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File: 950727_22186034_91r.txtIIR 2 218 6034 91 / IZ ARTILLERY - OPERATION DESERT Filename:22186034.91r PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 25583 GENDATE: 950504 NNNN TEXT: ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX702 MCN = 91014/16415 TOR = 910141438 PTTCZYUW RUEKJCS3181 0141436 --RUEALGX. ZNY HEADER P 141436Z JAN 91 FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEADWD/OCSA WASHINGTON DC RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC RUEACMC/CMC WASHINGTON DC RUEDADA/AFIS AMHS BOLLING AFB DC RUETIAQ/MPCFTGEORGEGMEADEMD RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC RUEHC /SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC RUEAMCC/CMC CC WASHINGTON DC RUQYSDG/FOSIF ROTA SP RHEPAAB/TAC IDHS LANGLEY AFB VA//IDHS// RHDLCNE/CINCUSNAVEUR LONDON UK//N24/N22// RUEALGX/SAFE P 141700Z JAN 91 FM [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) TO RUEKJCS/DIA WASH DC RUFDAAA/CINCUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE//AEAGB-C-RE// RUSNNOA/USCINCEUR VAIHINGEN GE//ECJ2-O(ECMO)// RUEABOL/HQ AFIA BOLLING AFB WASH DC//INT// RUFDAAA/CINCUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE//AEAGB-PD-CURIN/AEAGB-C-HO// RUFDAAA/CINCUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE//AEAGC-OCAT/AEAGB-ICAT// RUCJACC/USCENTCOM REAR MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ2/CCJ2-CH// RHIPAAA/USCINCCENT//CCJ2/CCJ2-CH// RHFPAAA/UTAIS RAMSTEIN AFB GE//IN-CMO/INAC/INOC// RUWJBMA/4513 ATTG NELLIS AFB NV//CC/INO// RHIIMAA/MARCENT FWD//G2// RUDCADA/CMO ARCENT RHIUFAA/USCENTAF FWD//IN// RUEOFAA/JSOC FWD//J2// RHIVHBA/CDRXVIIIABNCORPSFWD//G2// RHIHDAA/SOCCENT DEPLOYED//J2// RUFGAID/USEUCOM AIDES VAIHINGEN GE//INAC/INOC// INFO RUFTAKA/CDRUSAINTELCTRE HEIDELBERG GE RUHGOAA/COMUSNAVCENT RUFLWBA/CDR204THMIBN AUGSBURG GE//IAGPE-I-O// RHFMTCC/CDRI&ABN METRO TANGO GE//IAGPE-MI// RUCJACC/USCENTCOM CCJ2-CH (REAR) MACDILL AFB RHFFAAA/CDRVCORPS FRANKFURT GE//AETV-GB-CM// RHFFMRN/CDRVIICORPS MOEHRINGEN GE//AETS-TB-I// BT CONTROLS SERIAL: (U) IIR 2 218 6034 91. BODY PASS: (U) DIA WASH DC//CCF//DAT-6//PASS TO [ (b)(6) ] (U) TAC IDHS LANGLEY AFB VA//CSAA//PASS TO [ (b)(6) ] (U) HQ USAF WASH DC//XOXWD//PASS TO [ (b)(6) ] (U) USDAO RIYADH SA//PASS TO CDR MIDEAST FWD AND USCINCENT FWD//CCJ2-CH//FOR [ (b)(6) ] (U) COMJSOC FT BRAGG NC//J2-OPS//PASS TO [ (b)(6) ] COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (IZ). SUBJ: IIR 2 218 6034 91 / IZ ARTILLERY - OPERATION DESERT SHIELD (C). WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE. REPORT CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOI: (U) 900200. REQS: (U) T-8C2-2650-01-91; S-UDX-91504. SOURCE: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ][ (b)(7)(D) ] SUMMARY: REPORT PROVIDES VERY LIMITED INFO ON IR ARTY OPS AND VERY LIMITED INFO ON POSSIBLE IZ NUCLEAR WPNS. TEXT: 1. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 2. IZ ARTILLERY. SOURCE NEVER OBSERVED ANY ARTY OR MORTAR CHEMICAL ROUNDS. HE DID KNOW THAT EACH IZ ARTY UNIT WAS TRAINED IN THE FIRING OF CHEMICAL MUNITIONS BUT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT PERCENTAGE OF IZ ARTY/MORTAR BASIC LOADS OF AMMO WAS CHEMICAL. SOURCE DID NOT KNOW WHAT PERCENTAGE WAS FOR EXTENDED RANGE. IZ CDRS WOULD CALL ARTY OR USE DIRECT FIRE SYSTEMS ON SUBORDINATE UNITS UNDER HEAVY ATTACK AND THEY HAD DONE SO ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AS WITNESSED BY SOURCE. ANY IZ CDR AT ANY LEVEL HAD RELEASE AUTHORITY FOR CHEMICAL WPNS UNDER HIS COMMAND. SOURCE STATED THAT NORMALLY PERMISSION TO USE CHEMICAL WPNS WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM CORPS, BUT EACH IZ CDR HAD BEEN TAUGHT TO USC ANY MEANS AT HIS DISPOSAL TO AVOID DEFEAT DURING BATTLE. ANY IZ CDR WHO FAILED IN BATTLE WAS NORMALLY SUBJECTED TO EXECUTION. 3. NUCLEAR WEAPONS. SOURCE DISCLOSED THAT A COMMON RUMOR THROUGHOUT THE IZ ARMY WAS THAT IZ HAD TWO NUCLEAR WPNS, WHICH WERE STORED IN THE NUCLEAR FACILITY THAT ISRAEL BOMBED IN 1981 BUT WHICH IZ HAD SINCE REBUILT. SOURCE HAD NO ADDITIONAL INFO IN RELATION TO NUCLEAR WPNS. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ][ (b)(7)(D) ] COMMENTS: TRANSLATION SUPPORT PROVIDE BY [ (b)(6) ] AND [ (b)(6) ] . //IPSP: (U) PGW 2650//. //COMSOBJ: (U) 211//. ADMIN PROJ: (U) 224370. INSTR: (U) U.S. NO. PREP: (U) [ (b)(6) ] , . ACQ: (U) MUNICH, GE (901226). WARNING: REPORT 2 218 6034 91 CLASSIFIED
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