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PORTIONS FROM PAGE 2 WITHHELD. NOT HEALTH RELATED.


[(b) (l) sec3.4 (b) (1)]















 SOME REPORTS INDICATE IRAQ
MAY. BE PLANNIN6 THE DESTRUCTION AND IGNITION OF MOST NELL HEADS.IN
THE.MAJOR KUWAITI OILFIELDS. DEGRADATION IN VISIBILITY OVER MOST.OR
ALL OF EASTERN KUWAIT IS A MAJOR THREAT TO GROUND FORCES AND CLOSE
IR.SUPPORT. VISIBLITY WILL LIKELY BE OBSCURED BETWEEN GROUND LEVEL
AND 6000 FT, UP TO 15NN IN THE DIRECTION OF PREVAILING WINDS. [(b)(l)sec3.4(b)(4)]
 THE IRAQIS HAVE FOR SOME TIME BEEN PREPARING.DEMOLITIONS
TO DESTROY. KUWAITI OIL FACILITIES, PROBABLY AS A DEFENSIVE.MEASURE
AGAINST COALITION ATTACK AND TO DEPRIVE KUWAITIS OF THE.OIL RESOURCE
IN.CASE OF WITHDRAWAL.  SADDAM'S DECISION:TO ORDER THE.FIRES.COULD
HAVE BEEN PROMPTED:BY OVERREACTION TO COALITION STRIKES AND MAY.
SIGNAL A REALIZATION THAT KUWAIT WILL NOT BE-HELD.

	REGARDLESS, THE FIRES, WITH-THEIR-TOXIC OBSCURANT, AND
 

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