CAT TASKING FORM 16118 KUWAIT OIL FIRE HEALTH THREAT 2 MAY 91

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Subject = CAT TASKING FORM 16118  KUWAIT OIL FIRE HEALTH THREAT  2 MAY 91 

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               SUBJECT: Kuwait Oil Fire Health Threat--INFORMATION MEMORANDUM


                 f. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Envirorment) has
               signed a Memorandum (TAB A) requesting that JCS ask CENTCOM to
               assess acute and long term health risks to our soldiers. it also
               asks JCS and CENTCOM concurrence to deploy and support the USAEHA
               team to accomplish the assessment.

                 g. CENTCOM will have to dedicate some resources for shelter,
               rations, transportation, electrical power, security and other
               logistical support critical for the most of fective operation of
               the team. However, it is imperative Army adequately evaluates
               the long term health risks of our soldiers from oil fire smoko.
               if exposures are negligible we will not require an extremely
               costly epidemiological study similar to those done for "Agent
               Orange". However, if the AMM team's data does predict
               significant long term health effects, then there is scientific
               basis to begin prospective epidemiological studies of our
               soldiers using current records.

                 h. Accordingly, we are taking actions to arrange deployment of
               the USAERA health risk assessment team.





               Encl                              FRANK F. LEDFC
                                                 Lieutenant Ger
                                                 The Surgeon G


               CF:
               DACS-ZB
               MPAMO-GA
               DAPE-ZA
               DAPE-HR








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