Qayarrah Depot

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Qayarrah Depot

Filename:085pgv.91d
Subject: Qayarrah Depot

1810\20 FEB 91 SENT BY

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

        Activity was noted on 8 February at CW bunkers at H-3 
Airfield and Qayarrah West Ammo Depot.  It was assessed that the 
activity involved the burial of munitions in revetted areas in 
order to protect the weapons from bombing attacks.  chemical 
weapons were possibly involved in this burial activity..

       [   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ] assesses that this activity 
may have indicated a movement of chemical ammunition to the front 
line, and not dispersal for defensive purposes.

RESPONSE:          It is possible that chemical munitions have 
been removed from the bunkers at Qayarrah West Ammo Depot and H-3 
bunkers and moved to the front lines.  However, at Qayarrah West, 
there was definitely a pattern of movement of material from the 
bunkers (not just the CW related bunkers) to nearby fields for 
burial.  Whether there were chemical munitions in the 5-shaped 
CW-related bunkers, whether these munitions were in fact moved 
with
conventional munitions into the surrounding fields, or whether 
these possible chemical munitions were separately moved to the 
front is not presently assessable.  There can be no definitive 
assessment of the disposition of the ammunition in these bunkers 
with the limited information available.



POC: [b.6]