IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER DISPUTE

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Subject: IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER DISPUTE

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1.IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER DISPUTE

PERSIAN GULF: SITUATION UPDATE



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1.IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER DISPUTE



PERSIAN GULF: SITUATION UPDATE



PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED CHEMICAL DEFENSE WASHDOWN SITE WAS

IN SOUTHERN IRAQ, AND ACTIVITY

AT A DISPERSAL AIRFIELD IN CENTRAL IRAQ.



IRAQ



GROUND ACTIVITY



A PARTIALLY CONSTRUCTED CHEMICAL DEFENSE WASHDOWN SITE

CONSISTING OF TWO STATIONS WAS IN THE VICINITY

OF 30-34-00N 047-10-00E, 24 KM NORTHEAST OF AR RUMAYLAH

SOUTHWEST AIRFIELD.  ONLY ONE

OTHER WASHDOWN SITE, IN THE VICINITY OF 30-32-20N 047-12-30E,



AIR ACTIVITY



ACTIVITY AT AN NUMANIYAH AIRFIELD SUGGESTS THAT IRAQ MAY BE

PREPARING THIS FIGHTER-CAPABLE DISPERSAL BASE FOR, CONTINGENCY

PURPOSES. ADDITIONAL CRATES OF MATERIAL, INCLUDING PROBABLE

MUNITIONS, IN EARTHEN REVETMENTS NORTH OF THE

RUNWAY.  CRATES WERE IN THREE OF THE

17 REVETMENTS AND ON BOTH SIDES OF A NEARBY ACCESS ROAD.

VARIOUS NUMBERS OF CRATES WERE IN 10 REVETMENTS, WHILE THE

NUMBER, OF CRATES ALONG THE ACCESS ROAD REMAINED ABOUT THE SAME.







THE BASE, WHICH IS SOUTHEAST OF BAGHDAD IN THE CENTRAL AIR

DEFENSE SECTOR, IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AIRCRAFT SHELTERS OR

SUPPORT STRUCTURES, AND IT LACKS AIR DEFENSES. NO AIRCRAFT WERE

THERE







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