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Subject: STATUS REPORT       
Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence        
        
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REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN        
TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF        
THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON        
REQUEST.          

JUN 91

SUBJECT: STATUS REPORT ON 15-25 JUN

1.
TYPES WITH COUGH/CONGESTION/EYE IRRITATION. 75# OF 
THESE ARE OUTDOOR WORKERS.          FUNCTIONING INDOORS, 
HAVE BEEN LIMITING OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AND REMAIN (EXCLUDING 
MINOR LUMPS AND BUMPS) IN GENERAL GOOD HEALTH.. 
2. VISIBLE AIR POLLUTION CONTINUED TO WORSEN DURING THE 
REPORTING PERIOD.  WINDS HAVE BEEN VIRTUALLY STILL FOR THE 
PAST WEEK, ALLOWING HEAVY PARTICULATES TO ACCUMULATE AND 
SETTLE ABOVE THE CITY.  THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 30-40 OIL 
WELL FIRES BURNING NORTH OF KUWAIT CITY (NEAR IRAQ) AND 
THESE SEEM TO BE CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORSENING ATMOSPHERICS 
HERE AS WELL. 
EXAMPLE: KUWAIT TOWERS, THE MOST IDENTIFIABLE LANDMARK IN 
KUWAIT, ARE 187 METERS HIGH AND APPROXIMATELY 1200 METERS 
EAST 
FOR THE PAST 10 DAYS, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF DAWN AND 1100 
A.M.   HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SEE THESE TOWERS                          
SOME AFTERNOONS THE COVER WILL LIFT ENOUGH SO THE TOWERS 
BECOME SLIGHTLY VISIBLE, BUT A GENERAL HAZINESS ALWAYS 
REMAIN


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