COMMANDERS GUIDANCE FOR DISPOSITION OF CAPTURED CHEMICAL AND

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Subject: COMMANDERS GUIDANCE FOR DISPOSITION OF CAPTURED CHEMICAL AND    

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000413

Folder Title: DAILY JOURNAL - ARCENT   1-15 MAR 91                                                            

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   2. @ REF A,INDICATED ARCENT GUIDANCE ON DISPOSITION OF CAPTURED
   CHEM/BIO MUNITIONS IS THE SAME AS CINCCENT GUIDANCE. REF B
   PR   LOATED CINCCENT GUIDANCE ON DESTRUCTION OF CHEM/BIO MUNITIONS.
   TH20ASIC POLICY STATED CAPTURED IRAQI CHEM/BIO MUNITIONS, LESS
   THOSE SMALL SAMPLES REQUIRED FOR INTELLIGENCE EXPLOITATION, WILL BE
   DESTROYED OR OTHERWISE RENDERED USELESS. THIS APPLIES TO BOTH BULK
   AGENT AND WEAPONIZED MATERIALS. REF C ECHOED XVIII ABN CORPS CDR
   GUIDANCE WHICH PROHIBITED THE DESTRUCTION OF KNOWN SUSPECTED
   CHEM/BIO MUNITIONS PENDING FURTHER GUIDANCE FORM ARCENT.


   3. (U) THIS MESSAGE INCORPORATES CINCCENT'S GUIDANCE ON THE
   DESTRUCTION OF CHEM/BIO MUNITIONS. IT CHANGES XVIII ABN CORPS'
   GUIDANCE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN REF C.


      A.      PRIORITY FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) EFFORT
   WILL BE THE DISPOSAL OF CAPTURED OR UNEXPLODED MUNITIONS,
   INCLUDING DUDS POSING AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO COALITION FORCES OR


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   F:!VILIAM POPULATED AREAS. SECOND PRIORITY IS THE IDENTIFICATION AND
   DESTRUCTION OF CHEM/BIO MUNITIONS AND BULK AGENTS CAPTURED INSIDE
   IRAQ! TERRITORY IAW ESTABLISHED EOD FIELD DISPOSAL POLICIES AND
   PROCEDURES.


      S.      CAPTURED INDIRECT FIRE MUNITIONS (MORTAR, ARTILLERY OR
   ROCKET WARHEADS) IN CALIBERS GREATER THAN 120MM9 ALL AIR DELIVERABLE
   SI),    (BOMBS, DROP/SPRAY TANKS) AND UNIDENTIFIABLE CONTAINERS
         NEAR OR IN CONJUCTION WITH ANY OF THE ABOVE ITEMS WILL NOT BE
   MOVED OR DESTROYED PRIOR TO AN EVALUATION BY AN EDD TEAM.


      C.      PRIOR TO THE DESTRUCTION OF ANY CONFIRMED CHEM/BTO
   M!-'Nl@ION OR BULK AGENT, EOD TEAMS WILL COORDINATE WITH THE  513TH MI
   BDE, FOREIGN MATERIAL INTELLIGENCE BATTALION, TO DETERMINE IF
   '3AMF'I-ES OF THE DCAPTURED ITEM ARE NEEDED FOR INTELLIGENCE
   ASSESSMENT.


CE.


          @HEM/BIO MUNITIONS CAPTURED WITHIN IRAQ WILL BE


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    ESTRCYED IN PLACE.


                  ITS CAPTURING SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF DELIVERING
            S. UN T
            MUNITIONS AND POSSESSING EITHER PREPARED OR STORED
       @TONS WILL SECURE AND REPORT THE LOCATION. AN EOD TEAM WILL
   --'=--!ERMINE WHETHER CHEM/BIO MUNITIONS HAVE BEEN CAPTURED. IF THE



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Subject = COMMANDERS GUIDANCE FOR DISPOSITION OF CAPTURED
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