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IIR 2 251 0001 93/INSPECTION OF THE S-SHAPED BUNKER
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SERIAL: (U) IIR 2 251 0001 93.
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PASS: (U) NONE
COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (IZ).
SUBJECT: IIR 2 251 0001 93/INSPECTION OF THE S-SHAPED BUNKER
AT AL TALLIL AIRFIELD
WARNING: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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DOI: (U) 921208.
REQS: (U) G-AIF-1620-02-90; D-DC4-44121; M-5AX-1620-03-90;
T-8C2-
1933-04-90; A-FSC-1360-05-90; A-FSC-43946.
SOURCE : [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ][ (b)(7)(D) ]
SUMMARY: THE S-SHAPED
BUNKER, SUSPECTED AS A POTENTIAL CHEMICAL MUNITIONS STORAGE
FACILITY, AT AL TALLIL AIRFIELD IS INSPECTED.
TEXT: 1. BACKGROUND--ON 08 DEC 1992, A
UNITED NATIONS SPECIAL COMMISSION(UNSCOM) CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
WEAPONS (CBW) INSPECTION TEAM (UNSCOM 47, CBW 3) INSPECTED AL
TALLIL AIRFIELD//GEOCOORD: 3056O6N046O527E; BENO:0445-O8803//.
NOTHING RELATING TO UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 687
WAS FOUND AT THIS SITE.
2. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
3. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
4. THE BUNKER WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY A
BOMB/MISSILE DURING DESERT STORM; THE CENTER ROOF SECTION
COLLAPSED
AS A RESULT. THE SIDE PANEL RDOF SECTIONS OF THE BUNKER ARE
INTACT. THERE IS STILL MANEUVER ROOM ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
STORAGE
VAULT. THE IRAQIS COULD RESTORE THE BUNKER BY REPLACING THE
INTERNAL COLUMNS AND CENTER ROOF SECTIONS; SOME EXCAVATION OF DIRT
HAS TAKEN PLACE.
5. SMALL RED (FADED) FLAGS ARE LOCATED AT
THE
OUTSIDE CORNERS OF THE BUNKER, PERHAPS TO ALERT PERSONNEL THAT THE
BUNKER CONTAINS EXPLOSIVES. NO WIND VANE OR OTHER DIRECTIONAL
DEVICE IS PRESENT.
6. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)
7. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
8. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
9. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
1O. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ]
11. THE BUNKER CONTAINED AT LEAST 30 CRATED
FAB-500 HIGH EXPLOSIVE(HE) AERIAL BOMBS AS WELLAS AT LEAST 8 GRAY
PACKING CRATES (1X1.5 METERS). NO VEHICULAR ACCESS THROUGH THE
BUNKER WAS POSSIBLE, SINCE THE BOMB/CRATE STORAGE BLOCKED THE
THOROUGHFARE. ONE CRATE WAS SPLIT OPEN, AND PAPER WRAPPING WAS
NOTED AT THE CORNER; THE CONTENTS WERE NOT OBSERVED. MARKINGS
WERE NOTED ON THE SIDE. NUMEROUS COPIES OF SHIPPING DOCUMENTS
WERE
SCATTERED ON THE FLOOR. YELLOW "END LABELS" FOR CRATES FOR
FAB-500
AND FAB-250 BOMBS WERE ALSO FOUND. A HAND WRITTEN NOTE IN ARABIC
DESCRIBED THE SYMPTOMS FOR NERVE AGENT POISONING.
COMMENTS: THE S-SHAPED BUNKER IS DESIGNED
FOR
SPECIAL WEAPON STORAGE; HOWEVER, NO TYPICAL WESTERN METHOD FOR
CHEMICAL AGENT/WEAPON STORAGE WAS NOTED OUTSIDE OF THE SUMP. IRAQ
DID NOT CONFORM TO WESTERN METHODS AT ITS SAMARRA CHEMICAL WEAPON
CRUCIFORM BUNKERS. SINCE THE BUNKER WAS AVAILABLE FOR STORAGE,
THE IRAQIS PROBABLY PLACED FAB-500+250 HE AERIAL BOMBS IN IT AND
WOULD HAVE REMOVED THEM IF SPECIAL WEAPOBS WERE BROUGHT THERE.
//IPSP: (U) PT 162O; PG 1933; PT 1150; PT 136O//.
//COMSOBJ: (U) 11O; 140; 32O//.
ADMIN
PROJ: (U) NA
INSTR: (U) US NO.
PREP: (U) 2-9001
ACQ: (U) CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (921108).
DISSEM: (U) FIELD: NONE.
WARNING: (U) REPORT CLASSIFIED
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