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PERSIAN GULF CRISIS UPDATE 
Filename:73980515
PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 80515
GENDATE:         950605
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ENVELOPE RATMCIEB YEKDQA 7750 2171948-MIDO--YEKDQX
ZNY MMIDO ZNZ1
ZKZK RR AAZ DE
HEADER R 051948Z AUG 90 ZYS
FM SSO DIA/AIRES
TO SSO CINCCENT
FIC CATIS
USAINTCTREUR
SSO IRC CATIS
SSO USAFE
SSO SAC
SAC PACER
ETUTUSAREUR
SSO FTD
AFIS//INOAD//
SAFE
CMO 18 ABC
CMO 513 MI BDE
ESC IDHS
ESC
ZEM
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SECTION 01 OF 01 SECTIONS
BODY MSGID/IIR/[   (b)(2)   ]
RPTID/PEPIR/[   (b)(2)   ]
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ITEM/001/IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER 
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LOC/GEO:300500N0474730E//
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STATACT/OCC//
SUBJECT: PERSIAN GULF CRISIS UPDATE 
/
/THIS IS A SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT ON THE SITUATION IN THE PERSIAN
/GULF.[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]
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/
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/
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/
/AIR ACTIVITY IN IRAQ AND KUWAIT --
/
/IRAQ CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN UNUSUAL COMBAT AIR UNIT DEPLOYMENTS IN
/THE SOUTHERN PART OF IRAQ. THE GENERAL COMBAT READINESS REMAINS AT
/VERY HIGH LEVELS AND MAY INVOLVE CHEMICAL WEAPONS HANDLING
/OPERATIONS.        
/
/IRAQ'S INTENT TO POSSIBLY USE AIR-DELIVERED CHEMICAL WEAPONS WAS
/IN EVIDENCE AT TALLIL AIRFIELD, WHERE ABOUT 25 CANISTERS WERE
/WITHIN THE FENCELINE OF THE SEPARATELY SECURED SUSPECT CHEMICAL
/WEAPONS STORAGE BUNKER [   (b)(1) sec 1.3 (a)(4)   ] NORMALLY, NO 
CANISTERS ARE SEEN IN THE OPEN THERE. NO LOGISTICAL OPERATIONS OF 
A TYPE THAT WOULD CONFIRM THAT CHEMICAL WEAPONS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO 
THE FLIGHTLINE WERE OBSERVED AT THE SUSPECT CHEMICAL WEAPONS 
STORAGE BUNKER OR
/ELSEWHERE AT THE AIRFIELD. MUNITIONS LOADING WAS UNDER WAY NEAR
/SEVERAL FITTER FIGHTER-BOMBERS, HOWEVER. ALTHOUGH NOT CONFIRMED,
/SOME OF THOSE LOADING OPERATIONS MAY HAVE INVOLVED CHEMICAL
/WEAPONS. THE MIRAGE F1 AND FISHBED FIGHTER UNITS AT TALLIL
/APPEARED TO BE AT A HIGH STATE OF READINESS. 
/
/FLOGGER MULTIROLE FIGHTERS CONTINUED A DEPLOYMENT TO SHAIBAH
/AIRFIELD, WHERE THOSE AIRCRAFT ARE NOT NORMALLY SEEN. ALTHOUGH
/SOME FLOGGER HAVE DEPARTED SINCE YESTERDAY, SIX REMAINED.
/HELICOPTER ORDER-OF-BATTLE REMAINED HIGH AT SHAIBAH AS WELL,
/ALTHOUGH ABOUT 20 OF THE AIRCRAFT HAVE DEPARTED SINCE YESTERDAY.
/
/
/[   (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4)   ]
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