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HABBANIYAH U-I FACILITY

Filename:4724394
SUBJECT:  HABBANIYAH U-I FACILITY
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 24394
GENDATE:         950718
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TEXT:            
ENVELOPE RATMCIAB YEKDQA 4765 3452308-MIDO--YEKDQX
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ZNY MMIDO ZNZ1
ZKZK RR AAZ DE
HEADER R 112308Z DEC 90 ZYS


[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]



HABBANIYAH U-I FACILITY/


[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]


RMK/IRAQ: BUNKER CONSTRUCTION AND POSSIBLE AIRFIELD GRADING
/ACTIVITY, HABBANIYAH 
/
/[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]REVEALED A BUNKER STORAGE AREA UNDER 
CONSTRUCTION AND POSSIBLE AIRFIELD GRADING NEAR SEVERAL CHEMICAL 
WARFARE (CW) PRODUCTION FACILITIES IN THE HABBANIYAH AREA OF 
CENTRAL IRAQ. 
/
/STORAGE BUNKERS WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION 6 KM NORTHEAST OF
/HABBANIYAH U-I FACILITY, A POSSIBLE CW RELATED PRODUCTION
/FACILITY. THE BUNKERS ARE SIMILAR TO THE CRUCIFORM BUNKERS AT
/SAMARRA CW RESEARCH PRODUCTION AND STORAGE FACILITY [   (b)(1) 
sec 1.3(a)(4)   ], WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH THE POSSIBLE 
STORAGE
/OF CW AGENTS AND MUNITIONS. WHEN COMPLETE THESE NEW BUNKERS MAY
/SERVE A SIMILAR FUNCTION FOR THE HABBANIYAH U-I FACILITY. 
/
[      (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)    ]




/
/ANALYSTS' COMMENTS -- ALTHOUGH THE INTENDED FUNCTION OF THE
/BUNKERS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED, THEIR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO FOUR OF
/IRAQ'S CHEMICAL WARFARE PRODUCTION FACILITIES, SUGGESTS THAT WHEN
/COMPLETED THEY MAY BE INVOLVED IN THE IRAQI CW PROGRAM. 
/
/[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]


 



 

 

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