(S/NF) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON LIBYAN

S E C R E T STATE 074778

NOFORN
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/17/2034
TAGS: PINR MNUC LY
SUBJECT: (S/NF) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING ON LIBYAN
NUCLEAR OFFICIALS (C-ME9-01366)

REF: TRIPOLI 000437

Classified By: MICHAEL OWENS, ACTING DIR, INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).


1. (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE THE
DETAILED FOLLOW-UP ON FORMER TAJURA NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER
(TNRC) DIRECTOR ABDELKAREM MGEG, AS WELL AS THE DESCRIPTIONS
OF THE CURRENT POSITIONS OF DR. ALI GASHUT, DR. SALEM
GHURBAL, AND DR. MOHAMMAD ENNAMI. ALL FOUR INDIVIDUALS WERE
ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN LIBYA'S FORMER COVERT NUCLEAR PROGRAM
AND/OR IN THE SUBSEQUENT TRILATERAL STEERING AND COORDINATION
COMMITTEE NUCLEAR SUBCOMMITTEE DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIVITIES.
WE BELIEVE IT IMPORTANT TO REMAIN AWARE OF THEIR CURRENT
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. WE ARE CURIOUS WHETHER
DR. MANSOUR, CURRENT HEAD OF THE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
DIVISION OF THE LIBYAN ATOMIC ENERGY ESTABLISHMENT (LAEE),IS
THE SAME INDIVIDUAL AS DR. HUSSEIN MANSOUR, ALSO A FORMER
PARTICIPANT IN THE COVERT NUCLEAR PROGRAM AND A CHEMIST BY
TRAINING. ANALYSTS FURTHER APPRECIATED THE DESCRIPTION OF
THE LAEE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART--AN ENTITY ON WHICH WE HAVE
LIMITED INFORMATION--AND REMAIN INTERESTED IN ANY ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION ON THE GOALS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE LAEE AND
RESEARCH PRIORITIES OF THE TNRC.


2. (U) TRIPOLI MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
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