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Subject: INTELLIGENCE REPORT                                             

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000024

Folder Title: LNO REPORTS  24TH ID  JAN 91                                                                    

Document Number:         18

Folder Seq  #:         33




                             UNCLASSIFIED





             TO: COMMANDER 24 ID(M)                              120125 JAN 91

             FROM; 24 ID(M) LNO, CXVIII nBN CORPS)



             IUKADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE ON IRAQI CAPABILITIES

             TO POISON ALLIED FOOD AND WATER SUPPLES IN SAUDI ARABIA.

             REPORTS INDICATE IRAQI AGENTS IN COUNTRY ARE IN POSSESSION OF

             PILLS, CAPABLE OF KILLING UP TO 100 PEOPLE. THE GULF

             REVOLUTIONARY ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO STATED IT HAD POISONED FOOD

             AND WATER INTENDED FOR US AND COALITION FORCES. NO EVIDENCE

             EXISTS TO VERIFY ANY TAMPERING HAS OCCURRED.




             29ELgymgL4!:-


             11UYII CORPS CURRENT DEPLOYMENT STATUS. THERE ARE 81,826 (80%)
             VII SOLDIERS ON THE GROUND NOW, 46,080 (45%) DEPLOYED IN

             SECTOR. VII CORPS STILL PROJECTS AN END STRENGTH OF 102,291.

                 THE VII CORPS COMMANDER'S NARRATIVE REPORTS THAT SHIP

             SCHEDULES ARE NOT THE PROBLEM, AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION

             ASSETS TO MOVE VII CORPS FROM THE PORTS CONTINUES TO SLOW

             PROGRESS. THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE OF THE LAST SHIP IS STILL

             27 JAN 91; PAX WILL CLOSE NLT 13 JAN 91.

                THERE ARE SEVERAL UNITS WITHIN TAA JUNO THAT ARE READY FOR

             COMBAT. THE 2 ACR, THE 210 FA BRIGADE AND TWO ADDITIONAL

             BATTALIONS FROM THE 42 FA BRIGADE, AND I AH-64 ATTACK BATTALION

             ARE POISED FOR COMBAT OPERATIONS. ACCORDING TO THE VII

             COMMANDER, THEY HAVE THE LOGISTIC SUPPORT AND THE COMMAND AND

             CONTROL STRUCTURE FOR A MUCH LARGER FORCE.


                                                       UNCLASSIFIED

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File Room = mar96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-12
Box ID = BX000024
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = LNO REPORTS 24TH ID JAN 91
Folder Seq # = 33
Subject = INTELLIGENCE REPORT
Document Seq # = 18
Document Date =
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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