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Interagency SARS Conference– May 20th

SUMMARY

Announcement of a cross-agency analyst forum on SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), including impact of the virus on China’s military.

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May 07, 2003

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Mar 12, 2018

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DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL (U//FOUO) Interagency SARS Conference-- May 20th FROM: the SIGINT Communications Team Unknown Run Date: 05/07/2003 (U//FOUO) The NSA's Office of China and Korea will be sponsoring an inter-agency forum on SARS: Inter-Agency SARS Conference R&E; Symposium Center 20 May 1300-1730 (U//FOUO) This meeting will address the political, economic, and social impact of SARS. The goal of the meeting will be to examine the SARS issue comprehensively by bringing together analysts from across the Intelligence Community. Representatives from DIA, AFMIC, CIA, INR, and FBIS, as well as NSA's Second Party partners, have committed to participating in the conference. (U//FOUO) Specific topics to be covered in the course of the seminar include: an epidemiological analysis of SARS, the effect of the epidemic on the state security apparatus, the impact of SARS on PLA (Peoples Liberation Army) readiness, the coverage of SARS in the PRC media, as well as the general political and economic impacts of the disease. (U//FOUO) This important community event is open to anyone who wishes to participate, at the time and place noted above. (C) POC: or s) "(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet without the consent of S0121 (DL sid comms)." DYNAMIC PAGE -- HIGHEST POSSIBLE CLASSIFICATION IS TOP SECRET // SI / TK // REL TO USA AUS CAN GBR NZL DERIVED FROM: NSA/CSSM 1-52, DATED 08 JAN 2007 DECLASSIFY ON: 20320108