98
|
 VOTE
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REFERENDUM +3 days
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10.12.98
|
Within 72 hours the referendum results are
proclaimed.
UNHCR
starts rehabilitation and reintegration programme.
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Immediately thereafter
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December 1998
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The
withdrawal of MINURSO personnel begins.
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|
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January 1999
|
MINURSO's monitoring responsibilities arising
from the referendum results are completed.
Remaining MINURSO
personnel withdraw from the Mission area.
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