V CORPS OPORD 90 11

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Subject: V CORPS OPORD 90 11                                             

Unit: 3D AD       

Parent Organization: VII  CORPS  

Box  ID: BX001304

Folder Title: OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES 3 AR DIV CMDN GEN UPDATE 28AUG90 DSS                                  

Document Number:          6

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              A   (U)  gfNE-iMY FORCES.

              I        SITBATION.,  IRAQ CONTINUE$ REPOSITIONING OF FORCES WITHIN

              KUWAIT.  IT APPEARS THAT ELEMENTS OF POSSIBLY TWO REPUBLICAN GUARDS


              DIVISIONS ARE ARRIVING IN STAGING AREA TO THE NORTH OF AL JAHAR.         I N


                                             HAVE                   IN ASSEMBLY AREAS
              SOUTHERN IRAQ FIVE DIVISIONS         BEEN IDENTIFIED


              APPROXIMATELY 8OKM NORTH OF THE KUWAIT BORDER.      ADDITIONAL ARTILLERY


              AND AIR DEFENSE ELEMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN IDENTIFIED VIC KUWAIT CITY.

              THESE UNITS ARE THOUGHT TO HAVE DEPLOYED FROM THE IRAN/IRAQ BORDER.


              IRAQ CURRENTLY HAS TWO OPTIONS:     A; CONTINUE TO NEGOTIATE WITH

              1NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES TO REESTABLISH A SUPPLY LINE OF ARMS,

              A MMTIN I T I ON A ND F DOD S TU F F S T 0 S US TA I N F OR C E S SHOUL D TH E C UR R ENT


              STANDOFF SITUATION CONTINUE.    IN THE EVENT A TOTAL EMBARGO CAN
                                                                                  B E

              E S T AB L I S H E D, I R AQ W I L L HAVE MA S S E D A S U F F I C I E N T M I L I T A R Y F OR C ET 0

              INITIATE HOSTILITIES INTO SAUDI ARABIA.     5; IRAQ COULD LAUNCH AN

              ATTACK INTO SAUDI ARABIA WITH AT LEAST TWO CORPS ABREAST AND A


              POSSIBLE THIRD CORPS SIZED ELEMENT IN RESERVE.      ONE CORPS WOULD


              PROBABLY ATTACK SOUTHWEST FROM KUWAIT ALONG THE MAJOR ROAD SYSTEM TO


              DEFEAT SAUDI FORCES VIC BATIN.    A SECOND CORPS WOULD ATTACK SOUTH

              ALONG THE MAJOR ROAD TOWARD THE CITY OF QUARA AL ULYA, BYPASSING THE

              US MARINES STATIONED ALONG THE COAST.     BOTH CORPS WOULD THEN TURN












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File Room = jul96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-28
Box ID = BX001304
Unit = 3D AD
Parent Organization = VII CORPS
Folder Title = OPERATIONS PLANNING FILES 3 AR DIV CMDN GEN UPDATE 28AUG90 DSS
Folder Seq # = 25
Subject = V CORPS OPORD 90 11
Document Seq # = 6
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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 = 06-DEC-1996