September 5, 1997
Honorable Arlen Specter
Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs
United States Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Dear Chairman Specter:
Enclosed for your information is a declassified copy of Chapter 11 of the draft MITRE study on possible Iraqi chemical warfare. Chapter 11 was sent to Dr. Joyce Lashof, Chair, Presidential Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses on September 4th by the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense (Intelligence Oversight), Mr. Walter Jajko.
I have also enclosed a copy of my letter to Dr. Lashof which expresses concern for the incompleteness of Chapter 11 and the risk, that, if read by itself, it will mislead the reader on the possible chemical events addressed. Mr. Jajko and I agree that the full accounting of these events will come from the case narratives being published from my investigation.
Please let me know if I can be of further assistance on this matter.
Sincerely,
Original copy Signed
Bernard Rostker
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Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV
Ranking Member, Committee on Veterans' Affairs
United States Senate
Honorable Floyd Spence
Chairman, Committee on National Security
House of Representatives
Honorable Ronald Dellums
Ranking Member, Committee on National Security
House of Representatives
Honorable Strom Thurmond
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services
United States Senate
Honorable Carl Levin
Ranking Member, Committee on Armed Services
United States Senate
Honorable Christopher Shays
Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
House of Representatives
Honorable Ed Towns
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Human Resources
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
House of Representatives
Honorable Bernie Sanders
House of Representatives
Honorable Cliff Stearns
Chairman, Subcommittee on Health
Committee on Veterans Affairs
House of Representatives
Honorable Luis Gutierrez
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Health
Committee on Veterans Affairs
House of Representatives
Senator Warren Rudman
President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board