COVERSHEET BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE

File: 970107_sep96_decls7_0005.txt
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Subject: COVERSHEET BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE                                   

Unit: OTSG        

Parent Organization: HSC         

Box  ID: BX003201

Folder Title: BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE                                                                              

Document Number:       1001

Folder Seq  #:         13


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           SUBJ: AIR SAMPLING FOR BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL (U)
               SECRET MSG. WASH DC, DAMO-AOC-ODD, 281'1)20Z,NOV 90. SAB (U).
               SECRET MSG, ARCENT, G3-NBC, 12123OZ DEC 90 SAB (U),
           1.  @, INITIALLY ARCENT WAS LESS THAN ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT FIELDING
           A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SUCH AS THE XM2 BIOLOGICAL AIR
           SAMPLER. WE HAVE BEEN VERY CAREFUL ABOUT.Nt'W EQUIPMENT FIELDING
           AND HAVE CONCENTRATED ON A SELECT FEW SYSTEMS. OUR RATIONALE FOR
           TURNING DOWN THE BIOLOGICAL AIR SAMPLER WAS TIMELY RESULTS AND
           TRANSPORTING THE SAMPLE BOTTLES TO A MEDICAL LAB.
           2,       SINCE OUR ORIGINAL DECISION TO REJECT THE XM2 AIR SAMPLER
           ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECAME AVAILABLE. CONSEQUENTLY, WE NOW
           CONCUR THAT THE XM2 AIR SAMPLER MAY WELL BE THE ESSENTIAL FIRST STEP
           TN PROVIDIN@ US 4 CAPABILITY TO DETECT AND @IARN OF 4 BIOLOGICAL
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           Tn PUT THEM INTO OPERATION.
           3.       PLEASE SEND TH' AIR SAMPLER EQUIPMENT 4NC TE41;@S. THEIR
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           THE NEAR FUTURE. CONDITIONS WITHIN THE THE'-TER ARE EXTREMEI-Y
           AUSTERE, PLACING EMPHASIS ON THE REQUIREMENT FOR INCOMING UNITS @10 BE
           AS SELF SUSTAINING AS POSSIBLE. VERY LITTLP EXICTS FOR LIFE SUPPORT,
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Document 5 f:/Week-36/BX003201/BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE/coversheet biological defense:0102971547078
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File Room = sep96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-36
Box ID = BX003201
Unit = OTSG
Parent Organization = HSC
Folder Title = BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
Folder Seq # = 13
Subject = COVERSHEET BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
Document Seq # = 1001
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