covering shortage

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	In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
	Secret

Medical Treatment Command of the Twelfth Armored Division
Number \ command 1\ 11\ 4340
Date: 12\24\1985

[seal]: Headquarters of Field Medical Unit \ 31
Confidential
Number: chemical \ 3634
Date: 12\26\1985

To: field medical unit \ 31
Subject: covering shortage

Your confidential letter number 4559 on 12\12\1985,
please provide us with situation of individuals of platoon for purifying and treating contaminated 
injuries in accordance with holding, available, surplus and shortage to take the necessary 
measures.

[signed]
Lieutenant Colonel, Dentist
Emad Taqi Hadi
Medical Treatment Commanding Officer of  the Twelfth Armored Division 
Major, Dentist
Mohammed Shuwaish Abduallah

a copy of to:
field medical unit \ 32 \ 33, please provide us with the required for the same above purpose to 
take the necessary measures.

[hand notations]: registration and chemical guide, to provide them with the situation with an 
additional copy, [signed] 12\28\1985

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Letter Copy 

1- Please advise formations operating within your sectors to advise their members to close the 
two holes on protective mask filter when operating in water areas, this is meant to maintain the 
filter, prevent damage and keep water from entering.
2- Filters exposed to water shall undergo quality inspection, damaged ones will be replaced in 
accordance with priorities of repair application.
To act accordingly.
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	In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
	Top Secret

Medical Treatment Command of Second Division
Number \ branch 5\ 29\ 2012
Date: 29 December 1985

[seal]: Headquarters of Field Medical Unit \ 31
Confidential
Number: chemical, 3658
Date: 12\30\1985

To: field medical unit 3, 4, 13, 31, 43
Subject: maintaining filters

Top secret letter of chemical branch command of corps 2 number 1037 on 27 December 1985,
above is a copy of confidential letter of chemical branch directorate number 13371 on 18 
December 1985.
Please acquaint and act accordingly.
[hand notation]: chemical headquarters, to take the necessary measures and advise the observer, 
[signed] 12\30
tomorrow definitely at training, [signed] 12\30

[signed]
Lieutenant Colonel, M.D.
Abdulkareem Hassan al-Faris
Medical Treatment Commanding Officer of Second Division 
ar ta
Zuheer Azeez Jumah

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	In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
	Top Secret

Medical Treatment Command of Second Division
Number \ branch 5\ 19\ 1930
Date: 12\16\1985

To: field medical unit \ 43
Subject: report

Top secret letter of sixth corps command number 16793 on 12\11\1985 relayed to us through top 
secret letter of second division command number 6711 on 12\15\1985,
refer the following:
1- Repeating chemical awareness week at the corps' section.
2- Designating a day of each month to be named chemical awareness day at each division to 
exercise chemical activities, and advise us of the date.
3- Increasing orientation courses about mass destruction weapon protection methods at the 
formations and divisions. Preparing alternate individuals for chemical guides at regiment \battalion 
and alternate officer of chemical staff officer at the brigade.
4- Urging commanding officers to directly supervise chemical training, implement protection 
procedures at the unit, conduct ongoing inspections by headquarters in order to be aware of 
training and chemical awareness level of subordinate units and diagnose weak parts to remedy 
them.

[seal]: Medical Treatment Command of Second Division
Number: 
Date: 

[signed]
Lieutenant Colonel, M.D.
Abdulkareem Hassan al-Faris
Medical Treatment Commanding Officer of Second Division 

authenticated copy

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Activities of  Chemical Awareness Day

1- Wearing protective masks during morning alarm.
2- The commanding officer of platoons \teams will conduct a three-hour training on the following 
topics:
a. First hour: protection mask.
b. Second hour: using purification and first aid set.
c. Third hour: using protective cream and atropine automatic injection.
3- Exercising partial purification to individuals and weapons at the partial purification point of 
the units.
4- Completing inspection of protective masks inside the gas tent if they were not inspected 
before.
5- Conducting a sudden chemical alarm.
6- Supervision by the commanding officers on the implementation of the above stated.