MI6 accepted this possible flaw to the intelligence, the report adds: “The questions about the use of glass containers for chemical agents and the similarity of the description to those portrayed in The Rock had been recognised by SIS.
The report says: “It was pointed out that glass containers were not typically used in chemical munitions; and that a popular movie [The Rock] has inaccurately depicted nerve agents being carried in glass beads or spheres.”
The report adds: “By 6 December, questions were being asked within SIS about whether there was any further reporting.
After some discussion on the reliability of the new source, in early October MI6 was questioned directly about this idea.