(9 Oct 2007) SHOTLIST
1. Various street scenes in Basra
2. Wide of journalists at news conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Major General Graham Binns, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in Iraq:
"There has been a period of relative peace and stability in Basra, following the successful handover of Basra Palace and the repositioning of British forces from the city."
4. Cutaway of journalists
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Major General Graham Binns, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in Iraq:
"The (United) Kingdom's forces will not withdraw from Iraq following the declaration of provincial Iraqi control. The UK mission is evolving and will continue to support the Iraqi security forces and support Basra's economic and political development."
6. Cutaway of journalist
7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Major General Graham Binns, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in Iraq:
"(We will) continue to conduct border operations to protect Iraq's territorial integrity. This will include supporting the Iraqi Department of Border Enforcement along the Iran-Iraq border, whilst continuing to build the capacity of the Iraqi navy at the port of Umm Kassam."
8. Wide of journalists
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Major General Graham Binns, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in Iraq:
"The (UK) prime minister announced last week that he hoped to relocate a further one thousand troops from Iraq by Christmas. This will not affect our commitments in Basra. This figure include 500 personnel returning home following the handover of Basra Palace and a further 500 personnel who will be based outside Iraq."
10. General Richard Jones, British Consul in Basra and Major General Graham Binns, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in Iraq at news conference
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) General Richard Jones, British Consul in Basra:
"This period has seen the Basrawi political and security leaders realising their responsibility for the province's destiny and reaching out to each other in a process of dialogue."
12. Matthew Bird, Leftenent Commander, British Forces in Iraq and Hannah McMillan, Flight Leftenent, British Forces in Iraq
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Matthew Bird, Leftenent Commander, British Forces in Iraq:
"Well I think it's good news. It shows that all the hard work that we've been doing out here is paying off and that we're making progress and I think soldiers here are proud of the role they've had. And this announcement means that we've been successful in training the Iraqi forces to take over the job that we've been doing in the past. So very good news."
14. Cutaway of British soldiers talking
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hannah McMillan, Flight Leftenent, British Forces in Iraq:
"I think it's fantastic news. If the conditions are right and we've done our job properly, then it's fantastic news for the men and women who are working here."
16. Various of British soldiers talking
STORYLINE
The Commander in Chief of British Forces in Iraq said on Tuesday the UK would continue "to support the Iraqi security forces" in Basra.
Major General Graham Binns, Commander-in-Chief of British Forces in Iraq, said there had been "a period of relative peace and stability in Basra, following the successful handover of Basra Palace and the repositioning of British forces from the city."
"The (United) Kingdom's forces will not withdraw from Iraq following the declaration of provincial Iraqi control," he said. "The UK mission is evolving and will continue to support the Iraqi security forces and support Basra's economic and political development."
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