text: (a) Assistance co the Co-ordinating Conrnittee for security of the eLections,provided by two or three advisers; (b) Observatioo of the inplementation of the etectoral security plans byspecialized staff, i.e. by observers, the numbe r of whom remains to be deternined,i.ith sol.id experieace ia the pubLic order field. The Haitian Government does not eish for, aDd is not reguesting, the dispatchof "Bfue Helnets" or of any peace-keeping force to ensure the security of thecountry, a task for which the Haitian A,rrned Forces are basically responsibte. It lrould, bowever, like the United Nations to assign to Haiti observers whosePresence would facilitate the acconprishment of the arny's nission as rdel.l as theparticipation of the population in the election oDerations. This presence would come to an end inrnediately after the elections.Al44/973 English Page3 ANNEXII Letter dated 9August 1990fromthePresident oftheProvisional Government ofHaititotheSecretary-General Withreference tomyletter of23June1990(A/44/965, annex), Ihavethe honour toprovide thefollowing details regarding thedifferent components ofthe Haitian Government's request relating totheorganization ofthegeneral elections inNovember. TheProvisional Electoral Council ofHaitiisalready rece1vlng technical assistance financed bytheUnited Nations Development Programme. TheHaitia~ Government wouldlikethisassistance tocontinue. Therequest oftheprovisional Government ofHaiticomprises twoinseparable components: observation andverification oftheelectoral process, ontheone hand;andassistance indrawing upelectoral security plansandobserving their implementation, ontheother. Initscivilian component, theoperation wouldbeanalogous totheUnited Nations Observer Mission fortheVerification oftheElectoral Process in Nicaragua, andwouldcomprise: (a)Apermanent nucleus ofsome50observers whowouldarrive inHaitiprior tovoterregistration andleaveonlyaftertheelections; (b)Reinforcements atthetimeofelections and,ifpossible, ofvoter registration, bringing thetotaltoafewhundred observers~ Co-ordination with theOrganization ofAmerican Statesisenvisaged. Initssecurity component, theoperation wouldprovide for: (a)Assistance totheCo-ordinating Committee forsecurity oftheelections, provided bytwoorthreeadvisers; (b)Observation oftheimplementation oftheelectoral security plansby specialized staff,i.e.byobservers, thenumber ofwhomremains tobedetermined, withsolidexperience inthepublic orderfield. TheHaitian Government doesnotwishfor,andisnotrequesting, thedispatch of"BlueHelmets" orofanypeace-keeping forcetoensure thesecurity ofthe country, ataskforwhichtheHaitian ArmedForces arebasically responsible. Itwould, however, liketheUnited Nations toassign toHaitiobservers whose presence wouldfacilitate theaccomplishment ofthearmy's mission aswellasthe participation ofthepopulation intheelection operations. Thispresence would cometoanendimmediately aftertheelections. I ••• Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld Libraryal 44/ 973 English Page 4
analysis: This text appears to be a request for assistance from the United Nations to support the organization of general elections in Haiti. The focus is on ensuring the security and transparency of the electoral process, rather than on specific economic or social issues. The request is for observers and technical assistance, rather than for direct financial support or development projects.