COMMANDERS SITREP 68

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 68                                            

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000249

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP  22 MAR THRU 6 MAY 91                                                    

Document Number:         43

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          SUPPORT IAD AND 1ID. POC VII CORPS ACE, LTC CANDIDO, TASS 9-709-

          9977-617/112.
          4.(U)@COMMANDER'S EVALUATION: CORPS MAINTAINS HASTY DEFENSE

          WHILE POSTURED TO RESUME OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IF REQUIRED,

          CONDUCTS CLEARANCE OF ZONE, PROVIDES       ITARIAN ASSISTANCE,

          CONDUCTS CONTINUOUS SEARCH AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS FOR U.S.

          VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN IRAQ, AND CONTINUES PREPARATION FOR

          MOVEMENT TO RAAIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAA'S. CORPS UNITS REMAIN

          PREPARED FOR COMBAT BY EXERCISING REPORTING, C2, AND INTELLIGENCE

          OPERATIONS. UNITS ARE IN FINAL STAGES OF ENEMY EQUIPMENT

          DESTRUCTION AND ASSISTING TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS IN

          EVACUATION OF SELECT ENEMY EQUIPMENT. MAJOR CHALLENGE WILL BE

          CONTINUED DESTRUCTION OF THEATER AMMO DEPOT SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 8


          AND DESTRUCTION OF SILKWORM MISSILES AND WARHEADS ON 28 MAR


          WITHOUT MAJOR SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS. CORPS CONTINUES TO

          RECEIVE REPORTS OF IRAQI MILITARY UNITS COMMITTING ATROCITIES

          AGAINST LOCAL POPULATION IN THE LOWER EUPHRATES REGION. THE

          SAFETY AND WELL BEI14G OF IRAQIS IN THE U.S. SECTOR ONCE VII CORPS

          LEAVES IS OF MAJOR CONCERN. BELIEVE WE SHOULD USE EVERY CHANNEL


          AVAILABLE TO ENCOURAGE INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES AND ICRC OR EVEN


          POSSIBLY THE UN TO ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION FROM U.S. OCCUPATION

          TO IRAQI GOVERNMENT CONTROL. CONTINUE TO BELIEVE OUR BEST COURSE

          FOR THE NEAR TERM WOULD BE TO ESTABLISH CIVIL MILITARY GOVERNMENT


          COMPLETE WITH ORDINANCES AND PENAL CODES. WE HAVE TWO MASH AND


          TWO MILITARY CLEARING COMPANIES FORWARD TREATING ALMOST


          EXCLUSIVELY IRAQI CIVILIANS. EXPECT MMER OF CIVILIANS TO BE


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Box ID = BX000249
Unit = VII CORPS
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Folder Title = VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP 22 MAR THRU 6 MAY 91
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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 68
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Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 06-DEC-1996