AVAILABILITY OF CANA TO DEPLOYED FORCES

File: 081996_jul96_decls35_0001.txt
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Subject: AVAILABILITY OF CANA TO DEPLOYED FORCES                         

Box  ID: BX000404

Document Number:         76

Folder Title: TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS - MSG FILE LOGS 4-5 DEC 90                                      

Folder Seq #:          2

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organzation: CENTCOM     


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          ZRIORITY          RHIVBAS CDR XVIII ABN CORPS //G-3//

          PAASZYUW RI-.IVBAS0124 3381145    -RUDCHAA.
          ZNY
          P 041!OOZ DEC 9C)
          FM CDR XV@ll ABN CORPS
          TO RLDCHAA/CCMUSARCENT //G-3//
          !NFO RUDCHAA/CDMUSARCc@NT //SURG//
          RUDCHAA/ZOMUSARCENT //G-4//
          ;%uDCHAA/CCMUSARCENT//G-3 (NBC)//
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          @ - @ 11 @ I NON-INTELLIGENCE

          SUBJ: AVAILABILITY OF CANA (CONVULSANT ANTIDOTE NERVE AGENT) TO
          DEPLOYED FORCES (U)

          :. (U) REF/A/COMUSARCENT MAIN 07083OZ NOV 90, SUBJ: USCINCCENT POLICY
          ON U.S. FORCE USE OF DIAZEPAM, REF/B/HQCENTCOM 031544Z NOV 90, SUBJ:
          USCINCCENT POLICY ON U.S. FORCE USE OF D:AZEPAM.

          2. @ THIS COMMAND HAS RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT DIAZEPAM/CANA
          (CONVULSANT ANTIDOTE NERVE AGENT) WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE FOR ISSUE
          70 SOLDIERS IN THEATER. HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SUGGESTS IN-
          S-]FFICIENT ARMY OWNED STOCKS (APPROXIMATELY 82,605) WILL BE AVAILABLE

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          TO ISSUE CANA IAW USCINCCENT POLICY OF 1 PER SOLDIER IN THEATER PLUS
          5 PER AIDMAN/COMBAT LIFESAVER.

          3. @) BASED ON CURRENT INCOMING XVIII CORPS STRENGTH AND THE
          ARRIVAL OF VII CORPS PERSONNEL, A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF ARMY SOLDIERS
          WILL NOT BE :SSUED CANA.
          4. (U) REQUEST ARCENT DETERMINE THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING ADDITI-
          ONAL CANA FOR xviri AIRBORNE/VII CORPS DEPLOYED FORCES FROM
          MANUFACTURER OR OTHER SERVICE COMPONENT STOCKS. AN EVALUATION OF
          AIRFORCE AND NAVAL FORCES AT RISK IN THE THEATER MAY REVEAL AN EXCESS
          STOCK OF CANA AVAILABLE FOR REDISTRIBUTION TO ARMY FORCES AT RISK.


ARCENT DETERMINE THE PRIORITY OF ISSUE AND
          DEVELOP A DISTRIBUTION PLAN ALONG WITH ALLOCATIONS FOR ARMY FORCES
          DEPLOYED TO THE THEATER.

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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-29
Box ID = BX000404
Unit = ARCENT
Parent Organization = CENTCOM
Folder Title = TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS - MSG FILE LOGS 4-5 DEC 90
Folder Seq # = 2
Subject = AVAILABILITY OF CANA TO DEPLOYED FORCES
Document Seq # = 41
Document Date =
Scan Date = 25-JUL-1996
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 16-AUG-1996