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    DOD MILITARY SITUATION SUMMARY AS OF 171900Z SEPT 1990 Filename:75562205 PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 62205 GENDATE: 950605 NNNN TEXT: ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX448 MCN = 90261/12620 TOR = 902610840 OTTSZYUW RUEKJCS1887 2610841- --RUEALGX. ZNY HEADER O 180841Z SEP 90 FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC INFO RUFGAID/USEUCOM AIDES VAIHINGEN GE RUCQVAB/USCINCSOC INTEL OPS CEN MACDILL AFB FL RUWSMXI/MAC INTEL CEN SCOTT AFB IL//IN// RUEDBIA/CDR513THMIGP FT MONMOUTH NJ//IAM-IC-D// RHCGSRB/COMUSARCENT FT MCPHERSON GA//AFRD-DSO// RUEALGX/SAFE O 180500Z SEP 90 FM DIA WASHINGTON DC/DI-6B// TO RHIPAAA/USCINCCENT//CCJ2// RUEHMA/AMEMB MANAMA BA//OMC// RUEHEY/USDAO CAIRO EG RUEBLEA/USMTM RIYADH SA RUEHIL/USDAO ISLAMABAD PK RUFHMS/USDAO MUSCAT MU RUFHRA/USDAO RABAT MO RUEHRH/USDAO RIYADH SA RUFHKA/USDAO DACCA BG BT CONTROLS SECTION 01 OF 04 /*********** THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE ************/ SUBJ: DOD MILITARY SITUATION SUMMARY AS OF 171900Z SEPT 1990 1. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 2. [ (b)(2) ] 3. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 4. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] A. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] B. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] C. [ (b)(2) ] (1) [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] (2) [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] (3) [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] (4) [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] (5) [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] D. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 5. (U) [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 6. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3 (a)(4) ] A. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3 (a)(4) ] (1) [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] (2) [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 7. CHEMICAL WARFARE. A. TWO NEW CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION SITES WERE REPORTED ON 16 SEPTEMBER. IRAQI FORCES ARE PREPARING ONE CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION SITE AT SAFWAN, A FIGHTER AIRCRAFT DISPERSAL/STAGING BASE 4KM NORTH OF THE IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER. A SECOND SITE WAS REPORTED IN SOUTHERN IRAQ NEAR THE KUWAITI BORDER, APPROXIMATELY 10KM EAST OF THE SAFWAN AIRFIELD IN THE VICINITY OF 300722N 0474536E. AT THE FIRST SITE, ONE V-SHAPED DECONTAMINATION TRENCH WAS NEARING COMPLETION AND SECOND, LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE THE SECURITY FENCE AT THE AIRFIELD, WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. THESE TRENCHES WERE BEGUN SINCE 15 SEPTEMBER AND CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES REMAINED, INDICATING THAT SITE PREPARATION WAS CONTINUING' AT THE SECOND SITE, EXCAVATION OF ONE V-SHAPED DECONTAMINATION TRENCH WAS NEARLY COMPLETE, AND TWO PROBABLE V-SHAPED DECONTAMINATION TRENCHES WERE IN THE INITIAL STAGES OF CONTSRUCTION. CONSTRUCTION AT THIS SITE BEGAN AFTER 12 SEPTEMBER. DECONTAMINATION EQUIPMENT WAS NOT REPORTED AT EITHER SITE. COMMENT: THE FIRST CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATION SITE WAS LOCATED AT RAS AL QULAYAH IN KUWAIT ON 10 SEPTEMBER. ONCE COMPLETE, THIS SITE HAD SIX DECONTAMINATION TRENCHES WHICH MAY CONSTITUTE A PATTERN THE TWO NEW SITES WILL FOLLOW. B. A STAKE-BED TRUCK LOADED WITH PROBABLE CW-ASSOCIATED CRATES HAD DEPARTED THE ENTRANCE TO THE PROBABLE CW STORAGE BUNKER AREA OF THE SAMARRA CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITY SINCE 16 SEPTEMBER` 8. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 9' [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] A. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] B. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] C. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] D. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 10. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 11. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] A. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] B' [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] APPENDIX 1: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 1. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 2. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 3. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 4. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] [ (b)(2) ]




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