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S/2016/738 16-14788 21/98 Mechanism. Furthermore, relevant sections of the Secretary-General’s bulletin on record-keeping and the management of United Nations archives of 12 February 2007 (ST/SGB/2007/5), concerning the creation, management and disposition of records, have been applied by the Mechanism. 6. The Mechanism adopted standard operating procedures and guidelines on information management, as well as the conduct of interviews; collection of evidence and information, including chain of custody forms; and analysis of information. Collection of information and evidence 7. In addition to information and evidence obtained by the Fact-Finding Mission, the Mechanism gathered information from the following: (a) The Government of the Syrian Arab Republic and all parties in the Syrian Arab Republic; (b) Other Member States of the United Nations; (c) International organizations, international and national non-governmental organizations, other entities and individuals; and (d) Open sources. 8. The information and evidence collected by the Mechanism included witness interviews and statements given to other entities (where possible collected as audio and video records or as a transcript); documents including reports, medical records and handwritten material; images including satellite imagery, photographs and videos; infographics and other data. Furthermore, the Mechanism collected forensic analysis, laboratory results and other material such as maps. Information from the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic 9. At the Mechanism’s request, documents and other supporting material such as reports, power point presentations, videos, photos, maps and diagrams were provided by the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic on the nine cases. The Government also facilitated interviews with some of the witnesses. Furthermore, the Mechanism met with representatives of the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic, including members of their armed forces, during its missions to Damascus. Information from all parties in the Syrian Arab Republic 10. The Mechanism held meetings with armed opposition groups, during which information on the cases under investigation was provided. One group facilitated an interview with one witness. The Mechanism also met with the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces. Furthermore, other parties provided documents to the Mechanism