COMMANDERS SITREP 68 25 TO 26 MAR 91

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 68   25 TO 26 MAR 91                          

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000269

Folder Title: DAILY STAFF JOURNALS-27 MAR 91-2                                                                

Document Number:          6

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           Si                          II CORPS.'ACE*.LTC CANDIDO, TASS 9-709-
                                           ..,UNCLASSIPIED
           9!77-617/il2.-
           4.(6xcoMMANDERI, El          ON:   CORPS MAINTAINS HASTY DEFENSE
           WHILE POSTURED  TO RESUMI   FENSIVE OPERATIONS IF REQUIRED,

           CONDUCTS CLEARANCE OF ZONE, PROVIDES I      ITARIAN ASSISTANCE,

           CONDUCTS CONTINUOUS SEARCH AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS FOR U.S.

           VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN IRAQ, AND CONTINUES PREPARATION FOR

           MOVEMENT TO RAA'S 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 D=G-OF J-nQ!4 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 GO       NT 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 NUMBER OF CIVILIANS TO BE


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Folder Title = DAILY STAFF JOURNALS-27 MAR 91-2
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Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 68 25 TO 26 MAR 91
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