REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE

File: 970612_sep96_decls15_0001.txt
Page: 0001
Total Pages: 2
Subject = REQUEST FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE                                

Parent Organization = ARCENT      

Unit = XVIII CORPS 

Folder Title = DAILY STAFF JOURNALS WITH MESSAGES 15-28 FEB 91                                                 

Document Number =         62

Box ID = BX000091


            DECLASSIFIED*                  UNCLASSIFIED 10
            ON: 07 MAY 97
            'BY: SEC ARMY (DAMH)
                                               @,UWERr@@-a.i-,EO 12958




   ZCZCHZA079
   PATSZYUW RIIIVIiSA0658 0491200-SOOP -RUDCHAA RHSDBBE RIIIBIIAE RIIIVIiK.4
   REISHHZA.


   P 10103OZ FEB 91
   F@l CDR XVIII ABN CORPS //G3//
   TO RUDCIIAA/ COMUSARCENT //G3/G2//
   INFO RHSDBBE/ VII (US) CORPS //G2/G3//
   RHIBHAE/ XVIII ABN CORPS TACCP //G2/G3//
   RHIVHKA/ XVIII AB-\ CORPS REARCP://G2/G3//





                          'SA-          -N,                  FEB
         (L;) MSG,           I@CENT @!A@     DTG 14090OZ I.. 91, SuBi:
   CO@l'@'SAI@CE.NT 111,AN%I%@@ G@:IDANC'@- AS OF:   11,090oz FEB 91.

                                  7!!T', MSG IS --O RE(2u@.ST GUIDANCE AND ORP
   T IC 1
       ..\'ICA'. -NSSISTANC--' FOR Tti;: D-STRUCTION, OF BE@'.UVAL OF POSSTD.I.F
   CH"M!CAL AND BIOLOGICAL M'@'NITIONS IN ZONE.

               REE'FRE\CFD MSG PROV-1@@ES CO.M'@'SAIZCr.NT'S INTENT FOR THE


     @(Uto"    -iii!S           REQUES-S THAT CON-.INGENCY PI,ANN:NG BE I.' T A-ED
            V                                                                        IRAQI
       p    ICE XVV@II ABN CORPS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO NEUTRALIZE
   CHEMICAL ON BIOLOGICAL MUNITIONS STORED AT TALLIL AIRFIELD
   (303CO4N460336E), AN NAST@RIYAII STORAGE FACILITY St@ (30570%0'@61030E),
   AND NS SAL@IAN AIRFIELD (30393ON443500E).
   4.(U40n CURRENT I-\TELLIGE\CE !NDICATES THA- IRAQ MAY BE USI\G ONE OR
   Y,O'RE.'BU.\'KERS AT ABOVE FACILITIES TO STORE CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL
   .IEAPO,\S (CBW). TIIESF FACILITIES FALI, 1-\SIDE THE CORPS AREA OF
   @@PERAT  TriNS. TliF CORPS DOES NOT PLAN TO OCCUPY TALLIL AF AND AN
   N,NSIRIYAH S@IORAGE FAC:f.!TY WITH A GROUND FORCE, BUT THIS INTENT CO',-I'D
   (:IIANGE BASED 0\ THE SITUATION OR ON DIRECTION FROM HT.GHER
   HEADQUARTERS. IF REQUIRED TO NEUTRAI.IZE CBW, THE CORPS WILL REQUIRE
   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

   5 l[MM WE CAN FORSEE -t@O POSSIBLE NEUTRALIZATION SCENARIOS. FIRST,
                                  'DESTROY THE C13W ON SITE IAW CI.%'C CE.N-COM'S
       C(3ULD BE REQUIRED TO
   DIRECTION TO DESTROY IRAQI,,WAR%TAKJNG MATERIFL IN ZONE. -SECOND, WE
   COULD BE REQUIRED TO TRANSPOA-L.@Cbtl 7'0':$ACDT ARABIA OR KT;WAIT FOR
   SHIPMENT OUT OF THE l@,TO. THIS TRANSPORT c6ut;D BE LII%IITED TO
   REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLES FOR IN-Er.1,IGENCr- ANALYSIS On POLITICAL
   ?"'RPOSES, OR COULD INCLUDE T'.-.P- ENTIRE Q"@ANTI-Y FOR POSSIBLE
   'Ir'@ITI I-,IRIZATro%    -              -t r                  --EN
                             O EXEC"'7-7 .!- MV@SSTON FOR@SR           UNDER EITHER
   SCENARIO, WE COLLD       NEED -ECHN:CAL      ENPEIITS,                 AND @t--ITERIFL
   C@@@'@l r-'\S @::' ATE W-T.TI -1::: Q"-,@N-1-Y OF CBt@ DISC-@VERFD.
                            UNCLASSIFIEDE@@@