COMMANDERS SITREP 74

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 74                                            

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000249

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

Document Number:         37

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          CORPS ACE, LTC CANDIDO, TASS 9-9977-617.
          4(UXN COMMANDER'S EVALUATIOZI:
              A(Uy% CORPS MAINTAINS SCREEN ALONG DML, OUTPOSTS ON HIGHWAY

          8, AND IS POSTURED TO RESUME OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IF REQUIRED;

          CONDUCTS CLEARANCE OF ZONE; PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE;

          CONDUCTS CONTINUOUS SEARCH AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS FOR U.S.

          VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN IRAQ; CONTINUES PREPARATION FOR

          MOVEMENT TO RAA'S AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAA'S.
              B.(UN UNITS ARE IN FINAL STAGES OF ENEMY EQUIPMENT
          DESTRUCTION AND ASSISTING TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS IN


          EVACUATION OF SELECT ENEMY EQUIPMENT.
              C(U)N DAILY EPW COUNT STILL RE14AINS HIGH. WANT TO ENSURE
          SAFE AND EXPEDITIOUS EVACUATION AND CARE OF EPW'S BEYOND VII


          CORPS. BELIEVE THIS IS AN AREA WE MUST CONTINUE TO MONITOR IN

          THEATER AS HEAT RISES. CORPS CONTINUES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF

          IRAQI MILITARY UNITS COMMITTING ATROCITIES AGAINST LOCAL

          POPULATION IN THE LOWER EUPHRATES REGION. DETAILS ARE SUBMITTED


          DAILY IN INTELLIGENCE CHANNELS. THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING 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 IF ONLY IN SAFWAN.


          DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD STUFFS TO INCLUDE FOOD AND MEDICINE FOR



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Unit = VII CORPS
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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 74
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Declassified = 06-DEC-1996