JOINT BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE COMMITTEE TANK BRIEFING

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Subject: JOINT BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE COMMITTEE TANK BRIEFING        

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Folder Title: JOINT BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE COMITTEE TANK BRIEF                                            

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                                  INFORMATION PAPER


                                                                   31 Oct 91
                                                                   DASG-HCD



          SUBJECT: JOINT BIOLOGICAL WARFARE DEFENSE COMMITTEE TANK
                    BRIEF (U)

          I. (U) PURPOSE: To discuss Joint Biological Warfare Defense
          Committee (JBWDC) Tank Brief, 30 Oct 91.

          2.       BACKGROUND

               a. (U) DOD tasked Army to prepare a DOD Biological Warfare
          plan by 30 Nov 91. The JBWDC, chaired by MG Del Rosso, DAMO-SWC,
          briefed the service Operational Deputies (OPSDEPS) on the plan.

               b. (U) Four JBWDC working groups exist: Protection,
          Detection, Decontamination, and Vaccine Policy/Production
          (VPPWG). The VPPWG is chaired by BG Blanck, OTSG.

               c.       The VPPWG and the Army OTSG recommended to the
          JBWDC to "vaccinate the force at risk" (Encl 1).

               d.       The VPPWG briefed vaccination options to the JBWDC
          18 Oct 91 (Encl 2). BG  Blanck stated the AMEDD could support any
          option beyond stockpile only.

               e. (U) The JBWDC   did not discuss or make a vaccination
          recommendation.


          3.       FACTS






               C. (U)     The recommendation was an outgrowth of the
          briefing package building process. MG Del Rosso and LTG Peay
          (Army DCSOPS) were prebriefed.

               d. (U) MRDC is preparing a memorandum for LTG Ledford. It
          will most likely request LTG Ledford to discuss the issue with
          General Sullivan.




          DECLASSIFIED
          ON: 05 DEC 96
          BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH) UNDER SEC 3.4 EO 12958

                                               MAJ KLENKE/DASG-HCD/756-8163

          CLASSIFIED BY: Multiple Sources
          DECLASSIFY ON: OADR

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