Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
IIR 2 201 0805 91/CHEMICAL WARFARE FACILITIES AT SAMARRA
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SERIAL: (U) IIR 2 201 0805 91.
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BODY PASS: (U) DIA FOR DB-8C, DAH-6 FOR INFO'
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COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (I&): GERMANY (GM); FRANCE (FR).
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SUBJ: IIR 2 201 0805 91/CHEMICAL WARFARE FACILITIES AT SAMARRA
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WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFO REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED
INTELLIGENCE' REPORT CLASSIFIED
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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DOI: (U) 750000-910600'
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REQS (U) C-SW9-1620-12-90; G-AIF-1620-02-90; G-AIF-1620-01-90;
M-5AX-1620-03-90.
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SOURCE: //2 243 0834//[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
[ (b)(7)(D) ]
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SUMMARY: THIS REPORT PROVIDES DETAILS ON THE
CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHEMICAL WARFARE
PRODUCTION FACILITIES AT SAMARRA.
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TEXT (U)
1. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE PROJECT NUMBERS ASSIGNED BY
THE IRAQIS TO PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT FOR COMPLETE LINES) AT SAMARRA
DURING ACQUISITION AND INSTALLATION' ALSO GIVEN ARE THE IRAQI
NUMBERS AND NAMES USED TO IDENTIFY EACH PLANT IN WHICH THE
EQUIPMENT IS INSTALLED' THE "PP" DESIGNATOR IN THE PROJECT NUMBER
STANDS FOR PILOT PLANT GMBH, THE NOW DEFUNCT GERMAN FIRM THAT
PROVIDED AND INSTALLED THE EQUIPMENT. THE SERIES OF PROJECT
NUMBERS WITH THE LETTERS "WET" WAS USED FOR EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AT
HABBANIYAH (FALLUJAH). WET STANDS FOR WATER ENGINEERING AND
TRADING, A GERMAN FIRM RELATED TO THE KARL KOLB COMPANY, THE
PARENT COMPANY OF PILOT PLANT GMBH' THE FRENCH FIRM PROTEC, WHICH
WAS SET UP BY SOME PILOT PLANT GMBH EMPLOYEES, IS NOW INVOLVED IN
PROJECTS WITH THE IRAQI CW PROGRAM. THE INFO FOLLOWS THE OUTLINE
-- PROJECT NAME PLANT NAME; PLANT NUMBER; REMARKS.
A. PP 535; MEDA; P7; INSTALLED 1975. THIODIGLYCOL
PRODUCTION.
B. PP 534; ALI I; UNK; MODIFIED 1983'.
C. PP 536; AHMED I AND II; P1/P2; NONE.
D. PP 553: GHAZI; UNK; NONE'
E. PP 554; ANI; P10; NONE'
F. PP 568; IESA; UNK; HYDROGEN CYANIDE PRODUCTION.
G. PP 556; MOHAMMED: P9; REACTORS WITH DOUBLE-BLADED
AGITATORS'
H. PP 570; UNK: UNK; FILLING STATION'
I. PP 562; MODI; P3 OR P4; "MODI" POSSIBLY MEANS
MODIFICATION OF PP 517.
J. PP 517; SOTI; UNK; NONE.
K' PP 564; MAI; UNK; NONE.
L. PP 565; MEDA; P7; INSTALLED 1984.
M' PP 566; SALADIN; UNK; NONE'
N. PP 576; HAUWE: UNK; NONE.
O. PP 529; UNK; UNK; NEUTRALIZATION OF PROCESS LIQUIDS.
2. THE FOLLOWING ARE FUNCTIONS AND/OR PRODUCTION
CAPABILITIES GIVEN FOR EACH PLANT. THE DATA WILL FOLLOW THE
OUTLINE -- PLANT; FUNCTION/CAPABILITY.
A. P3; INHALATION CHAMBER.
B. P4; PILOTPLANT. NOTE - IRAQIS ALSO REFERRED TO
THIS AS THE "FRENCH BUILDING".
C. P5; PILOT PLANT.
D. P6; PILOT PLANT'
E. P7; TABUN OR SULFUR MUSTARD.
F. P8; ORININALLY SULFUR MUSTARD ONLY, ESTIMATED AT
ONE TO TWO TONS PER WAY' LATER THIODIGLYCOL ADDED. NONE - IRAQIS
ALSO REFERRED TO THIS AS THE "RUSSIAN BUILDING"'
G. P9; TABUN, ESTIMATED AT TWO TONS PER DAY.
PRODUCTION CEASED IN 1987'
H. P10: SARIN OR ASSOCIATED PRECURSORS.
I. P11/P12; ORIGINALLY SARIN ONLY. LATER RELATED
PRECURSORS ADDED. NOTE - P9, P10, P11, AND P12 ALL HAD SIMILAR
PROCESS EQUIPMENT ALTHOUGH SIZES OF EQUIMMENT DIFFERED SOMEWHAT.
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COMMENTS: (U)
1. ((FIELD COMMENT) - SOURCE BELIEVES THAT IRAQ WAS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TON QUANTITIES OF THE NERVE AGENT VX AND
LABORATORY SCALE QUANTITIES OF THE INCAPACITANT BZ PRIOR TO
COALITION BOMBING OF IRAQI CW FACILITIES).
2' ((FIELD COMMENT) - SOURSE ESTIMATED A TOTAL IRAQI
PRE-WAR CW AGENT PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF 3,000 TO 4,000 METRIC TONS
PER YEAR FOR ALL AGENTS. SOURCE DID NOT KNOW THE NUMBERS OF HOURS
PER DAY OR DAYS, PER YEAR THAT THE IRAQI FACILITIES COULD OR DID
OPERATE. THE ESTIMATE ASSUMES THAT SHE HABBANIYAH PRECURSOR
FACILITIES WERE PROVIDING PRECURSORS TO THE AGENT PRODUCTION LINES
IN ADDITION TO PRECURSORS ALREADY AVAILABLE AT SAMARRA).
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//IPSP (U) PT 1620; PT 1620; PT 1620; PT 1620//.
//COMSOBJ: (U) 141; 141; 141; 143//.
ADMIN PROJ: (U) 202029.
INSTR: (U) US NO'
PRE: (U) 2-10463.
ACQ (U) ALEXANDRIA, VA (910626).
DISSEM: (U) NONE, FIELD: NONE SENT TO: NONE'
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