IIR 2 201 0001 94/THE STUDY OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS IN

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SERIAL:  (U)  IIR 2 201 0001 94.
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PASS:  (U)  DIA FOR CH-6/1, DO-6/1 FOR INFO.
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COUNTRY:  (U)  IRAQ (IZ); IRAN (IR);

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SUBJ:  IIR 2 201 0001 94/THE STUDY OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS IN
IRAQ (U).
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WARNING:  (U)  THIS IS AN INFO REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED
INTELLIGENCE.  REPORT CLASSIFIED 
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DOI:  (U)  910800.
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REQS:  (U)  G-OSG-1610-03-93.
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SOURCE:             //2 243 0794//[  (b)(7)(D)  ]
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SUMMARY:             THIS REPORT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE STUDY
OF CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGEN ORGANISMS AT SALMAN PAK, A KNOWN
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE FACILITY IN IRAQ.
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TEXT:  (U)
1.        [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]                            
         REGARDING IRAQ'S BIOLOGICAL WARFARE (BW) PROGRAM.  [   
(b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION.  [   
(b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] 

                                 STATED THAT THE CLOSTRIDIUM
PERFRINGENS ORGANISMS BEING STUDIED AT SALMAN PAK WERE FOR
TRANSMISSION OF GAS GANGRENE AFTER DELIVERING THE AGENT WITH
FLECHETTE MUNITIONS.  SELECTION OF THIS AGENT WAS BASED UPON AN
OBSERVED INCREASE IN GAS GANGRENE IN IRAQI TROOPS DURING THE
IRAN-IRAQ WAR.   [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] STATED THE SPECIES 
SELECTED WAS ALSO A HIGH TOXIN PRODUCER.  THIS INFORMATION WAS 
NEVER REPORTED IN UNSCOM PUBLICATIONS.
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COMMENTS:  (U)  NONE.
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//IPSP:  (U)  PT 1610//.
//COMSOBJ:  (U)  141//.
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PROJ:  (U)  202019.
INSTR:  (U)  US  NO.
PREP:  (U)  2-10479.
ACQ:  (U)  FT BELVOIR, VA (930826).
DISSEM:  (U)  FIELD: NONE,  SENT TO: NONE.
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