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Subject: IRAQI CW

Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence







TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN

REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN

TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF

THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON

REQUEST.







FEB 91   DIRECTOR 535102







CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE.







DIST:          FEBRUARY 1991



COUNTRY: IRAQ



SUBJ:  DETAILS ON IRAQI CHEMICAL WEAPONS FACILITIES AT

AL-QAIM AND QUBAYSAH







TEXT: 1. THE IRAQI FACILITY FOR RSEARCH ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS AT AL-

QAIM WAS BUILT           IN THE 1970-S. THE

COMPLEX WAS ESTABLISHED ORIGINALLY FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PHOSPHATE

FERTILIZER FROM INDIGENOUSLY MINED PHOSPHATE.THIS FACILITY

WAS TAKEN OVER BY THE STATE ORGANIZATION OF TECHNICAL INDUSTRY (SOTI)

FROM THE STATE ORGANIZATION OF MINERALS (SOM). FACILITIES WERE ADDED

TO PRODUCE TRIPLE SULPHUR PHOSPHATE, AND HYDROGEN FLOURIDE (HF).







IRAQ HAS BEEN IMPORTING A STEADY AMOUNT OF CRYOLITE, NA AL F2







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