Anthrax production for Gulf War 1991.
Dear Ministry of Defence,
Having read Global literature/research on Gulf War.
Q1 Is it correct that MOD did not receive Anthrax supplies from the U.S, however UK developed our own using the U.S formula/culture ?
Regards,
gavin roberts
Classification: UK OFFICIAL
Dear Sir,
We attach our response to your FOI request.
Regards
Dstl Secretariat
Dear Dstl FOI,
Thankyou for your reply,
any part/ingredient of the Anthrax vaccine, whether it be the original culture/bacteria or any other in part or full.
Thankyou
Regards,
gavin roberts
Dear Dstl FOI,
Thankyou for your reply, i will attempt to clarify further.
Q - Which country was the original bacteria/culture supplied from to develope the Anthrax vaccine for British Troops in the 1991 Gulf War.
Regards,
gavin roberts
Classification: UK OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Roberts,
Please find attached our response to your FOI request.
Regards
Dstl Secretariat
Dear Dstl FOI,
Thankyou for your reply,
Ill clarify again.
Did the U.S.A supply any part of our Anthrax developed using U.S. formula, that was subjected to British Troops in Gulf War 90/91.
For example original bacteria and/or equipment etc
regards,
gavin roberts
Dear Ministry of Defence,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Ministry of Defence's handling of my FOI request 'Anthrax production for Gulf War 1991
MOD asked me to clarify, whether i meant the Anthrax vaccine or the original bacteria Anthrax is then produced from. Insinuating 1 of them was supplied by the U.S. as it would have been simple to syate neither were and avoid wasting both parties time.
The fact that MOD have stated before that U.S dod not supply Anthrax vaccine, ee developed our own, led me to the question surrounding the bacteria / culture.
Please clarify if U.S anthrax bacteria was used to develope our own Anthrax from which in turn was used on our troops 1991 Gulf War.
Thankyou
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/a...
Regards,
gavin roberts
Dear Mr Roberts,
Receipt is acknowledged of your email of 8 July 2019 in which you
requested an internal review of a response (reference above)
The Department's target for completing internal reviews is 20 working days
and we therefore aim to complete the review and respond to you 7 August
2019. While we are working hard to achieve this, in the interests of
providing you with a more realistic indication of when you should expect a
response, we should advise that the majority are currently taking between
20 and 40 working days to complete. The internal review that will involve
an independent reconsideration of the handling of the RFI
Yours sincerely,
MOD Information Rights Compliance Team
Dear Mr Roberts,
Please find attached MOD’s internal review to your requests, logged under
FOI2019/05596 and FOI2019/07314.
Regards
MOD Information Rights Compliance Team
From: CIO-FOI-IR (MULTIUSER)
Sent: 12 July 2019 11:14
To: [FOI #575932 email]
Subject: Acknowledgement from MOD of Request for a Freedom of Information
Act (FOIA) Internal Review - Ref: FOI2019/05596
Dear Mr Roberts,
Receipt is acknowledged of your email of 8 July 2019 in which you
requested an internal review of a response (reference above)
The Department's target for completing internal reviews is 20 working days
and we therefore aim to complete the review and respond to you 7 August
2019. While we are working hard to achieve this, in the interests of
providing you with a more realistic indication of when you should expect a
response, we should advise that the majority are currently taking between
20 and 40 working days to complete. The internal review that will involve
an independent reconsideration of the handling of the RFI
Yours sincerely,
MOD Information Rights Compliance Team
Dear CIO-FOI-IR (MULTIUSER),
Thankyou for your response!
I still can't seem to get to the bottom of where the original bacteria for Porton Down to then develope the Anthax in 1990/91.
I requested previously if Anthrax vaccine or Anthrax bacteria was supplied by U.S.
I was asked which one. Which suggested 1 of them was, else the response was simple. None of them
It was pointed out previously through FOI, that U.S formula was used for Anthax.
So then if the bacteria was U.S supplied and i am directed to a new private company founded in 2015, who are not a public organisation therefore required by law to answer.
I would like MOD dept at (Porton Down ) to answer the simple question.
Please excuse if i repeat myself , memory issues is part of the gulf illnesses we suffer.
Regards,
gavin roberts
Dear Mr Roberts,
Further to your email of 13 August, Public Health England (PHE) manufactured the UK's licensed anthrax vaccine on behalf of the UK Government. As advised in the internal review of 7 August at https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/a... , you can submit a FOI request directly to PHE, who may hold recorded information that will answer your question. The contact details are:
Public Information Access Office
Wellington House
133-155 Waterloo Road
London
SE1 8UG
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisati...
You can email them directly via [email address] or submit a request to them via WhatDoTheyKnow.com.
As previously advised, MOD is not obliged to answer questions or provide explanations if we do not hold the relevant recorded information.
If you are dissatisfied with the internal review, you may complain to the ICO using the details previously provided to you.
Regards
Mrs Sandra Gardiner
Head of Information Rights
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