SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS DURING THE INTERIM PERIOD

i) The South Sudan Defence Force (SSDF) shall remain separate from the
National Army and be stationed in their locations under their command.

ii) Police, Prisons, Wild Life, Civil Defence, Fire Brigade and Public Security in
the Southern States shall be drawn from the people of Southern Sudan.

iii) The size of the Sudanese Armed Forces in South Sudan shall be reduced to
peace-time level once peace is established.

iv) A Joint Technical Military Committee of equal numbers shall be constituted
from the Sudanese Armed Forces on one hand and the SSDF on the other for
the purpose of supervision and implementation of the security arrangements in
this agreement (see Annexe 1).

v) The Joint Technical Military Committee shall oversee and supervise the
activities of the Cease-Fire Commission and the peace-keeping observers.

vi) The Joint Technical Military Committee shall coordinate with the Army
General HQs provision of supplies, training, armament, emoluments and other
facilities for the SSDF.

vii) A Joint Military Cease-Fire Commission shall be established to monitor
cease-fire violations and the disengagement of troops in Southern States
(Annexe 1).

viii) The Movement of the armed parties shall be coordinated and controlled by
the Joint Technical Military Committee, and its subcommittees (Annexe 1).

ix) In accordance with this agreement the President of the Republic of the Sudan
shall declare general amnesty to members of SSDF from any criminal or civil
culpability relating to acts committed during the period of the war with effect
from the date of signing this Peace Agreement (see Annexe 2).

x) There shall be established a Joint Amnesty Commission to follow up the
implementation of the General Amnesty Proclamation (see Annexe 2).

xi) There shall be established a Joint Amnesty Tribunal to receive, examine and
determine cases which are covered by this Amnesty Proclamation (see
Annexe 2).

xii) War wounded, widows, orphans and other war victims shall be rehabilitated
with assistance from the national, regional and international humanitarian
agencies.

xiii) The Annexes are considered as guidelines with a degree of flexibility to the
said committees/commissions.