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File: 950727_23408026_91r.txtIIR 2-340-8026-91/MISSIONS, DEFENSES, AND WEAPONS OF THE 647TH Filename:23408026.91r PATHFINDER RECORD NUMBER: 21436 GENDATE: 950504 NNNN TEXT: ENVELOPE CDSN = LGX029 MCN = 91047/06378 TOR = 910470429 PTTCZYUW RUEKJCS0156 0470426- --RUEALGX. ZNY HEADER P 160426Z FEB 91 FM JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC INFO RUEAHQA/CSAF WASHINGTON DC RUEACMC/CMC WASHINGTON DC RUFGAID/USEUCOM AIDES VAIHINGEN GE RUETIAQ/MPCFTGEORGEGMEADEMD RUEHC /SECSTATE WASHINGTON DC RUQYSDG/FOSIF ROTA SP RHEPAAB/TAC IDHS LANGLEY AFB VA//IDHS// RUFTAKA/USA INTEL CENTER HEIDELBERG GE RUFTAKC/UDITDUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE RUDOGHA/USNMR SHAPE BE//SURVEY// RUEALGX/SAFE P 151300Z FEB 91 FM [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] TO RHIPAAA/USCINCCENT //CCJ2-CH// RUEKJCS/DIA WASH DC //DC-1(CCF)/DAT-6// INFO RUCJAAA/USCINCSOC MACDILL AFB FL //SOJ2// RUDCHAA/ARCENT MAIN //G2// RHIUFAA/USCENTAF RUHGOAA/COMUSNAVCENT //N2/SCIO// RUDMNIC/COMNAVINTCOM WASH DC //WIC-53/NIC-33// RHIIMAA/COMUSMARCENT //G2// RUEHRH/USDAO RIYADH SA RUDCADA/CMO ARCENT //G2// RHIVHBA/CDRXVIIIABNCORPS FWD //CMO// RUEKJCS/DIA WASH DC //DAH-3// RUVNSMQ/COMNAVSPECWARGRUONE DET ELEVEN //N2// RUVNRNJ/COMNAVSPECWARGRUONE DET THIRTEEN //N2// RUDHAAA/CDR INSCOM FT BELVOIR VA //IAOPS-I-H/IAOPS-H/CI// RHIHDAA/SOCCENT DEPLOYED //SOCJ2// RHIHDAA/AFSOCCENT DEPLOYED //IN// RHIHDAA/160 SOAR DEPLOYED //S2/CP// RHIHDAA/COMSOCCENT //CP/INTEL LNO// RUDHAAA/CDR INSCOM FT BELVOIR VA //IAOPS-I-H/IAOPS-H/CI// RUDMNIC/NAVINTCOM CAC WASHINGTON DC //CAC// RUDMNOP/NAVOPINTCEN SUITLAND MD //OO// RUDMCTF/CTF ONE SIX EIGHT //H/H4/T// RUDOHAA/CTU ONE SIX EIGHT PT FOUR PT THREE //OPS// RUHGBAA/CTF ONE FIVE ONE RUHGOKI/CTF ONE FIVE SIX PT ONE PT ONE RUHGPBA/CTF ONE FIVE FOUR RUHGOWA/CTF ONE FIVE EIGHT RUFLMMA/CDR 18TH MI BN MUNICH GE //IAGPE-G-OPC// RUFDAAA/CINCUSAREUR HEIDELBERG GE RUEBJFI/CDR USAOPSGP FT GEORGE G MEADE MD //IAGPC-CM// RUEDBIA/CDR 513TH MI BDE FT MONMOUTH NJ //IAM-O-H// RHSDBBE/CDR VII CORPS MAIN FWD RUEADWD/HQ DA WASH DC //DAMI-PII/PO/FI// RUEOAYC/CDR FSTC CHARLOTTESVILLE VA //DRSXT-IA2// ZEN/CDR ARCENTSUPCOM //G2// RUDCOOO/CDR 513TH MI BDE FWD //IAM-O-H// RUCJACC/US CENTCOM REAR MACDILL AFB FL //CCJ2-CH// RUETIAA/DIRNSA FT GEORGE G MEADE MD //T-5232// RUKGNBA/HQ AFSAC FT BELVOIR VA //INOC/OINOBD// RUEAIIA/CIA WASH DC //DDO/DI/CRES/NESA// RUETIAS/US ARMY ITAC ARLINGTON HALL STATION VA //CITD/AIA// ZEN/22 SUPCOM //CMO/FMIB// BT CONTROLS SECTION 01 OF 02 OPERATION DESERT STORM SERIAL: (U) 2-340-8026-91. /*********** THIS IS A COMBINED MESSAGE ************/ BODY COUNTRY: (U) IRAQ (IZ). SUBJ: IIR 2-340-8026-91/MISSIONS, DEFENSES, AND WEAPONS OF THE 647TH ARTILLERY COMPANY. WARNING: (U) THIS IS AN INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE. REPORT CLASSIFIED -------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE -------------------------------------------------------------------- DOI: (U) 910100. REQS: (U) T-8C2-2650-01-90. SOURCE: [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ][ (b)(7)(D) ] SUMMARY: FIRE UNITS IN THE 647TH ARTY COMPANY HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO USE A VARIETY OF CHEMICAL ROUNDS TO INCLUDE BINARY CHEMICAL WEAPONS. RESISTANCE BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIT WILL BE MINIMAL BECAUSE OF LOW MORALE. TEXT: 1. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 2. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 3. IRAQI CHEMICAL WEAPONS CAPABILITY. THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS ARE IRAQI-MADE. THE MOST COMMON TYPES ARE NERVE AGENTS AND BLISTER AGENTS. THE LATEST CHEMICAL WEAPON, A BINARY CHEMICAL AGENT (TRANSLATOR'S COMMENT--MIXTURE OF TWO CHEMICALS), WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED. THE MANUFACTURING BEGAN IN 1984 IN COOPERATION WITH SOVIET EXPERTS. THE SOVIET "LONA" WAS ASSEMBLED AND MODIFIED IN IRAQ. IRAQ'S LONG-RANGE MISSILES INCLUDE THE AL-HUSSEIN MISSILE WITH A 700 KM RANGE AND THE AL-ABBAAS MISSILE WITH A 1000 KM RANGE. PRODUCTION ON THE FAW MISSILE STARTED IN 1987 FOLLOWING THE IRAN-IRAQ WAR. THE MEDIA ANNOUNCED THAT THEY ARE CAPABLE OF CARRYINGS CHEMICAL WARHEADS. (TRANSLATORS COMMENT--ORIGINAL DOCUMENT DOES NOT SPECIFY WHICH TYPE OF MISSILE - FIELD, LONG-RANGE, OR FAW.) THEY CAN BE LAUNCHED FROM MOBILE OR FIXED DECKS (FIELD COMMENT--TELS). THE DECKS ARE SOVIET-MADE AND LOCATED NEAR THE 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION (DIV) HEADQUARTERS, ACROSS THE IRAQI-SAUDI PIPELINE. THE LONGEST RANGE ARTILLERY PIECE THAT IRAQ HAS, WITH A RANGE OF 39 KM, IS NOT FOUND IN THE 647TH ARTY COMPANY. 4. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 5. CHEMICAL PRODUCTION LOCATION. THE CHEMICAL AGENTS ARE PRODUCED IN ACASHAT, ANYAR PROVINCE, 350 KM FROM ANYAR ON THE ROAD CONNECTING ANYAR AND SYRIA, ABOUT 30 KM FROM AL-QAIM CITY ON THE SYRIAN BORDER. THERE ARE NO SEPARATE STORAGE LOCATIONS; THEY ARE STORED WITH OTHER CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS AT SHUAIBA AND ZUBAIR, THREE KM NORTH OF THE SHUAIBA AIR BASE, AT AL-NASIRIA, 16 KM WEST OF NASIRIA ON THE HIGHWAY JOINING NASIRIA TO BASRA, AT AL-MYMOUNA, TEN KM SOUTH OF MISAN PROVINCE ON THE ROAD AL-BASRA-MISAN, AT NOUMANIA, IN WASIT PROVINCE 38 KM NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE PROVINCE ON THE ROAD BETWEEN WASIT AND BABIL, AT AL-AKHEIDER, 70 KM NORTH OF THE CENTER OF CARBALA PROVINCE, AL-TAJI, 15 KM NORTH OF BAGHDAD ON THE ROAD LEADING TO MOUSEL, AL-AZEEM, 50 KM FROM BAGHDAD IN DIALI PROVINCE, ARBIL, IN ARBIL PROVINCE, AND AT AL-NAJAF, IN NAJAF PROVINCE. 6. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 7. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 8. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 9. LAUNCHER BATTALION (40 MM BARREL). THE LAUNCHER BN HAD TWO BATTERIES. IT IS LOCATED BEHIND THE 647TH BN, FIVE KM EAST OF THE FRENCH OIL COMPANY. THE BN HAD TWELVE TRANSPORTABLE LAUNCHERS TO LAUNCH CONVENTIONAL MISSILES WITH A 12 KM RANGE. THE LAUNCHERS AND MISSILES ARE BOTH SOVIET-MADE. THE LAUNCHERS ARE CAPABLE OF LAUNCHING CHEMICAL WEAPONS AT THE SAME RANGE. 10. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 11. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 12. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 13. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 14. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] 15. [ (b)(1) sec 1.3(a)(4) ] (U) [ (b)(7)(D) ] //IPSP: (U) PG 1000; PG 1130//. //COMSOBJ: (U) 111//. ADMIN INSTR: (U) US: NO. PREP: (U) [ (b)(6) ] ACQ: (U9) SAUDI ARABIA (91MMDD). DISSEM: (U) FIELD: NONE. WARNING: (U) REPORT CLASSIFIED
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