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Subject: SITUATION REPORT

Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence







TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN

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.







SPOT COMMENTARY







MARCH 1991







IRAQ-KUWAIT:  SITUATION REPORT







UNANIMOUSLY SAID THAT THERE WAS NO INTENT TO

EMPLOY CHEMICAL WEAPONS, AND THAT THERE WERE NO CHEMICAL

MUNITIONS ISSUED TO THEIR DIVISIONS. NONE OF THE COMMANDERS

EXPRESSED ANY MISGIVINGS ABOUT NOT HAVING CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND

SAID THEY REGARDED THEM PRIMARILY AS A THREAT TO THE POORLY

EQUIPPED IRAQI SOLDIERS.







SAMARRA







COMMENT:          MAY INDICATE THAT IRAQ

TRANSFERRED CHEMICAL WEAPONS BACK TO SAMARRA SINCE THE CESSATION

OF HOSTILLITIES OR THAT IS IS PREPARING TO DEPLOY THESE WEAPONS

POSSIBLY IN RESPONSE TO INSURGENT OPERATIONS. ALTERNATIVELY,

MAY BE USED FOR SALVAGE OPERATIONS AT SAMARRA'S DAMAGED CW

AGENT PRODUCTION UNITS.







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