text: 13.Mrs.T.Jawabri, alocally recruited former FAOstaffmemberofSyrian nationality, assigned asaG-1cleaner totheFAOofficeinDamascus, wasseparated fromtheorganization on31December 1983attheendofthefixed-term appointment. On27December 1982,theFAOoffice wasinformed thatherhusband had beenarrested bySyrianauthorities, reportedly without beinggivenanyreasons. On29December 1982,sheherself wasarrested atherhomebytheSyriansecurity services. Herrelatives informed theFAOofficethefollowing day.Subsequent to this,several unsuccessful attempts weremadebytheUNDOFforcecommander andthe FAOrepresentative toobtain fromtheMinistry ofForeign Affairs information on thereasons forthearrest anddetention ofMrs.Jawabri andherhusband andthe location oftheirdetention. Theyalsorequested accesstothem. However, on 31May1983,theFAOrepresentative wasinformed unofficially byanofficer ofthe Ministry thatMrs.Jawabri wasbeingheldonachargeofhaving committed acts against national security, inthat"shehadbeenacorrespondent between the /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/C.5/45/10 English Page19 reactionary rightist movement inIraqandasimilar organization inSyria", andher husband wasaccused ofhavingassisted herinthisregard. Nevertheless, the organization hasnoinformation onwhether thecouple wereformally charged. In 1986afamily member informed theorganization thatMrs.Jawabri wasbeingheldat Katana women's prison, whereshewasallowed toreceive visits onceaweek. 14.Mrs.Jawabri wasreleased fromcustody on20January 1990,without any restrictions beingplaced onher. Afghanistan 15.Mr.Daulat Mir,alocally recruited FAOstaffmember ofAfghannationality assigned toaproject inAfghanistan asaG-2driver, wastakenfromhishomeon 28August 1984bylocalsecurity authorities. Hewasreportedly arrested athis homeon28August 1984andtakentotheStateSecurity Headquarters atShishDarall andsubsequently tothePrimeMinister's Office wherehewastoldthat"somebody hadmentioned [his]nameamongtheculprits". Heappeared before arevolutionary courtonthreeoccasions: on10December 1984,on1July1985andon 18November 1986. Immediately thereafter hewascalledtomilitary service. 16.Shortly afterhisarrest, several attempts hadbeenmadetoobtain fromthe Ministry ofForeign Affairs information onthereasons forhisarrest and detention, aswellasauthorization tovisithiminhisplaceofdetention. Bya noteverbale dated11September 1984theMinistry confirmed thatMr.Daulat Mirhad beenarrested andindicated thatthereason was"suspicion of[his]beingconnected tocounter-revolutionary bands", butfailedtomention whether andwhenaccess wouldbegranted. Access wasgranted totheFAOrepresentative onlyin December 1984. TheUNDPresident representative sought exemption frommilitary service onbehalf ofMr.Daulat Mir.Thelatter neverresumed hisduties withthe organization. 17.Mr.Saleem Hairan, alocally recruited FAOstaffmember ofAfghannationality assigned toaproject inhiscountry asadriver, waspicked upbyAfghan government armyauthorities on27January 1988forcompulsory service withthem,in spiteofhisholding avalidexemption card. Despite thedemarches madebythe UNDPofficeinKabulseeking exemption fromsuchmilitary service onbehalf of Mr.Saleem Hairan, thelatter neverresumed hisduties withtheorganization. 18.Mr.Mohammad Omar, alocally recruited G-lmessenger of.Afghancitizenship, wastakenawaybypersonnel believed tobefromtheMinistry ofStateSecurity at approximately 7a.m.on17May1989,havinglefthisresidence inKarteChar(house No.UN-2067) withhisdaughter onthewaytotheFAOofficeintheUNDPcompound. Onthesamedayanoteverbale wassenttotheMinistry ofForeign Affairs ofthe Republic ofAfghanistan seeking theurgentassistance oftheMinistry in determining andadvising FAOonthewhereabouts ofMr.Omarand,ifhewasin detention, thenature ofthecharge, ifany,madeagainst him.Afurther note verbale wassenton21May1989asking againforassistance inestablishing the whereabouts ofMr.Omar. TheMinistry ofForeign Affairs firstadvised that
analysis: The text appears to be a collection of incidents involving employees of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) who were arrested and detained by government authorities in Syria and Afghanistan. The incidents are related to the employees' work with the FAO and their personal lives, suggesting that the category should be related to international organizations, human rights, or humanitarian aid.