IIR 2 721 0044 91/POSSIBLE IRAQI BIOLOGICAL WARFARE RESEARCH Filename:27210044.91a ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX860 MCN = 90362/09740 TOR = 903620750 OTTSZYUW RUEKJCS0006 3620749- --RUEALGX. 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SUBJ: IIR 2 721 0044 91/POSSIBLE IRAQI BIOLOGICAL WARFARE RESEARCH FACILITY NEAR BAGHDAD "DESERT SHIELD" (U) WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE. REPORT CLASSIFIED --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE --------------------------------------------------------------------- DOI: (U) 880900. REQS: (U) TSCR-008-91; S-OSG-01323. SOURCE: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ][ (b)(7)(D) ] SUMMARY: THIS REPORT IDENTIFIES A POSSIBLE IRAQI BIOLOGICAL WARFARE RESEARCH CENTER LOCATED WEST OF BAGHDAD. DESCRIPTION INCLUDES IDENTIFICATION OF REFRIGERATION UNITS AND KEY RESEARCH CENTER STAFF. ENCLOSURES. TEXT: 1. AN UNNAMED RESEARCH INSTITUTE DEVOTED TO AGRICULTURAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IS LOCATED IN THE "ABU GHURAYB" AREA (GEOCOORD:3320N/04410E) APPROXIMATELY EIGHT KILOMETERS WEST OF BAGHDAD AND 10 - 15 KILOMETERS SOUTHWEST OF CAMP TAJI. ADJACENT TO AND EAST OF THIS RESEARCH INSTITUTE IS ANOTHER FACILITY WHICH APPEARED TO BE A SCHOOL. EAST OF THE SCHOOL IS A MILITARY BASE CONTAINING MANY TRUCKS (NOT FURTHER IDENTIFIED). ENCLOSURE 1 (TO FOLLOW) IS AN OVERVIEW SKETCH OF THE SUBJECT AREA. 2. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ][ (b)(7)(D) ] 3. THE INSTITUTE IS A TWO STORY RECTANGULAR BUILDING AND MEASURES 50 METERS BY 15 METERS. EACH FLOOR HAS A CORRIDOR ON THE FAR WEST SIDE WHICH RUNS ITS FULL LENGTH. THE INSTITUTE IS DIVIDED INTO EIGHT LABORATORIES WHICH CONTAIN A TOTAL OF 10 BENCH TOP LABORATORY REFRIGERATORS MEASURING 1 METER WIDE, 1 METER HIGH, AND .75 METERS DEEP. ADDITIONALLY, TWO LARGE WALK-IN LABORATORY REFRIGERATORS HAD RECENTLY BEEN INSTALLED. EACH MEASURED TWO METERS WIDE BY THREE METERS DEEP, AND THREE METERS HIGH. THESE LARGE REFRIGERATORS WERE LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR. THE INSTITUTE ALSO CONTAINED ABOUT THIRTEEN BENCH OVENS WHICH WERE APPROXIMATELY 1 METER WIDE, 1 METER HIGH, AND .75 METERS DEEP. ENCLOSURE 2 (TO FOLLOW) IS A SKETCH OF THE RESEARCH CENTER. 4. THE INSTITUTE'S DIRECTOR AND A WOMAN BELIEVED TO BE HIS WIFE WERE VERY WESTERNIZED, FRIENDLY AND AGGRESSIVE, UNUSUAL TRAITS FOR IRAQIS. THEY STATED THEY HAD RECENTLY RETURNED FROM FIVE YEARS OF STUDY IN GERMANY. DURING CONVERSATIONS, THE WOMAN TOOK AN ACTIVE ROLE, UNUSUAL FOR AN IRAQI WOMAN. THEY GAVE NO NAMES. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DIRECTOR AND HIS BELIEVED TO BE WIFE ARE AS FOLLOWS -- A. RESEARCH CENTER DIRECTOR -- - HEIGHT (HT) - 5 FEET 8 INCHES. - WEIGHT (WT) - 190 LBS. - HAIR - BLACK, LOTS OF GREY, CURLY. - AGE - APPROXIMATELY 45 YEARS OLD. - BUILD - MUSCULAR, NOT FAT. - FACIAL HAIR - MOUSTACHE. - KNOWN SPOKEN LANGUAGES- ENGLISH-VERY GOOD; GERMAN-VERY GOOD. B. DIRECTOR'S "WIFE" -- - HT - 5 FEET 8 INCHES. - WT - 125 LBS. - AGE - APPROXIMATELY 35 YEARS OLD. - HAIR - BLACK, SHOULDER LENGTH, PERMED. - ADDITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS - VERY ATTRACTIVE; DOMINANT, AGGRESSIVE PERSONALITY; DRESSED IN FLASHY, WESTERN DRESS. - KNOWN SPOKEN LANGUAGES - ENGLISH-VERY GOOD; GERMAN-VERY GOOD. COMMENTS: 1. (SOURCE COMMENT) - SOURCE FELT THE INSTITUTE WAS INVOLVED IN MILITARY RESEARCH, PROBABLY BIOLOGICAL WARFARE OR "POISON GAS" RESEARCH, DUE TO THE FOLLOWING -- - THE NUMBER AND TYPE OF REFRIGERATORS. - ATYPICAL ("UNIRAQI") BEHAVIOR OF THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE. - REMOVAL OF EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION TAGS INDICATING IT WAS PROBABLY PROCURED COVERTLY. - THE URGENCY OF THE UPGRADE REQUIREMENT. 2. (FIELD COMMENT) - SOURCE COULD NOT STATE IF THERE WERE ANY OF THE SMALLER REFRIGERATORS ON THE FIRST FLOOR. 3. (FIELD COMMENT)- THE REPORTED FACILITY MAY BE IDENTICAL WITH THE SUSPECTED BW FACILITY AT ABU GHRAIB IDENTIFIED IN PARA 3A(10) AND 3D OF TSCR-008-91. 4. 500TH MI BDE HEADQUARTERS COMMENT - GEOCOORD:3320N/04412E, [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]BAGHDAD AMMUNITION PLANT THAT PRODUCES SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION. //IPSP: (U) PT 1610//. //COMSOBJ: (U) 141//. ADMIN PROJ: (U) 264250. INSTR: (U) US NO. PREP: (U) (2-40033) 500TH MI BDE. ENCL: (U) TO FOLLOW - 2 ENCLOSURES. 1. DOCUMENT - SKETCH MAP OF THE UNNAMED POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE INSTITUTE IN RELATION TO BAGHDAD AND TAJI , 1 COPY, UNDATED, 1 PAGE . 2. DOCUMENT - SKETCH LAYOUT OF THE UNNAMED POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE INSTITUTE , 1 COPY, UNDATED, 1 PAGE ACQ: (U) JAPAN (901207). SENT TO: DIA RTS-2B (W/ENCLS). DISSEM: (U) FIELD: NONE. WARNING: (U) REPORT CLASSIFIED