IIR 2 721 0106 90/SAMARRA CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFARE Filename:27210106.90a ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX038 MCN = 90082/05499 TOR = 900820331 RTTCZYUW RUEKJCS0470 0820331- --RUEALGX. ZNY HEADER R 230331Z MAR 90 FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEADWD/OCSA WASHINGTON DC RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC RUEACMC/CMC WASHINGTON DC RUEDADA/AFIS AMHS BOLLING AFB DC RUFGAID/USEUCOM AIDES VAIHINGEN GE RUETIAQ/MPCFTGEORGEGMEADEMD RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC RUEHC /SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC RUEAMCC/CMC CC WASHINGTON DC RUCQVAB/USCINCSOC INTEL OPS CEN MACDILL AFB FL RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CARA// RUEOHNA/1 SFOD FT BRAGG NC//DF-SB/ASE// RUSNNOA/USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE//ECJ2// RUFTAKA/USA INTEL CENTER HEIDELBERG GE RUFTAKC/UDITDUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE RHDLCNE/CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N24// RHFPRWO/RWO RAMSTEIN AB GE//IN/IV/SP// RUDOGHA/USNMR SHAPE BE//SURVEY// RUEALGX/SAFE R 220257Z MAR 90 FM CDR500THMIBDE CP ZAMA JA//IAGPD-OP-CM// TO AIG 9149 RUEORDF/DIRAFMIC FT DETRICK MD//AFMIC-CR/ST-I// RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//J2// RUSNNOA/USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE RUEDBIA/CDR513TH MI BDE FT MONMOUTH NJ RUAGAAA/CDR501STMIBDE SEOUL KOR//IABDK-PH// RUAGAAA/CDR 524TH MI BN SEOUL KOR//IABDK-CX-PC// RUAJMAB/FOSIF WESTPAC KAMI SEYA JA//CSG// RUEOADA/9TIS SHAW AFB SC//INO// BT CONTROLS SERIAL: (U) IIR 2 721 0106 90 BODY PASS: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (IZ). SUBJ: IIR 2 721 0106 90/SAMARRA CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PLANT (U) WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE. REPORT CLASSIFIED -------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -------------------------------------------------------------------- DOI: (U) 880700. REQS: (U) G-AIF-1620-02-90. SOURCE: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ][ (b)(7)(D) ] SUMMARY: THIS REPORT PROVIDES DETAILS CONCERNING THE SAMARRA CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFARE FACILITY KNOWN AS THE STATE ENTERPRISE FOR PESTICIDE PRODUCTION. THREE SKETCHES OF THE FACILITY ARE ATTACHED. ENCLOSURES. TEXT: 1. SOURCE CONFIRMED THAT IRAQ'S SAMARRA CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (CBW) FACILITY [ (b)(7)(D) ]WAS CALLED THE STATE ENTERPRISE FOR PESTICIDE PRODUCTION (SEPP) (GEOCOORD:335020N/ 0435030E). ENCLOSURE 1 (TO FOLLOW) SHOWS SEPP LOCATED BETWEEN TWO MAIN ROADS; ONE OF WHICH GOES TO BAGHDAD TO THE SOUTH AND THE OTHER GOES TO THARTHAR LAKE TO THE NORTH. 2. PHYSICAL SECURITY -- AT ENCLOSURE 2 (TO FOLLOW) IS A SKETCH WHICH DEPICTS SEPP SURROUNDED BY TWO FENCES. ONE FENCE IS AROUND THE PERIMETER (APPROXIMATELY 10 KILOMETERS BY 10 KILOMETERS). THE SECOND FENCE IS AROUND THE LABORATORY TESTING AREA. BOTH FENCES ARE ABOUT TWO METERS HIGH TOPPED WITH BARBED WIRE. THERE ARE TWO ENTRANCES INTO SEPP; ONE IS THE NORTH ENTRANCE AND THE OTHER IS THE WEST ENTRANCE. BOTH ENTRANCES ARE MONITORED BY ARMED GUARDS WHO OPERATE MECHANICAL, UPWARD MOVING "TIRE SLASHER" BARRIERS. EACH ENTRANCE CONTAINS THREE, HALF BLOCK SERPENTINE BARRIERS SO VEHICLES HAVE TO ENTER USING A SLOW ZIG-ZAG DRIVING TECHNIQUE. 3. LABORATORY AREA -- AT ENCLOSURE 3 (TO FOLLOW) IS A SKETCH OF THE LAB AREA. IT IS THREE KILOMETERS SQUARE IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE SEPP COMPLEX. THERE ARE FOUR ROWS OF THREE WINDOWLESS LAB BUILDINGS ALIGNED NORTH TO SOUTH. ALL ARE ABOUT 20 METERS BY 20 METERS IN SIZE, COVERED WITH DESERT CAMOUFLAGE NETTING AND SURROUNDED BY TWO METER HIGH CONCRETE WALLS. NINE OF THE BUILDINGS ARE "DUMMY" LABS WITHOUT DOORS OR APPROACH WALKWAYS. DETAILS ON THE THREE LABORATORIES ARE AS FOLLOWS -- A. LABORATORY ONE - THIS LAB HAS CLIMATIC CONTROL CHAMBERS WITH AN EXHAUST SYSTEM. ALL FIVE IRAQI'S IN THIS LAB ARE NOT SCIENTISTS. B. LABORATORY TWO - MOST OF THE INTENSIVE WORK IS CONDUCTED HERE. TWENTY LOW-LEVEL IRAQI SCIENTISTS WORK AT DISTINGUISHING AND CATEGORIZING UNKNOWN TOXINS AND CHEMICALS. KNOWN EQUIPMENT ARE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHS AND HEWLETT PACKARD BALANCERS. C. LABORATORY THREE - THIS IS THE METALOGRAPHY LAB WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH CARL ZEISS AXIOMAT MICROSCOPES. FIFTEEN LOW-LEVEL IRAQI SCIENTISTS WORK HERE. COMMENTS: 1. (SOURCE COMMENTS) - THROUGHOUT SEPP ALL IRAQI WORKERS ARE GOVERNED BY A RULE NOT TO WORK IN FRONT OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES. BECAUSE OF THIS, SOURCE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TYPES OF TOXINS AND CHEMICALS ARE BEING USED. 2. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 3. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] //IPSP: (U) PT 1620//. //COMSOBJ: (U) 141//. ADMIN PROJ: (U) 264301. COLL: (U) WS. INSTR: (U) US NO. PREP: (U) (2-40033) 500TH MI BDE. ENCL: (U) TO FOLLOW - 3 ENCLOSURES. 1. SKETCH - SKETCH OF TWO ROADS NEAR SEPP (U), 1 COPY, UNDATED, 1 PAGE . 2. SKETCH - SKETCH OF FENCES AROUND SEPP (U), 1 COPY, UNDATED, 1 PAGE . 3. SKETCH - SKETCH OF LAB AREA AT SEPP (U), 1 COPY, UNDATED, 1 PAGE . ACQ: (U) JAPAN (900215). DISSEM: (U) FIELD: NONE. SENT TO: DIA RTS-2B (W/ENCLS). WARNING: (U) REPORT CLASSIFIED