Iraqi Chemical Storage Areas, RII-1421

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[ (b)(2) ]

RESPOND TO TASK 3243
PASS TO THE ITF OPS OFFICER
6 JAN  1605  SENT BY [ (b)(6) ]



SUBJECT: Iraqi Chemical Storage Areas, RII-1421

[    b.2.    ]

1.         Information was requested on chemical storage areas at 
the following coordinates:

A.                      Site 1: 3329N 04340E. [ (b)(2) ] holds a 
possible storage site close to these coordinates at the Falluja 
Ammo Depot South (331245N/0434125E). Two probable refrigerated 
bunkers have been identified here. There are a total of 17 bunkers 
with similar construction and probable refrigeration equipment 
located at nine sites throughout Iraq. Since two of these bunkers 
were initially identified at the Salman Pak BW Production 
Facility,
they have been associated with the possible storage of biological 
agents or weapons. The refrigeration would make them ideal for the 
storage of perishable biological weapons. Refrigeration may also 
extend the shelf life of Iraq's unstable unitary chemical fills, 
but there is no evidence that these bunkers have in fact been used 
for chemical munitions storage. This type of bunker could also
be used to store electronic equipment, fuel-air explosives, and/or 
smart weapons. The Habbaniyah Possible Chemical Warfare Production 
Facility I is located at 333250N 0433755E, 4.2 NM from the "Site 
1" coordinates. The Habbaniyah Possible Chemical Warfare 
Production Facility II is located at 332841N 0434014E, 4 NM from 
the "Site 1" coordinates. The Habbaniyah facilities are assessed 
to produce
precursor chemicals for the Iraqi chemical weapons program.

B.                     Site 2: 3350N 04348E. [ (b)(2) ]  holds the 
Samarra CW Research, Production, and Storage Facility at 335020N 
0435030E. This facility has eight cruciform bunkers used for the 
storage of chemical weapons produced at the Samarra facility. It 
is assessed that the newly produced weapons are held here prior to 
their transport to airfields with special bunkers and other select
munitions depots located throughout Iraq.

C.                      Site 3: 3304N 04435E. [ (b)(2) ] holds the 
Salman Pak CBW Research, Production, and Storage Facility at 
330415N 0443530E. This facility, assessed to be Iraq's prime 
facility for the production of biological weapons, has two of the 
probable refrigerated bunkers that are mentioned in connection
with "Site 1."

D.                      Site 4: 3030N 04747E. These coordinates 
are given in referenced INTSUM #147 as the Headquarters for the 
III Corps. [ (b)(2) ] holds no chemical weapons storage at these 
coordinates. The closest sites to these coordinates that
[ (b)(2) ] holds as being possibly related to CW storage are: the 
Ash Shuaybah Ammo Storage Depot NE at 302840N 0473830E has one [  
    (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] chemical warfare ("S"-shaped) 
storage bunker and one probable refrigerated bunker; the Ar 
Rumaylah Republican Guard Ammo storage Facility 1 at 302931N 
0472903E and the Ar Rumaylah Republican Guard Ammo Storage 
Facility II at 303105N 0472803E do not have [      (b)(1) sec 
1.3(a)(4)    ] storage bunkers, but increased security measures 
and the construction of "V"-shaped decontamination stations have 
been noted since mid-December. A multiple rocket launcher 
battalion is deployed adjacent to facility II. Multiple rocket 
launchers were one CW delivery means used by the Republican Guards 
in the Iran-Iraq War.

2.                    These four sites are only a sampling of the 
possible chemical warfare storage locations in Iraq. There are a 
total of 22 [      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ] Chemical Warfare 
("S"-shaped) bunkers at ammo storage facilities and airfields. 
Samarra has eight cruciform bunkers. In addition, 17 probable 
refrigerated bunkers have been identified.

POC:
            [ (b)(6) ]