IIR 6 021 0076 91/STATEMENTS ON THE IRAQI Filename:60210076.91r PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 6734 GENDATE: 950504 NNNN TEXT: ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX757 MCN = 91258/05368 TOR = 912581353 PTTSZYUW RUEKJCS4297 2581352- --RUEALGX. ZNY HEADER P 151352Z SEP 91 FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEADWD/OCSA WASHINGTON DC RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC RUEACMC/CMC WASHINGTON DC RUSNNOA/USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE RUFGAID/USEUCOM AIDES VAIHINGEN GE RUCUAAA/HQ SAC OFFUTT AFB NE//XP// RUETIAQ/MPCFTGEORGEGMEADEMD RHFPAAA/UTAIS RAMSTEIN AB GE//IN-CMO// RUCQVAB/USCINCSOC INTEL OPS CEN MACDILL AFB FL RUWSMXI/MAC INTEL CEN SCOTT AFB IL//IN// RHFUMHE/BRFINK MHE BOERFINK GE RHEPAAB/TAC IDHS LANGLEY AFB VA//IDHS// RHDLCNE/CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N2/N24// RUQYSDG/FOSIF ROTA SP RHCGSRB/COMUSARCENT FT MCPHERSON GA//AFRD-DSO// RUFTAKA/USAINTELCTRE HEIDELBERG GE RUFTAKC/UDITDUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE RUDOGHA/USNMR SHAPE BE//SURVEY// RHCGSRB/CINCFOR FT MCPHERSON GA//FCJ2-IOO/FCJ3-OD// RUCBSAA/USCINCLANT NORFOLK VA//J2// RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CARA// RUQYSDG/FOSIF ROTA SP RUEOFAA/COMJSOC FT BRAGG NC//J2// RUEHC /SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC RULSMCA/MARCORINTCEN QUANTICO VA RUFTAKA/CDR USAINTELCTRE HEIDELBERG GE RUEALGX/SAFE P 151248Z SEP 91 FM [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHDC PRIORITY INFO RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC//ACIS/ISMTF// PRIORITY [ (b)(2) ] RHEHAAA/THE WHITE HOUSE WASHDC//SITUATION ROOM// PRIORITY [ (b)(2) ] RUHGRPG/COMUSNAVCENT RUEBFDA/USCENTAF FWD DHAHRAN//IN// RUEBFDA/4404CW DHAHRAN//IN// RUHGPSA/CTF ONE FIVE FOUR RUDHAAA/CDRINSCOM FT BELVOIR VA//IAOPS-H-F// RUCDGDA/DIRMSIC REDSTONE ARS AL//AIAMS-T// BT CONTROLS [ (b)(2) ] ORIGINATOR: (U) [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] SERIAL: (U) IIR 6 021 0076 91. /*********** THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE ************/ BODY COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (IZ). SUBJECT: IIR 6 021 0076 91/STATEMENTS ON THE IRAQI CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) PROGRAM (U). WARNING: [ (b)(2) ] --------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE --------------------- DOI: (U) 9109 REQS: (U) [ (b)(2) ] SOURCE: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] SUMMARY: IRAQI OFFICIALS STATED [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] THEIR CW PROGRAM WAS ENTIRELY CIVILIAN AND THAT IRAQ HAD NEVER USED CHEMICAL WEAPONS. TEXT: 1. IRAQ'S CW PROGRAM WAS [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]TO BE A CIVILIAN VENTURE. IRAQ DECIDED TO PRODUCE CHEMICAL WEAPONS AS A CHALLENGE TO SEE IF THEY COULD UNDERTAKE SUCH A PROGRAM. IRAQI SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS STUDIED SOVIET AND AMERICAN OPEN-SOURCE LITERATURE CONCERNING THESE NATIONS' CW PROGRAMS. AFTER EVALUATION OF BOTH PROGRAMS, THEY DEVELOPED THEIR OWN CW PROGRAM. 2. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] AL HUSSEIN CHEMICAL WARHEADS HAVE NEVER BEEN FLIGHT TESTED. THREE CHEMICAL WARHEADS WERE TESTED USING A HYDROCARBON SIMULANT (NFI). APPROXIMATELY 15-TO-16 PERCENT OF THE OTHER CHEMICAL MUNITIONS WERE USED IN TESTING. TO CONDUCT THE TESTS, THE CIVILIAN STAFF OBTAINED THE NECESSARY HARDWARE FROM THE MILITARY. SINCE ALL CIVILIANS IN THE PROGRAM HAVE PRIOR MILITARY EXPERIENCE, NO MILITARY PERSONNEL ARE NEEDED TO OPERATE THE MILITARY HARDWARE. TESTS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED IN A TEMPORARY FACILITY IN THE WESTERN DESERT, 80 KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST OF MUHAMMADIYAT //GEOCOORD:3315N04241E//. 3. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE IRAQI CW PROGRAM [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] AL MUTHANNA STATE ESTABLISHMENT //GEOCOORD:3351N04349; [ (b)(2) ] // WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CW RELATED AMMUNITION. 4. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] COMMENTS (U): NONE. //IPSP: (U) PT 1610//. //COMSOBJ: (U) [ b.2. ] ADMIN PROJ: (U) [ (b)(2) ] INSTR: [ (b)(2) ] PREP: (U) [ (b)(2) ] ENCLS: (U) [ (b)(2) ] ACQ: (U) [ (b)(2) ] DISSEM: (U) [ (b)(2) ] WARNING: (U) [ (b)(2) ] DECL:[ (b)(2) ] BT #4297 INFODATE: 0