Procedure

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In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Secret
g/10/445
3.6.1989
The Republican Guards, the peopleÕs guards
								   Headquarters
							of the 9th armored brigade, RG
								   General staff
								   (Operations)
								Number :  / 11/714
								Date: March 6, 1989
To: List (a) Tank Battalion /55 RG
Subject: Procedure

In reference to secret letter number 955 dated February 31, 1989 by the chemical corps 
directorate,  mentioned in secret letter number 469 dated March 1, 1989 by the chemical corps 
command, the forces command RG, mentioned in secret letter number 13/131 dated March 4 
1989 by the chemical corps command, the Hamourabi Forces command RG, please note the 
following about the isolation center for contaminated.
1- 	There is no need to open the center to isolate the contaminated in the chemical 
decontamination station offered by the chemical units for chemical decontamination 
purposes since all persons and equipment in the contaminated area that was determined 
by evaluating the dangers of chemical decontamination and confirmed by chemical 
reconnaissance detachments, are contaminated and need decontamination.
2- 	The isolation center for the contaminated in the chemical decontamination station is 
limited to radiation decontamination only.
Please follow the above instructions to be considered a standard procedure when opening the 
chemical decontamination station for chemical decontamination or radiation decontamination



							Colonel
							Hamoud Hamad Saleh
							For the 9th armored brigade commander RG




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To: First Lieutenant Tareq Joma Mukhaylef
Subject: Unit Chemical Officer
In reference to the letter of Armored Brigade /9 RG number tr 5/16/405 dated January 31, 1990
We ask you to assume the position of the unit chemical officer, supervise all matters related to 
the chemical training and its requirements, boost the level of training, and carry out the following 
obligations:
1.	Provide consulting to the unit command about chemical affairs.
2.	Follow up with the chemical training in the unit and carry out the chemical training 
recommendations issued by the higher authority.
3.	Follow the chemical support recommendations issued by the higher authority.
4.	Supervise all the (chemical) training activities in the unit in cases of using chemical 
weapons.
5.	Supervise testing protective masks in the gas chamber (tent) twice during the training 
year.
6.	Perform the evaluation of the dangers of the chemical contamination by using the simple 
evaluation in order to give a chemical warning to the units or the sub units located at the 
bottom of the [wind].
7.	Following the completion of the following:
	a. The unitÕs chemical detector requirements
	b. The partial decontamination center
	c. The chemical warning methods in the unit and the quick effect of executing them.
8.	Supervising the traineesÕ activities on detection, reconnaissance , partial decontamination 
of the sub units with an average of 5 persons for each sub unit and confirm their training.
9.	Open a special record of manuals related to the chemical corps, and all instructions and 
guidelines issued by the higher authority pertaining to matters related to the chemical 
corps.
10.	Supervise  the platoons commandersÕ execution of the chemical training for their enrollers 
without depending on the chemical advisor.
11.	Confirm that the chemical supplies are fully equipped in conformity with the size and 
function.
Please take the necessary action and respond.


								[Signature]
								Major
								Hassan Khalaf Ali
								Tank battalion Commander / 55 RG
  
Copy to:
Armored Brigade /9 RG (Operations) / your above letter and note that the chemical officer 
substitute for our unit  is w/o (chemical) Ghanem Nohad Jameel, our brigadeÕs chemical advisor. 
Please review.
List (2) ............
Chemical advisor
Record / for reference
H									D E (a,b,c)

In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
(copy of a letter)
In reference to the secret and confidential letter number 92 dated July 14, 1990 by Chemical 
Corps Command, the Tawaklna Ala Allah Forces command RG.
A sudden chemical strike was launched on your unit during the training for a planned attack and 
the group attack for 6/12/1990 led by Qays Alwan, commander of the above command. The 
result was fair. We do not accept effects that are less than excellent such as hitting most of the 
fighters. Eventually, the chemical attack is launched by the brigade chemical officer on all the 
brigadeÕs units.


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Secret and confidential

The Republican Guards, the peopleÕs guards				Headquarters
							of Tank battalion /55, the Republican 
Guards
 							Number: 2/9/ 62 
							Date: July 30, 1990
To: List (a) Chemical
Subject: A chemical strike

The above is the text of secret and confidential letter number tr. / 5/2/123 dated July 18, 1990 of 
/9 RG Please take the necessary action.


						      [Signature]
					    		Major
				      		   Hassan Khalaf Ali
				Tank Battalion Commander / 55 Republican Guards
							6/   /1990


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A									D E (a,b,c)