DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG

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Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG                       

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000036

Folder Title: DUTY LOG G3  EOC INCOMING MSGS  29 DEC 90                                                       

Document Number:       2002

Folder SEQ  #:         89




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  AIG 8777




       02  RUEKJCS3616
       RLTEKJCSICJCS WASHINGTON DC//PA//

              SECTION 01 OF 03
       777 TAKE FOR INFO ONLY
         PUBLIC AFFAIRS GUIDANCE - CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE
         PROGRAM (U)
  1.       THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES GUIDANCE AND ASIIGNS RESPONSIBILITIES
  FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS ACTIVITIES PERTAINING TO U.S. EFFORTS TO COUNTER
  THE POTENTIAL IRAQI CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL THREAT IN X@E USCENTCOM APR,
  2.       CHEMICAL@-AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSES HAVE BEEN THE SUBJECT Of
  ONGOING REVIEW FOR THE US AND OTHER COALITION FORCES. DURING THE
  PAST WEEKSP WE HAVE BEEN ASKED ABOUT OUR CHEMICAL-SIULOGICAL WARFARE
  (CBW) DEFENSIVE CAPABILITY. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS GUIDANCE IS TO
  DESCRIBE OUR EFFECTIVE DEFENSIVE PROGRAM WHILE GUARDING AGAINST
  UNDUE ALARM. THE CBW PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ASSURE AN EFFECTIVE
  CAPACITY TO DEFEND AGAINST IRAQI CBW EMPLOYMENT THROUGH A VARIETY OF
  INTEGRATED MEASURES: DETECTION DEVICES; INDIVIDUAL PROTECTIVE GEAR:
  INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT TRAINING: AND COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL PREVENTIVE
  MEASURES AND TREATMENT. IT IS EXPECTED THATE AS THE PROGRAM BECOMES
  MDRE PUBLICE ANXIETIES ABOUT THE CBW THREAT WILL BE HEIGHTENED.




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  COMMANDERGS INTERNAL INFORMATION AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMS SHOULD
  CONSIDERE AND ATTEMPT TO MITIGATEE THE IMPACT OF.SUCH FEARS ON UNIT
  PERSONNEL AND CIVILIANS IN THEATERP AMONG OUR ALLIESP AND AT HOME
  3. (U) THE PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING ELEMEg;s:
  - 660--wE-W-FERNAL INFORMAT- .   ASO(PA) HAS LEAD RESPON
  RESPONSE TO QUERY CONCERNING OVERALL CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
  PROTECTION PROGRAMS. CENTCON AND SUBORDINATE COMMAND PAGGS MAY USE
  THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BELOW FOR RESPONSE TO QUERIESP CENTCOM MAY
  PROYIDE'SUBJECT-MATTER EXPERTS FOR INTERVIEW FOLLOWING COORDINATION
  'WITH CASDCPA). COMMANDERS AND PUBLIC'AFFAIRS OFFICERS OUTSIDE OF
  THE USCENTCON AOR 14AY USE THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN PARA 5 BELOW
RY ONLY. THE U.S. ARMYR AS THE EXECUTIVE AGENT
  FUR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE'RESEARCH PROGRAMSO, WILL BE
  PREPARED TO PROVIDE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE AS REQUESTED BY
  CASD(PA) TO DISCUSS RESEARCH AND DEVELOP14ENT IN DETECTION AND
  DEFENSES. SPECIFIC DETAILS ABOUT THE CBW THREAT AND OUR
  CAPABILITIES TO RESPOND TO IT SHOULD BE CLOSELY HELD TO DENY IRAQ
  DETAILS OF US OR COALITION CBW DEFENSIVE MEASURESE AND TO AVOID
  CREATING ERRONEOUS IMPRESSIONS OF US/COALITION VULNERABILITY TO THE
  CBW THREAT. AN IMPORTANT ASPECT IN BETERING IRAQI USE OF CBW AGENTS




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  IS TO EMPHASIZE OUR MULTIPILE LAYERS OF DEFENSE AGAINST THEN AND THE
  SERIOUSNESS-OF OUR RESPONSE SHOULD THEY BE USED.


                                             --GORE;



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File Room = mar96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-10
Box ID = BX000036
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 EOC INCOMING MSGS 29 DEC 90
Folder Seq # = 89
Subject = DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG
Document Seq # = 2002
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 04-NOV-1996