AIR SAMPLING FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL

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Subject: AIR SAMPLING FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL                            

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000420

Folder Title: OPERATIONAL CONCEPT FOR BIO DETECTION AND WARNING                                               

Document Number:          9

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       FROM BG ARNOLD, ARCENT G3

       SUEJ: AIR SAMPLING FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL (U)

                  I SHARE YCs'-'R CONCERN ABOUT THE PO-El@-7-@L USE OF BTOTDGI@AL
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       AGENTS AGAINST C"LR FC.RCES.

       2.         INITIALLY -.@!E WERE LESS THAN ENTIUSTAS@TC A?-CUT FIELDING A


       1,ET4 PIECE OF EQUIPMEPIT SUCH AS THE XM BIOLOGICAL AIR

       SAV.prT3   T@,TE HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFU@ A@@C)UT NE-@4 EGUIFMENT FIELD-NC

       AND HAVE CONCENTRATED N A SELECT FETXT SYSTEMS, OUR RATIONALE FOR

       TURNING DOLQN THE BIOLOGICAL AIR SAMPLER WAS TIMELY RESULTS AND

       TRANSPORTING THE SAMPLE BOTTLES TO A MEDICAL LAP-.

       3.         IN VIELNI OF YOUR CONCERNS, AND CONSIDERING THE ADDITIONAL

       INFORMATION PRESENTED IN YOUR MSG TO ME, '@E AGREE THAT THE XMZ AIR

       SAMPLER MAY WER@L BE THE ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP IN PROVIDING US A


       CAPAST.LTIT'@ TO DETECT AND V.@ARN U@ DF A BIOLOGICAL ATTACK, ARCEN@

       PUT A REQ-,TIREMENi- IN THE 19 DEC 90 S@-TREP FOR THE XMZ AIR SAMPLER,

       AMC TEAM, AND ESSEN @T AL LOGISTICAL SUFFOR@ TO PUT THEM INTO
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       LTC MERRYMAN G3, NBC                 CLASSIFIED B@F MULTIPLE CIC"@",i@@ES
       ARCENT MAIN, 300-9-7664-560


         S.L. ARN D, BG, USA, -@3

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                                                            DECLASSIFIED
                                                            ON: 09 OCT 96
                                      UNCLASSIFIED          BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH) UNDE
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Document 2 f:/Week-29/BX000420/OPERATIONAL CONCEPT FOR BIO DETECTION AND WARNING/air sampling for biological material:11049609125625
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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-29
Box ID = BX000420
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = OPERATIONAL CONCEPT FOR BIO DETECTION AND WARNING
Folder Seq # = 8
Subject = AIR SAMPLING FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL
Document Seq # = 9
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Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 04-NOV-1996