IIR 2 201 0243 92/NEW MIXTURE OF CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) Filename:22010243.92r PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 513 GENDATE: 950504 NNNN TEXT: ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX850 MCN = 91353/41033 TOR = 913532239 RTTCZYUW RUEKJCS3663 3532238- --RUEALGX. ZNY HEADER R 192238Z DEC 91 FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC RUEACMC/CMC WASHINGTON DC RUFGAID/USEUCOM AIDES VAIHINGEN GE RHEPAAB/TAC IDHS LANGLEY AFB VA//IDHS// RUFTAKA/USAINTELCTRE HEIDELBERG GE RUFTAKC/UDITDUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE RUDOGHA/USNMR SHAPE BE//SURVEY// RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL//CARA// RUCQVAB/USCINCSOC INTEL OPS CEN MACDILL AFB FL RUQYSDG/FOSIF ROTA SP RUEOFAA/COMJSOC FT BRAGG NC//J2// RUEHC /SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC RULKQAN/MARCORINTCEN QUANTICO VA RUEALGX/SAFE R 191159Z DEC 91 FM CDR[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]USAFIA INSCOM ALEXANDRIA VA //[ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]// TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASHINGTON DC RUDHAAA/CDRINSCOM FT BELVOIR VA//IAOPS-H-C// RUEADWD/DA WASHINGTON DC//DAMI-POH/DAMI-FIT// RUEATAC/CDRUSAITAC WASHINGTON DC RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEBJFA/CDRUSAFIA FT MEADE MD//IAGPC-CM/IAGPC-S/IAFIC-DO// RUCDGDA/DIRMSIC REDSTONE ARSENAL AL//AIAMS-DA// RUEOAYB/FSTC INTEL OPS CHARLOTTESVILLE VA//AIFICB// RUETIAA/NSACSS FT MEADE MD//T5232// RUEORDF/DIRAFMIC FT DETRICK MD//AFMIC-CR// RUVAFLC/HQ FTC WPAFB OH//DXLA/TATH// RUEOHNA/CDRUSAJFKSPWARCEN FT BRAGG NC//ATSU-CD-CS-T// BT CONTROLS QQQQ SERIAL: (U) IIR 2 201 0243 92. X- BODY PASS: (U) DIA FOR DB-8C/3C' DAH-6/S FOR INFO. X- COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (IZ): LIBYA (LY): CHILE (CI). X- SUBJ: IIR 2 201 0243 92/NEW MIXTURE OF CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) AGENTS AND POSSIBLE CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION (U). X- WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFO REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE. REPORT CLASSIFIED X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE X - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DOI: (U) 910000. X- REQS: (U) C-SW9-1620-12-90; U-UDX-1926-02-90; G-AIF-1620-01-90: G-AIF-1620-02-90. X- SOURCE: //2 243 1022//[ (b)(7)(D) ] X- SUMMARY: IRAQ AND LIBYA MAY HAVE BEEN EXPERIMENTING WITH A MIXTURE OF CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) AGENTS' CARLOS CARDOEN INDUSTRIES IN CHILE MAY BE DESIGNING MUNITIONS FOR CW AGENTS. X- TEXT: (U) 1. DURING A RECENT INVESTIGATION, THE US LEARNED THAT BOTH LIBYA AND IRAQ HAD DIRECT TIES WITH A US PROCESS COMPANY WHICH PRODUCED FERROCYANIDE AS A BYPRODUCT. THE COMPANY SENT FIVE 55-GALLON DRUMS TO IRAQ (BEFORE THE GULF WAR) FOR CHEMICAL TESTING. ONE OF THE SOURCES OF THE INVESTIGATION [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) & (b)(7)(D) ] WHO SPECULATED THAT THE COMPOUND WAS TO BE USED IN MAKING "BLUE-ACID." BLUE ACID IS REPORTEDLY THE MIXTURE OF MUSTARD GAS AND HYDROGEN CYANIDE OR MUSTARD GAS, HYDROGEN CYANIDE AND A G-NERVE AGENT. 2. IN ADDITION TO THE FIVE DRUMS SENT TO IRAQ, TWO 55-GALLON DRUMS OF THE FERROCYANIDE COMPOUND WERE SENT TO CARLOS CARDOEN INDUSTRIES IN CHILE. CARDOEN INDUSTRIES MAY HAVE BEEN TESTING THE CHEMICAL MIXTURE IN MUNITIONS. ONE FOREIGN SOURCE IN THE INVESTIGATION CLAIMS THE FERROCYANIDE COMPOUND WOULD BE CONVERTED TO SOMETHING ELSE PRIOR TO WEAPONIZATION (NO FURTHER INFO AT THIS TIME). X- COMMENTS: (U) 1' ((SOURCE COMMENT) - THE MIXTURE OF TWO OR THREE ORGANIC CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS IS NOT NEW AND MAY HAVE SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS ON THE BATTLEFIELD. BUBBLING AT LEAST MUSTARD GAS INTO HYDROCYANIC ACID MAY CHANGE THE VAPOR PRESSURES YIELDING A MIXTURE WHICH HAS GOOD DISSEMINATION CHARACTERISTICS AND PERSISTENCY. THIS BLUE ACID MIXTURE MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNIQUE SIGNATURE OF CASUALTIES IN THE IRAQI ATTACKS ON KURDISH VILLAGES IN THE 1988 TIME FRAME - BLOODY VOMIT WITH BLACKENED SKIN). 2' ((FIELD COMMENT) - CARDOEN HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS: HOWEVER' IT MUST HAVE SOME CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CAPABILITY WITH ALL ITS WORK ON PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. THIS INFORMATION MAY DESERVE FURTHER INVESTIGATION). X- //IPSP: (U) PT 1620: PT 1926; PT 1620; PT 1620//. //COMSOBJ: (U) 141; 111; 141; 141//. ADMIN PROJ: (U) 202029. INSTR: (U) US NO. PREP: (U) 2-10463. ACQ: (U) ALEXANDRIA, VA (911215). DISSEM: (U) FIELD: NONE, SENT TO: NONE. X- WARNING: (U)