O USC SICI1ET frNOFORNIIZO3001 14 DEFENSE INTELL lGELCE AG5NCY WA2Gro t C l4o-’WO INFO MEMO S-OO2WDR FROM Vice Admir 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 Iraq’s BW program U A Jny1vement b 1 1 4 c • b 1 1 4 • o 4S V W CB was a source of the______________________________ DM was made aware of CB in January 2000 sfdidnotallowdircctDlicontactwithcB 3tJNP -D1A funneled requirements to th and published the resulttng report b 1 1 4 c • C1’ftfl DIA’s 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 CB’s reporting xe suked i D OD Inteffigence Informaton Reports b 1 1 4 c b C3 5Q USC 4O3-1j ECRET-- tNOrORNttZO300ll4 U Cte4ibility fb 1 1 4 c b 1 t 4 c • - MWJ DIA assessed CB was assessmencs from lii ource based on evaluations of his reponing and • - Zfrin March 2004 CIA gained access to CB and his credibility and access came tb l3 5C USC 403-Uii tfltOqUeSflOfl - - - Scientists and engineers in Iraq refuted CB ‘s claims that they had knowledge of Iraq’s mobile BW program CB’s reporting did not match physical lay-outs at the suspect facilities CB’s 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 2