Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
(U) BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PRODUCTION AND USE.
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SERIAL: (U) IR 2 201 0883 88
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COUNTRY: (U) IZ.
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SUBJ: (U) BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PRODUCTION AND USE.
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DOI (U) 880429.
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REQS: (U) G-OSG-43263; G-OSG-43304.
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SOURCE: //2-243-0850// [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ][
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SUMMARY: THE IRAQIS CONTINUE TO PURCHASE AND RESEARCH CW/BW
AGENTS AND THE MATERIALS FOR PRODUCING THOSE AGENTS.
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TEXT: (U)
1. BESIDES PRODUCTION OF BOTULINUM TOXIN, THE IRAQIS WILL
PRODUCE R&D QUANTITIES OF OTHER BACTERIA AND BACTERIAL PRODUCTS
(TOXINS) FOR THEIR BIOLOGICAL ARSENAL. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT CW/BW
MUNITIONS ARE PRODUCED AT QAQAA, WHICH IS A MILITARY MUNITIONS
FACTORY NEAR ISKANDERIYEH //GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
32-53N/044-21E//,IRAQ. THERE IS NO DEFINITE PROOF OF THIS
HOWEVER.
2. THE IRAQI CW/BW PROGRAMS ARE COMMON TO A CERTAIN POINT
AT WHICH THEY TAKE DIFFERENT PATHS. THIS IS EVIDENT IN THE
PURCHASING ORAGANIZATIONS FOR THE TWO PROGRAMS. THE STATE
ENTERPRISE FOR PESTICIDE PRODUCTION (SEPP) PURCHASES FOR THE IRAQ
CW PROGRAM AND AN EQUAL BUT DIFFERENT ENTITY PURCHASES FOR THE BW
PROGRAM. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE TECHNICAL CONSULTING CORPORATION
(TCC) MAY BE INVOLVED IN BW PURCHASES.
3. DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS THE IRAQIS HAVE INITIATED
TWO PROJECTS. BOTH OF THESE ARE THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLANTS FOR
VETERINARY VACCINE PRODUCTION. THE FIRST IS THE FOOT AND MOUTH
DISEASE INSTITUTE AT DAURA //GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
33-49N/044-42E/,/IRAQ. THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN OPENLY CARRIED OUT
FROM ITS INCEPTION. THE OTHER PROJECT WAS THE CONSTRUCTION OF A
CLOSTRIDIAL VETERINARY VACCINE PLANT. AFTER TWO YEARS OF WORK ALL
REFERENCES TO THIS PROJECT VANISHED. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
. THIS FACILITY IS SAID TO HAVE 8 FERMENTERS OF VARIOUS
VOLUMES WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 13000 LITERS. HOW IT IS RUN AND
WHAT IT PRODUCES IS UNKNOWN. IT IS VERY DISTINCT FROM THE
LEGITIMATE HUMAN VACCINE PLANT IN ABU GHRAIB (COORDINATES
UNKNOWN). THE VETERINARY FACULTY OF BAGHDAD UNIVERSITY IS LOCATED
AT ABU GHRAIB. VACCINE RESEARCH IS DONE THERE. BW APPLICABLE
TOPICS ARE CARRIED OUT AT SEVERAL SCIENCE CENTERS INCLUDING THE
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE RESEARCH.
4. THE IRAQIS ARE VERY GOOD ORGANIZERS AND EXCEL AT
PURCHASING NEEDED OFFENSIVE SUPPLIES USING PROCEDURES WHICH
EFFECTIVELY DISGUISE THEIR INTENT. THEY ARE CURRENTLY PURCHASING
BACTERIAL STRAINS FROM THE AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION
(ATCC).
ONE OF THE LESS IMPORTANT BUYERS OF ATCC STRAINS IS THE
MICROBIOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF THE BIOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER (BRC) IN
BAGHDAD. THIS DEPARTMENT ALSO BOUGHT SUBSTRATES FOR DETERMINATION
OF PENICILLINASE. THE BRC IS INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN THE FIELD
OF MARINE BIOLOGY. THEY ARE STUDYING PLANKTON AND HAVE PURCHASED
AUTOMATED SAMPLERS AND AUTOMATED FEEDING EQUIPMENT.
5. THE IRAQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER IS PURCHASING
EMULSIFIERS AND ENZYMES THAT CAUSE LYSIS OF CELLULOSE AND
POLYSACCARIDES. (SOURCE COMMENT: SIMILAR MATERIAL IS BLING
PURCHASED BY SYRIA FOR MICROENCAPSULATION.) THE COMPANY OF SERA
AND VACCINE BUYS "PREPARATION VESSELS" IN VOLUMES OF 70 LITERS.
THEY ARE ALSO BUYING INSTRUMENTATION FOR TISSUE CULTURING OF 100
TO
150 UNITS.
6. AN AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN IRAQ AND EGYPT BEGAN IN
1988. IRAQ WOULD SUPPLY EGYPT WITH 7.5 MILLION UNITS OF FOOT AND
MOUTH DISEASE VACCINE TYPE 01. THIS IS PRODUCED FROM A LOCAL
EGYPTIAN STRAIN WHICH IS TRANSFERRED TO IRAQ FOR VACCINE
PRODUCTION.
7. MISCELLANEOUS: IRAQ HAS PURCHASED 500 VIALS OF
ANTHRAX
VACCINE (3 DOSES EACH FOR 150 PERSONS); AN ANTIBIOTIC PLANT IS TO
BE BUILT IN BAGHDAD BY THE COMPANY FOR ANTIBIOTIC INDUSTRIES
(ACIA)
OR THE PAN-ARAB COMPANY IRAQ (ACI). THIS PLANT IS TO PRODUCE 200
TONS/YEAR OF PENICILLIN. THE DESIGN OF THE PLANT IS BY A WESTERN
COMPANY, PROBABLY SPANISH; THE IRAQI ENGINE COMPANY INTENDS TO BUY
MODULAR CLEAN ROOMS AND SOFT WALL CLEAN ROOMS (VOLUME, 20 CUBIC
METERS). IT IS UNKNOWN WHERE THEY WILL BE INSTALLED; IRAQ
PURCHASED ONE MILLION DOSES OF TUBERCULOSIS (BCG) VACCINE FROM
BULGARIA IN 1988; THE HEAD OF IRAQI INTELLIGENCE SERVICE IS KAMAL
((HUSAYN)); THE IRAQIS ARE USING POISONS FOR ASSASSINATIONS OF
POLITICAL OPPONENTS. THEY HAVE BEEN ESPECIALLY FOND OF THALLIUM
FOR WHICH THERE IS NO KNOWN ANTIDOTE OR TREATMENT. THE POISON IS
GIVEN IN FOOD AND DEATH IS VERY PAINFUL. THEY ALSO HAVE TOXINS
WHICH ARE USED FOR ASSASSINATION PURPOSES.
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COMMENTS: (U) GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES WERE TAKEN FROM THE NIS
GAZETTEER, IRAQ, JUNE 1957.
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//IPSP: PT1600//.
//COMSOBJ: 140//.
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PROJ: (U) 2020.19
COLL: (U) NO.
INSTR: (U) US NO.
ACQ: (U) ALEXANDRIA, VA (880620).
DISSEM: (U) NONE, FIELD: NONE, SENT TO: NONE.
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