Subject: IRAQI BIOLOGICAL WARFARE FACILITIES Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. 00 001 APR 9 2 CITE CIA 331049 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY --------------------------- APRIL 1992 COUNTRY: IRAQ SUBJ: REPORT ON THE IRAQI BIOLOGICAL WARFARE FACILITIES AT THE AQABA ESTABLISHMENT, AND PROJECTS 600 AND 400, SUMMARY: THIS REPORT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE LOCATION OF AND ACTIVITIES AT THE IRAQI BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAM FACILITIES AT THE AQABA ESTABLISHMENT, AND PROJECTS 600 AND 400. INFORMATION IS PROVIDED ON FACILITIES' DESCRIPTIONS, EQUIPMENT, AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE WEAPONIZATION ACTIVITIES. TEXT: 1. THE AQABA ESTABLISHMENT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1986 AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROJECTS 400 AND 600 (BOTH FACILITIES INVOLVED IN THE WEAPONIZATION OF IRAQI BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW) AGENTS). 2. THE AQABA ESTABLISHMENT WAS LOCATED SOUTH OF BAGHDAD IN THE VICINITY OF (33-08 N, 44-21 E), WEST OF HIGHWAY 8, AND TWO KILOMETERS (KM) NORTH OF THE BADR ESTABLISHMENT. THE FACILITY WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO KM FROM THE MAIN HIGHWAY. A CLUSTER BOMB FACTORY WAS LOCATED NEARBY (c) ALL MAP COORDINATES PROVIDED IN THIS REPORT GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES.) 4. PROJECT 600 WAS KNOWN AS THE "BABY MILK FACTORY" AND WAS LOCATED ON THE HIGHWAY FROM BAGHDAD TO FALLUJAH IN THE VICINITY OF (33-18 N, 44-11 E) SOME EQUIPMENT FOR A MILK FACTORY WAS INSTALLED AT THE FACILITY AND SAMPLES WERE DISTRIBUTED. BASED ON THE LEVEL OF SECURITY AT THE FACTORY, IT DID NOT MAKE MILK.) THE FACILITY HAD VERY HIGH-SECURITY INCLUDING GUARDS AND SENTRIES WHO PATROLLED THE COMPOUND, A CONCRETE FENCE AND BERM. AND ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY EMPLACEMENTS. 5. THE PROJECT 600 FACILITY WAS CONVERTED TO A BW FILLING PLANT THE FILLING FACTORY WAS BUILT WITHIN THE PREEXISTING MILK FACTORY. A SIX M HIGH DIRT BERM WAS CONSTRUCTED AROUND THE FACILITY 6. IN 1990,THE-FACILITY WAS READY TO FILL BW WEAPONSFirst Page |Prev Page |Next Page | Src Image
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