The Presidential
Special Oversight Board requested that we provide a summary of this investigation, which
we did at a public hearing on September 16, 1999. Based on that summary, the Board
concluded that information obtained to date in this investigation, the emerging results,
and the anticipated outcomes from continued investigation are not likely to improve our
understanding of any unexplained illnesses. Consequently, the Presidential Special
Oversight Board recommended terminating further investigation. In addition, to bring the
investigation to closure, the Board requested that we complete a close-out report to
present the data, documentary evidence, and findings compiled during the course of the
investigation. The close-out report that follows complies with the Boards
recommendation, but if you believe you have additional information related to biological
warfare during the Gulf War, please contact my office by calling: |