November 19, 2015 Army Request for a Sample to be Analyzed
Lebanese Republic Ministry of National Defense Army Command Directorate of Equipment [illegible] 47882/TG/Technical [illegible] 1/221 To: Directorate General of Customs RE: Inspection of Ammonium Nitrate The Lebanese Army Command hereby inform you that upon inspection, it was proved that the nitrogen grade of the Ammonium Nitrates (2755,5 tons) stored in Hangar 12 at Beirut Port was unmarked. Therefore, the Army Command hopes to take a sample of the mentioned merchandise and perform laboratory testing to confirm its nitrogen grade, and communicate the results to the Army Command as soon as possible in order to propose the appropriate [measure] to be taken accordingly. Al-Yarzeh, November 19, 2015 General Jean Kahwaji, Commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces On his behalf, Major General [Walid] Salman, Chief of Staff
General Directorate of Lebanese Customs Date of receipt: November 21, 2015 Reg. No: 295/22138
To be transferred to Regional Directorate of Beirut [Customs] for information and an opinion. Beirut, November 26, 2015 On the behalf of Customs Director General Raymond Khoury
Regional Directorate of Beirut [Customs] No: 15/13658 November 26, 2015 To be referred to the Administration in Beirut for the same purpose Beirut, November [illegible], 2015 Translated by Human Rights Watch |