MPOD 3821 CHRONOLOGY

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Subject: MPOD 3821 CHRONOLOGY                                            

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          civilians, and whether or not to advise
          surplus AX vaccine.






          76. 12 Dec 90 - J4 coordinated on DASG draft message, "Country
          Clearance for Biological Defense Preventive Medicine (PM) Team."
          message is for preplanning purposes and will be ready to drop into
          system based on go ahead to activate plan. Suggested less
          specificity (i.e., reference to BW) in message. Indicated that
          team should probably remain in Washington area until such time as
          the draft warning order is completed.

          77. 13 Dec 90 - J5 Response Cell: comments to State Department
          paper, "Comments on DOS Inoculation Paper." Key point made:
          initial thrust of State paper is wrong. Recommended US approach
          not be a reaction to the               "our own initiative to
          frame the problem in our own context" and that the focus should be
          shifted from managing             to us management of overall
          biological defense program.

          78. 13 Dec 90 - J5 (BG Jumper) asked question concerning US
          ability to stockpile gas masks in theater for issue to US
          civilians. J4 research indicated quantities of gas masks are
          sufficient to meet US military needs in the immediate future;






          79. 14 Dec 90 - Armed Forces Epidemiological Board met to
          consider the use of antibiotics as an adjunct in countering the
          threat of inhalation AX. Issue was posed before the Board as a
          result of the CJCS's concern during 11 December TANK briefing that
          civilian professional opinion be sought regarding use of
          antibiotics. Subject was also highlighted during weekly ASD(HA)
          meeting on 15 December, by RADM Smyth.

          80. 17 Dec 90 - Information paper (from SARD-TM/COL Lewis),
          "Production of Large Quantities of BT and AX PA Protein for Use in
 Development of Medical BW Defense Measures." Answered the
          issue of whether or not the production of large quantities of BT
          (to be used in the formulation of BT (vaccine) and large
          quantities of AX PA protein to produce AX vaccine was in
          contravention of the Biological Weapons Convention? Answer: NO.





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