Subject: BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES 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. 000034 SECTION 1 OF 2 CITE CIA 341473 SERIAL: CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY ------------------------------------------- NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE REPORT CLASS NOVEMBER 1990 COUNTRY: IRAQ SUBJ: POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION CAPABILITIES OF A NUTRITIONAL PLANT LOCATED THREE MILES FROM THE ABU- GHRAIB MILITARY COMPLEX. SUMMARY: THE FOLLOWING PROVIDES GHRAIB INFANT FORMULA PRODUCTION PLANT ALTHOUGH THE PLANT WAS BUILT IN 1980 AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO PRODUCE INFANT FORMULA, IT STILL FUNCTIONS IN PERFECT WORKING ORDER WITH ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT BEING MAINTAINED. TEXT: 1. AS OF A 1985 THE NUTRITIONAL PLANT LOCATED IN ABU-GHRAIB, THE PLANT WAS FULLY. ACCORDING TO THE FACILITY HAS NOT BEEN CHANGED SINCE 1985 AND THE EQUIPMENT IS KEPT IN WORKING CONDITION. 2. THE PLANT WHICH WAS BUILT AS A TURNKEY OPERATION IN 1980 HAS NEVER BEEN USED TO PRODUCE INFANT FORMULA. COMMENT; ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO APPARENT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITIES AT THE PLANT IT DOES HAVE THE CAPACITY TO PRODUCE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS FROM THE PLANT'S FACILITIES AND FROM FOODSTUFFS STORED AT THE PLANT. THE IRAQIS HAVE THE ABILITY FOR BACTERIA PRODUCTION. ADMIN ACQ: DISSEM:First Page |Prev Page |Next Page |Src Image
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