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IRAQ: ACTIVITY AT BUNKERED CW STORAGE AREA 
Filename:73878534
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 78534
GENDATE:         950605
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TEXT:            
ENVELOPE RATMCIAB YEKDQA 8897 2261747-MIDO--YEKDQX
ZNY MMIDO ZNZ1
ZKZK RR AAZ DE
HEADER R 141747Z AUG 90 ZYS
FM SSO DIA/AIRES
TO CINCUSNAVEUR
SSO USEUCOM
SSO CINCCENT
FIC CATIS
SSO CINCSOC//J2-OI//
USAINTCTREUR
SSO IRC CATIS
BRFINK MHE
SSO USAFE
SSO SAC
SAC PACER
ETUTUSAREUR
FOSIF WPAC
SSO ITIC-PAC
PACAF IDHS
SSO IPAC
CSG PACAF
SSO FTD
FICPAC CATIS
AFIS//INOAD//
SAFE
CMO 18 ABC
NAVSTKWARCEN
CMO 513 MI BDE
ESC IDHS
ESC
CATIS MACDILL
ZEM
[   (b)(2)   ]
REVW 14 AUG 10
SECTION 01 OF 01 SECTIONS
BODY MSGID/IIR/[   (b)(2)   ]//
RPTID/SUPIR/[   (b)(2)   ]
ITEMTYP/SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITY OR OB ITEMS//
ITEM/002/SAMARRA CW RSCH PROD A STOR FAC/[   (b)(2)   ]
/CTY:IZ/Y//
LOC/GEO:334956N0434813E/UTM:38SLC39283744//
[   (b)(2)   ]
STATACT/OPR//
SUBJECT: IRAQ: ACTIVITY AT BUNKERED CW STORAGE AREA 
/
/ACTIVITY AT THE PROBABLE CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) STORAGE BUNKER 
AREA
/AT THE SAMARRA CW RESEARCH PRODUCTION AND STORAGE FACILITY
/SUGGESTS THAT THE STORAGE OR SHIPMENT OF CW AGENT OR POSSIBLY
/FILLED MUNITIONS MAY HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN 8 AND 12 AUGUST. THE
/EXTERIOR DOORS ON FIVE OF EIGHT CRUCIFORM STORAGE BUNKERS HAD BEEN
/CLOSED BY 12 AUGUST, AND CONCRETE SECURITY BARRIERS HAD BEEN
/REPOSITIONED IN FRONT OF THE DOORS TO RESTRICT VEHICLE ACCESS TO
/THE BUNKERS. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE DOORS HAVE BEEN CLOSED
/SINCE 10 JANUARY 1990. THE SAMARRA CW FACILITY IS 22 NM SOUTH OF
/SAMARRA AND 43 NM NORTHWEST OF BAGHDAD. 
/
/THE CLOSURE OF THE PROBABLE CW STORAGE BUNKERS SUGGESTS THAT CW
/AGENT OR POSSIBLY FILLED MUNITIONS ARE STORED IN THE BUNKERS, OR
/HAVE RECENTLY BEEN MOVED TO THE STORAGE AREA. IN JULY, INCREASED
/ACTIVITY AT THE PROBABLE FILLING COMPOUND AND IN THE PRODUCTION
/AREA AT SAMARRA SUGGESTED THAT THE FILLING AND MOVEMENT OF
/POSSIBLE CHEMICAL WEAPONS HAD RECENTLY OCCURRED [   (b)(2)   ] 
FOR 27 JULY 1990). THE PATTERN OF EXTERIOR DOOR
/CLOSURES AND THE REPOSITIONING OF SECURITY BARRIERS MAY BE
/INTENDED TO RESTRICT VEHICLE ACCESS TO THE BUNKERS RATHER THAN
/PERSONNEL ACCESS. THE ACTIVITY MAY INDICATE A HEIGHTENED
/OPERATIONAL SECURITY IN RESPONSE TO REGIONAL TENSIONS, HOWEVER, NO
/ADDITIONAL SECURITY MEASURES WERE NOTED IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
/FACILITY. 
/
 -- [   (b)(6)   ]
/
/
/
/
//
[   (b)(2)   ]
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