CPA_Infrastructure_Reconstruction_doc_61.pdf

Vested and Seized Iraqi Property Question: On what basis is the United States Government seizing and vesting assets · Iraq? Answer: • The President has confirmed the authority of the Department of Defense, under the laws and usages of war, to seize, sell, administer or use state- or regime- owned cash, funds or realizable securities found in Iraq. DoD will hold such property on behalf of and for the benefit of the Iraqi people and use the property only to assist. the Iraqi people and support the...