IRAQI USE OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 9 DEC 90

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Subject: IRAQI USE OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS  9 DEC 90                       

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Parent Organization: SECDEF      

Box  ID: BX300900

Folder Title: DIA COORDINATION  FOLDER 27 OF 27                                                               

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                 THEPSELVES TO COVERT DISSEMINATION RECAUSE EVEN       SMALL AUDIJNTS
                 PLACED IN WATER OR FOOD SI)PPLTES ARE SUFFICIENT      Tr.) KILL LARGE
                 NU14SERS OF PEOPLE# SABOTEURS COULD CONTAMINATE       OR THOE&TEN TO
                 CONTAMINATE WATER OP FOOD 3UPPLTES# DIFFICULTY        liv DR$TTNCUISHINS
                 BETWEEN NATURALLY OCCURRING EPIDEMIC AND COVERT       DIS$EMTVATION
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                 RETALIATIONs
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                 AND LIVE AGEN73# THEY HAVF SHOWN AN INTEREST IN DEVELOPING
                 CLOSTRIDII)M PERPRINGEN$O ST*PHYLOCOCCI)3 Ek*TEROTOXT?4 9 (SEFI),o AND
                 MYCOTOXIN$O BUT INFORMATION 13 LACKING ON TNE STATUS mF
                 DEVF-LDPKE14T OF THESE AGEN7$s
                 109 CU) RELEASED BY CDR PERRA$O N2//
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Subject = IRAQI USE OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 9 DEC 90
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