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14 January 2005
S. Navy, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency

SUBJECT: (S//NF)CURVEBALL Background

(U) Source Desqjpion:
(3//I4) Oirveball (CB) was the main Intelligence Community source repoziing.Iraq bad
transportable biological warfare agent production systems.

-(1/NryCB claimed to be a project manager, with intimate details of an iraqi mobile BW

program and he was specifically involved in the design of mobile production facilities.
-(WftIT) CB demonstrated extensive knowledge of Iraqs BW program..
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4S,V?W)CB was a source of the______________________________ DM was made

aware of CB in January 2000.
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and published the resulttng report

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(C1ftfl) DIAs involvement ended in September 2001 when CB ceased to provide new

information.
(U) Intelligence:

.4S.4?fCB provided detailed information on production processes, equipment,

concealment methods, personnel, organizations and locations of the transportable sy!tems.
h14F) CBs reporting xe.suked i!D)OD Inteffigence Informaton Reports.

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(U) Cte4ibility:
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-&MWJ DIA assessed CB was

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ource based on evaluations of his reponing and

-&Zfrin March 2004 CIA gained access to CB and his credibility and access came
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Scientists and engineers in Iraq refuted CB s claims that they had knowledge of
Iraqs mobile BW program.
CBs reporting did not match physical lay-outs at the suspect facilities.
CBs behavior during the debriefing indicated he was being less than truthful.

(CI.tW) DIA and CiA determined that CB was a fabricator. DIA and CIA issued
notifications to the entire IC that his reporting is suspecl