Please refer to the attached reports which discuss the chemical factory in Rabta. Although the United States alleged that the chemical plant was for making chemical weapons, the Libyan government maintained that it was a pharmaceutical factory. [ Robert Pear, "U.S. Again Reports Libyan Role in Terrorism", The New York Times, 19 January 1989.]
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One article refers to a base 60 miles outside of Sabha where West German engineers are helping Libya build a missile capable of carrying chemical warheads. [ "German Parts Could be Used in Libyan Missiles, Prosecutor Says", Associated Press, 9 October 1989] This is the only reference to Sabha among the sources currently available to the IRBDC. No information on a base or camp called Sehba was found. When reporters were taken on a tour around the Rabta chemical plant in January 1989, "they saw a heavy military presence, including army camps, storage tanks, checkpoints, radar installations, antiaircraft guns and missiles identified by military specialists as Soviet SAM-6's and French-made Crotales." [ Paul Delaney, "New, Mellower Qaddafi Now on Display in Libya", The New York Times, 9 January 1989.] No information on Moska is available to the IRBDC at this time. According to one news report, a number of the Libyan military camps are located along the coast. [ Paul Delaney, "Wayward Bus Trip in Libya Avoids Factory", The New York Times, 7 January 1989.]
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Information on Libyan army uniforms is not available to the IRBDC. Without more specific details as to which part of the service the uniform in question is from, it would not be possible to provide a description. Various newspaper and journal articles show Libyan military personnel in both khaki shades and a darker colour (?green). In any case, the location of a book detailing the current Libyan army uniforms was not found, nor did individuals at External Affairs Canada, Department of National Defence, or Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security have access to the information.
Attachments:
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"German Parts Could be Used in Libyan Missiles, Prosecutor Says", Associated Press, 9 October 1989;
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Carol Williams, "Top Kohl Aide Acknowledges First Reports on Libyan Affair Date Back to 1980", Associated Press, 15 February 1989;
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Robert Pear, "U.S. Again Reports Libyan Role in Terrorism", The New York Times, 19 January 1989;
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Paul Delaney, ""Wayward Bus Trip in Libya Avoids Factory", The New York Times, 7 January 1989;
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Terry Leonard, "Libya Moves Jets to Desert, Claims U.S. Preparing for Attack", Associated Press, 6 January 1989;
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Paul Delaney, "New, Mellower Qaddafi Now on Display in Libya", The New York Times, 9 January 1989.