Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
SAMARRA CW RSCH PROD A STOR FAC/[ (b)(2) ]
Filename:73668218
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 68218
GENDATE: 950605
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ENVELOPE RATMCIEB YEKDQA 8859 2501506-MIDO--YEKDQX.
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ZKZK RR AAZ DE
HEADER R 071506Z SEP 90 ZYS
FM SSO DIA/AIRES
TO SSO CINCCENT
FIC CATIS
SSO CINCSOC//J2-OI//
USAINTCTREUR
SSO IRC CATIS
SSO USAFE
SSO SAC
SAC PACER
ETUTUSAREUR
SSO FTD
FICPAC CATIS
AFIS//INOAD//
SAFE
CMO 18 ABC
NAVSTKWARCEN
CMO 513 MI BDE
ESC IDHS
ESC
CATIS MACDILL
ZEM
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SECTION 01 OF 01 SECTIONS
BODY MSGID/IIR/[ (b)(2) ]//
RPTID/PEPIR/[ (b)(2) ]/SER:CAK239//
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SUBJECT: SAMARRA CW RSCH PROD A STOR FAC/[ (b)(2)
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/CTY:IZ/Y//
LOC/GEO:334956N0434813E/UTM:38SLC39283744//
[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)
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STATACT/OPR//
RMK/IRAQ - CHEMICAL WEAPONS ACTIVITY
/
/AN INCREASE IN ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED AT IRAQ'S PRIMARY CHEMICAL
/WARFARE (CW) AGENT PRODUCTION FACILTIY AT SAMARRA TODAY. TWO
/STAKE-BED TRUCKS WERE PARKED NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE SOUTHERNMOST
/CW PRODUCTION AREA. BOTH TRUCKS WERE LOADED WITH STORAGE CRATES,
/AND ONE OF THE TRUCKS WAS PARTIALLY CANVAS COVERED. IT APPEARED
/THAT THE TRUCKS HAD JUST ENTERED THE FACILITY, AND MAY HAVE BEEN
/WAITING TO HAVE THEIR CARGO UNLOADED. ONLY ONE PARTIALLY LOADED
/STAKE-BED TRUCK AND ONE EMPTY STAKE-BED TRUCK WERE PARKED WITHIN
/THE FACILITY [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] ON 3 SEPTEMBER. THIS FACILITY
/HAS BEEN ASSESSED TO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BOTH MUSTARD AND
/NERVE AGENTS.
/
/ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY WAS NOTED ALONG THE FACILITY'S FENCE-LINE,
/WHERE AT LEAST A TWO-FOLD INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PROBABLE
/CHEMICAL STORAGE CRATES HAS OCCURRED SINCE 3 SEPTEMBER. WHETHER
/THE STORAGE CRATES ARE FULL OR EMPTY COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. TWO
/ADDITIONAL STAKE-BED TRUCKS WERE PARKED ALONG THE REAR FENCE-LINE,
/NEAR A GROUP OF PROBABLE 55-GALLON DRUMS. ONE OF THESE TRUCKS HAS
/ALSO ARRIVED SINCE 3 SEPTEMBER. NO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY WAS OBSERVED
/ON TODAY'S COVERAGE OF THE CRUCIFORM BUNKER AREA, WHERE ADDITIONAL
/CW-RELATED MATERIAL IS STORED.
/
/COMMENT: THE LACK OF ANY DECONTAMINATION EQUIPMENT INDICATES THAT
/CW-RELATED LOADING-UNLOADING OPERATIONS WERE NOT TAKING PLACE [
(b)(1) sec 1.3 (a)(4) ]
/
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[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)
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