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File: 970107_apr96_decls13_0019.txt
Subject: DUSTY AGENTS IMPLICATIONS FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE PROTECTION
Unit: XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization: ARCENT
Box ID: BX000047
Folder Title: CHEMICAL INFORMATION
Document Number: 5
Folder Seq #: 35
SECRET
I)Ek;@bz5iFLED AST@266OZ-055-88
DOD D'R 520A 27 January 1988
the German work during World War II. one of the agents investigated in
West German nationals have played a World War IT German toxicity tests
major role in assisting the Iraqi C,i of dusty agents. Also, the Iranians
hem are. are reportedly interested in obtain-
program. Among t, employees
of Karl Kolb-comDany, some of whom ing declassified information from the
may have had'knowledge of the dusty. Germu World War II Ca program.
agent technology and recommended it
to the Iraqis. (Karl Kolb was the (S-NOPORN-WNINTEL) The Egyptians, as
company that provided the above- mentioned previously, have assisted
mentioned milling and mixina equip- the Iraqi C.1 program and are aware
ment.) Egyptian military/former of the dusty agent technology. They
military officers who provided tech- have also expressed an interest in
nical assistance and expertise to acquirin- detection devices for ni-
the Iraqi CW effort may have provided t--ogen mustard. It has been reported
the technology. Some evidence indi- that the Egyptians distinguish three
c--tes that the Egyptians were aware types of mustards; "sul-@ur mustard,
of the dusty age-.at tec.,mology by the nitrogen mustard, and an improved
being
former Nazi scient;St in Egypt. A adsorbed onto a fine 2 Micron pow-
third possibility is that the Iraqis der.- The improved nitrogen mustard
came UDON the technology by them- is dispersed as a @loud and is said
selves. . Whei considering the history to have an LCt5o O.' 5000 mg,mialm3
of the Iraqi CW agent urogram, which under field conditions, to affect
extends bac,e to the early 1970s or the skin and eyes very ramidly, and
earlier for the planning stages, and to cause pulmonary ede- and possibly
the wide ran.-e'of contacts they made death in a few hours.. The powdered
during this time, this possibility agent is not persistent and is not@
Id not be dismissed. Much of for area or equipment contamination
snou
the German World War II information but for use in offensive operations.
had been declassified and a thorough No specific information is available
literature research effort could have on dusty nitrogen mustard bein@
uncovered the documents. There is no wp@Donized and stockpiled, but th.
evidence of direct Soviet assistance. carrier powder is supposedly made in
Egypt.
(S-NOFORN-VNI,N'TEL-NOCOiTTRACT) The
Iranians are not believed to have (S-NOFORN) Litrle is known about
dusty agents at this time, but they possible Syrian interest in dusty
are obviously aware of them. Two agents other than a redort that an
pieces of information are noteworthy, organization, which has Cll develop-
he Iranians have received ment as one of its responsibilities,
a few thousand tons of triethanola- ordered large amounts of a co=er-
mine, a precursor for HN3, which was cially produced highly active silica
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WARNING NOTICE-INTELLIGZ-NCE SOURCES OR METAODS INVOLVED
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Box ID = BX000047
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Folder Title = CHEMICAL INFORMATION
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Subject = DUSTY AGENTS IMPLICATIONS FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE P
Document Seq # = 5
Document Date =
Scan Date =
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 = 02-JAN-1997