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Bassiouni Promises to Develop Database to Correlate Data in Reports Received

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

Bassiouni explains to Kalshoven that he submitted the report he prepared to the Commission for consideration only, not publication.
Bassiouni Responds to Kalshoven Fax

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

In this fax to Kalshoven, Bassiouni approves of Kalshoven's plan regarding the Dutch TV station, but does not want pictures taken during the Commission's meeting.
Bassiouni's Follow-Up Regarding Private Funding, Physicians for Human Rights, Review of Material and the Database, 1937-

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

Bassiouni updates Kalshoven in this fax. He also wants to know how he should authorize the Physicians for Human Rights to act, and discusses possible funding from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Soros Foundation. Also, while compiling the database is time-consuming, Bassiouni expects to have it ready for the upcoming meeting.
Bassiouni's Updates on Physicians for Human Rights and Other Issues

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

Bassiouni's fax explains that Physicians for Human Rights is still unsure whether it can assume on-site investigation expenses. He also notes that he has prepared a database system consisting of all reports prior to and after the New York meeting.
Commission Established Pursuant to Security Council Resolution 780 (1992)

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

Confidential Report to the Secretary-General on the establishment of the Commission of Experts
Commission of Experts Meeting Minutes Session 1

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

Meeting minutes of the first session of the Commission of Experts
Draft: Suggested Members of the United Nations Investigation Panel for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

Draft of suggested members of the United Nations Investigation Panel for War Crimes in the Former Yugoslavia
Enclosure of Bassiouni's Letter to the Foreign Editor of the New York Times

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

Bassiouni faxed this letter to Kalshoven and urged him to distribute it to individuals who received Kalshoven's fax on 12-01-92.
Fax from M. Cherif Bassiouni to Carl-August Fleischhauer

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

Fax from M. Cherif Bassiouni to Carl-August Fleischhauer acknowledging receipt of letter of October 9, 1992
Fax from M. Cherif Bassiouni to Carl-August Fleischhauer

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

Fax from M. Cherif Bassiouni to Carl-August Fleischhauer regarding Bassiouni's appointment to the Commission of Experts and his October 26-29 trip to New York City
Update on Bassiouni's Work

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

In this fax to Kalshoven, Bassiouni explains he has uncovered over 150 violations. Governmental reports he reviewed contained little information. He also asks if the Physicians for Human Rights can provide a detailed forensic report on evidence from the Vukovar mass grave.
Ways of Improving the Database

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017

Bassiouni explains his work with the International Human Rights Law Institute (IHRLI). He wants to bring it more in line with international human rights law and has prepared a grant proposal for funding from the Soros Foundation.
Cornfield May Hold 300 Killed by Serbs

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017 and Chicago Tribune

This article discusses the Ovcara mass grave.
Commission of Experts Meeting Minutes Session 2

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017 and Commission of Experts

Meeting Minutes of the second session of the Commission of Experts
S/25274

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017 and Commission of Experts

Rules of Procedure of the Commission of Experts Established Pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Security Council Resolition 780 (1992) Adopted by the Commission at the Second Meeting of it's Second Session on 14 December 1992
E/CN.4/1992/s-2/6

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017 and Commission on Human Rights

Report of the Commission on Human Rights in its Second Special Session
Chronology of Events in the Area of Zvornik

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017 and Hans Fredrik Lehne

List of Events in Zvornik from February 1992 to May 1992, includes map of the area
Er Zijn Reeksen Verhalen

M. Cherif Bassiouni 1937-2017 and Anneke Visser

Interview with Kalshoven from the Dutch journal Buitenland.
Letter to M. Cherif Bassiouni from Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Boutros Boutros-Ghali

Letter to M. Cherif Bassiouni from Boutros Boutros-Ghali confirming Bassiouni's appointment to the Commission of Experts
Letter from Carl-August Fleischhauer to M. Cherif Bassiouni

Carl-August Fleischhauer

Letter from Carl-August Fleischhauer to M. Cherif Bassiouni forwarding the Secretary-General's confirmation of Bassiouni's appointment to the Commission of Experts
Letter from Gilli to Bassiouni

Hermann H. Gilli

Letter from Hermann Gilli to Cherif Bassiouni approving the estimated expenses of the Commission of Experts, was sent with copy of the contract, but it is not with document
Canada's Shannon Agrees to Provide Support Staff to Commission

Frits Kalshoven

Shannon congratulates Kalshoven on his appointment as president and reaffirms Canada's commitment to the commission. The Canadian government would provide lawyers, criminal investigators and support staff, and would pay the salaries of the lawyers. The Canadians also would like to discuss other financing options.
Enclosure of "Draft Examination and Analysis of Reports and Data Submitted to the Commission Between November 3-25, 1992"

William B. Schiller

Bassiouni attaches three copies of his draft, "Examination and Analysis of Reports and Data, " but they do not appear in the archives.