Muthanna, Iraq. 1992-07. United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) member, Colonel Pavel ...

Accession Number P02000.069
Collection type Photograph
Object type Colour
Physical description Colour
Maker Noble, Roger John Henderson
Conflict Period 1990-1999
UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) 1991 - 1998
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Description

Muthanna, Iraq. 1992-07. United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) member, Colonel Pavel Castulik, Czech Army, chemical engineer (wearing a blue United Nations hat) makes a preliminary inspection of the furnace at the mustard incinerator site. The men with their backs to the camera are Iraqi engineers. UNSCOM, operating under a UN mandate, was destroying everything related to chemical and conventional warfare.