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P 060251Z DEC 89  
FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC  
INFO RUEADWD/OCSA WASHINGTON DC  
RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC  
RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC  
RUEACMC/CMC WASHINGTON DC  
RUEDADA/AFIS AMHS BOLLING AFB DC  
RUETIAQ/MPCFTGEORGEGMEADEMD  
[b.1. sec. 1.5.(c)] 
RUEAMCC/CMC CC WASHINGTON DC  
RUCQVAB/USCINCSOC INTEL OPS CEN MACDILL AFB FL  
RUCJACC/USCINCCENT MACDILL AFB FL  
RUEALGX/SAFE  
P 011300Z DEC 89  
FM [b.1.  sec 1.5.(c) 
TO AIG 9135  
RUESST/USDAO BAGHDAD IZ  
RUFHMS/USDAO MUSCAT MU  
RUFHTH/USDAO THE HAGUE NL  
RUHGBAA/COMIDEASTFOR  
RUEHC/STATE DEPT WASHDC //INR-IC-CD//  
RUEBMRA/US CUSTOMS SERVICE WASHINGTON DC //INTEL//  
RUEORDF/DIRAFMIC FT DETRICK MD //AFMIC-CR//  
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SERIAL:   (U)  IIR 2 762 0035 90.  
 
  
PASS:     (U)  NSACSS FOR ZKZK PP DXD DE FOR INFO.  
  
COUNTRY:  (U)  IRAQ (IZ); NETHERLANDS (NL).  
  
SUBJ:  IIR 2 762 0035 90/IRAQ ACQUIRES FUNGUS FOR POSSIBLE BW  
USE (U).  
  
WARNING:  (U)  THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED  
INTELLIGENCE.   
  
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                        DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE  
                        ---------------------  
  
DOI:      (U)  890701-890831.  
  
REQS:     (U)  T-8CX-1600-04; D-AH6-1610-01; G-OSG-1610-03;  
C-SW7-52200; G-OSG-43304.  
  
SOURCE:   [b.1.  sec 1.5.(c)] 
 
 
SUMMARY:              THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT PURCHASED AN  
UNIDENTIFIED FUNGUS FROM AN UNKNOWN DUTCH SOURCE IN THE SUMMER OF  
1989.  THE FUNGUS WILL BE USED FOR PRODUCTION OF MYCOTOXINS.  THE  
TOXINS DERIVED FROM THIS FUNGUS ARE BEING DEVELOPED AT THE SADDAM  
UNIVERSITY IN BAGHDAD, IRAQ FOR POSSIBLE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE USE.  
  
TEXT:              DURING THE SUMMER OF 1989, IRAQI GOVERNMENT  
OFFICIALS PURCHASED AN UNIDENTIFIED FUNGUS FROM AN UNKNONW SOURCE  
IN THE NL WHICH WILL BE USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF MYCOTOXINS.  THE  
MYCOTOXINS ARE BEING DEVELOPED IN A HIGH SECURITY LABORATORY AT THE  
SADDAM UNIVERSITY //332100N/04425OOOE//, BAGHDAD, IZ FOR POSSIBLE  
BIOLOGICAL WARFARE USE.  
  
COMMENTS:  1.  (U)  CITE [b.2.] IIR 2 762 0041 89/SADDAM UNIVERSITY,  
BAGHDAD, IZ FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THE UNIVERSITY.  
  
     2.              ORIGINATORS COMMENTS--MYCOTOXINS CONSTITUTE A  
MAJOR PROBLEM IN THE CONTAMINATION OF BULK STORED GRAINS FOR HUMAN  
CONSUMPTION OR ANIMAL FEED USE.  
  
//IPSP:     (U)  PT 1600; PT 1610; PT 1610//.  
//COMSOBJ:  (U)  141; 141; 141//.  
 
PROJ:       (U)  215132.  
INSTR:      (U)  US  NO.  
PREP:       (U)  2-10226.  
ACQ:        (U)  [b.2.] 
DISSEM:     (U)  NONE   FIELD  NONE   SENT TO:  NONE.  
  
DECL:OADR  
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