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A program was established to determine the effects of chloride and fluoride present in gasified coal on the performance of molten carbonate fuel cells. A literature survey and thermodynamic analyses indicate that conversion of the molten carbonate electrolyte to halide will result in electrolyte loss and performance decay. Material corrosion will also be accelerated. In order to quantify these effects as a function of halide content, a test plan was written consisting of the measurement of anode and cathode performance in a half-cell as a function of halide content, corrosion tests, and fuel cell tests with halides introduced in the reactants. The results of these experiments will be incorporated in a model to allow the prediction of performance decay due to halides. This report describes the results obtained in the first six months of this investigation.