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SUBJECT: GULF WAR SYNDROME

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.



MAR 95



FROM CIA



SUBJ: 'GULFWAR SYNDROME'.



THE 'GULF WAR SYNDROME"HAS STIRRED SOME CONTROVERSY

OVER THE POSSIBLE USE OF IRAQI CW OR BW DURING THE PERSIAN GULF WAR.

IN ADDITION, ANALYSTS HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT POSSIBLE FALLOUT EFFECTS

FROM THE BOMBING OF CW AND BW PRODUCTION AND STORAGE FACILITIES ON

ALLIED SOLDIERS.



REQMT:



1 .  DID IRAQ USE CW OR SW WEAPONS AGAINST ALLIED FORCES IN THE

GULF WAR CONFLICT? WHAT WERE IRAQ'S PLANS FOR USE OF CW AND BW IN

CONFLICT? ANY SMALL SCALE TERRORIST USE? PROVIDE DETAILS, IF CW OR

BW AGENTS WERE NOT USED, WHY WERE THEY NOT USED? WHO MADE THE

DECISION NOT TO USE BW/CW?



2. WHERE DID IRAQ DEPLOY CW OR BW MUNITIONS IN THE WAR? DID

IRAQ DEPLOY ANY MUNITIONS IN OR CLOSE TO KUWAIT WITH THE INTENTION OF

POSSIBLY USING THEM AGAINST ALUED TROOPS? WHAT KINDS OF MUNITIONS?

WHICH AGENTS?



3. WERE ANY SCUD MISSILES LAUNCHED THAT CONTAINED CW OR BW

AGENTS? WHEN? AT WHAT TARGET?



4. WERE THERE ANY LARGE SCALE DEATHS OR UNEXPLAINED ILLNESSES

(HUMANS OR ANIMALS) IN EITHER IRAQ OR KUWAIT (OR TURKEY OR IRAN) THAT

COINCIDED WITH THE ALLIED BOMBING AND THUS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE

BOMBING OF IRAQI CW OR BW FACILITIES? DESCRIBE THE SYMPTOMS,

LOCATIONS, AND STARTING DATES OF SUCH ILLNESSES.



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