HABBANIYAH U-I FACILITY
Filename:4724394
SUBJECT: HABBANIYAH U-I FACILITY
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 24394
GENDATE: 950718
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TEXT:
ENVELOPE RATMCIAB YEKDQA 4765 3452308-MIDO--YEKDQX
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ZNY MMIDO ZNZ1
ZKZK RR AAZ DE
HEADER R 112308Z DEC 90 ZYS
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
HABBANIYAH U-I FACILITY/
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
RMK/IRAQ: BUNKER CONSTRUCTION AND POSSIBLE AIRFIELD GRADING
/ACTIVITY, HABBANIYAH
/
/[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]REVEALED A BUNKER STORAGE AREA UNDER
CONSTRUCTION AND POSSIBLE AIRFIELD GRADING NEAR SEVERAL CHEMICAL
WARFARE (CW) PRODUCTION FACILITIES IN THE HABBANIYAH AREA OF
CENTRAL IRAQ.
/
/STORAGE BUNKERS WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION 6 KM NORTHEAST OF
/HABBANIYAH U-I FACILITY, A POSSIBLE CW RELATED PRODUCTION
/FACILITY. THE BUNKERS ARE SIMILAR TO THE CRUCIFORM BUNKERS AT
/SAMARRA CW RESEARCH PRODUCTION AND STORAGE FACILITY [ (b)(1)
sec 1.3(a)(4) ], WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE POSSIBLE
STORAGE
/OF CW AGENTS AND MUNITIONS. WHEN COMPLETE THESE NEW BUNKERS MAY
/SERVE A SIMILAR FUNCTION FOR THE HABBANIYAH U-I FACILITY.
/
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
/
/ANALYSTS' COMMENTS -- ALTHOUGH THE INTENDED FUNCTION OF THE
/BUNKERS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, THEIR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO FOUR OF
/IRAQ'S CHEMICAL WARFARE PRODUCTION FACILITIES, SUGGESTS THAT WHEN
/COMPLETED THEY MAY BE INVOLVED IN THE IRAQI CW PROGRAM.
/
/[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
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