COMMANDERS SITREP 60

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP  60                                           

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000249

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP 25-63 DTD  11 FEB THRU 21 MAR 91                                         

Document Number:          5

Folder SEQ  #:         78





                                         UNCLASSIFIED




             SCALE CLEARING OPERATIONS IN ALL FOREIGN DISTRICTS IN KUWAIT


             CITY. THIS WILL ENTAIL HOUSE TO HOUSE SEARCHES AND UNDOUBTEDLY

             KASS ARRESTS AND EXPULSIONS OF IRAQIS, PALESTINIANS, AND

             JORDANIANS WHO HAVE WEAPONS OR OTHER ITEMS THAT THE KUWAITIS DEEM


             SUBVERSIVE. THE PALESTINIAN POPULATION OF KUWAIT CITY IS

             CONCENTRATED IN THE HAWALI, EAST IIAWA@I, NIGRAH, SALMIYA, AND

             FARWANIYAH DISTRICTS. AS WELL, PALESTINIANS IN THE XAITAN,

             RAWDAII, NUZHA, AND FARWANIYAH DISTRICTS WERE REPORTEDLY ARMED    BY

             THE IRAQIS.   PALESTINIAN COMMANDOS WERE TRAINED IN THE SURRAH

             DISTRICT AND  PLO MEMBERS WERE STATIONED AT DAR AL IIANAN SCHOOL.

             AS THE FIRST  WAVE OF PALESTINIANS ARE EXPELLED OR ARRESTED,

             COALITION FORCES CAN EXPECT NUMEROUS RETALIATORY ATTACKS AGAINST

             KUWAITI ELEMENTS WITHIN KUWAIT CITY. THESE ATTACKS SHOULD BE

             LOCALIZED, THOUGH U.S. ELEMENTS MAY INADVERTENTLY BE CAUGHT IN

             .THE CROSSFIRE. 3AD'S DESERT LOCATION MAKES IT REMOTE AND MORE
             SECURE FROM RE+ALIATORY ATTACKS. NOTWITHSTANDING, ANY U.S.

             PERSONNEL IN KUWAIT CITY DURING THIS PERIOD MAY BECOME A TARGET


             OF OPPORTUNITY.

                 C.       UNIT (MAIN) LOCATIONS: IAD - QU200210; 3AD

             QUO83.070; ICD   NS668572; L(UK)AD    QT640563; IID(M) - QU587067;

             2ACR - PU208103; IIAB - NS5.6

             2. @ FUTURE PLANS: CORPS PREPARES FOR THE FOLLOWING

             CONTINGENCIES: ASSUMPTION OF R   ESPONSRBILITY FOR THE ENTIRE Xviii

             ABC SECTOR; ESTABLISHMENT OF KUWAITI SECURITY FORCE; MOVEMENT OF

             CORPS To RAAIS; AND REDEPLOYMENT OF UNITS TO USAREUR AND CONUS.

             CONTINUE TO PLAN FOR TRAINING IN RAA'S.



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Box ID = BX000249
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP 25-63 DTD 11 FEB THRU 21 MAR 91
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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 60
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