IRAQ-KUWAIT SITUATION REPORT

File: 071596_cia_68159_68159_01.txt
Page: 01
Total Pages: 1
Subject: IRAQ-KUWAIT 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







POSSIBLE CHEMICAL AGENTS FOUND IN KUWAIT



TRACES OF CHEMICAL AGENTS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN KUWAIT,

ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY MILITARY REPORTING. A US CHEMICAL

RECONNAISSANCE UNIT IN KUWAIT GATHERED SOIL SAMPLES THAT MAY BE

CONTAMINATED WITH BLISTER AGENT LEWISITE (L) AND NERVE AGENT

SARIN (GB) . THE SAMPLES ARE BEING FORWARDED FOR FURTHER

EVALUATION.







1.5 (C)

68159-68159