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 PRIORITY/ROUTINE                      ZYUW RHDLSGGS4S2 1051948
 P R 152037Z APR 91 ZYB
 FM' HO FMFEUR DESIGNATE//CS//
 TO  CG FMFEUR DESIGNATE//CG//
 INFO CMC WASHINGTON DC//PDC/LRCC//    CG FMFLANT//G~3/G-4/SUP//
     CG I MEF//G~3/G-4/SUP//           CG II MEF//G~s/G-4/SUP//
     COMMARC   0GB ES ALBANY GA//LRCC/807//

 C ON          N T I A L //N0~OO0//
 SU:        I.DE COMFORT SITREP 004 (U)
 M GID/ENA DMFM FEUR G-3//
 RMKS/l.      THE FOLLOWING SITREP IS PROM THE FMFEUR LN TM TEN.
 LDCATED  TH CdTF PRDVIDE COMFORT.
 QUOTE
 OPER/PROVIDE COMFORT/i
 PERID/j4oOolLAPR91/142sEsLAPR91/AS OF: 1423~9LAPR9l//
 MSGID/GENADMIN /
 RMKS/l.  (    U ADVON VISITED CJTF HO TODAY AND ALCON AGREED UPON
 REVISED    OPS FOR MEU EMPLOYMENT.   ELEMENTS OF MEU WILL DEPLOY TO
 AND OPERATE PROM FOB AT SILOPI (NOT OlYARBAKIR AS ORIGINALLY
 PLANNED),  DISCUSSIONS BTWN CJTF CG. MEU CD, AND USING THIS SITE
 RATHER THAN OlYABARKIR WILL PERMIT MORE SORTIES PER DAY BY
 ELIMINATING OlYABARKIR-SILOPI LEG.   HELOS WILL BASE AT SILOPI AND
 DELIVER BY' AIR. FDODSTUFPS BROUGHT TO SILOPI BY ROAD. THIS CONCEPT
 SUPPORTS IMMEDIATE NEED VOICED BY CJTF CG TD DEMONSTRATE INCREASING
 CAPABILITY TO DELIVER SUPPLIES TO KURDS. C~TF UNDER INCREASING
 PRESSURE FROM NCA TO INCREASE CAPABILITY SOONEST. CONCEPT WILL PLACE
 USMC IN VANGUARD OF PROVIDING SUPPORT. CURRENT PLANS CALL FOR
 FOLLOWI
 A.      APPROXIMATELY 150700L THREE CH-5~ WILL DEPART CARRYING HERS
 SYS M.   WILL TANK IN ROUTE FROM USAF KC-130 AIRCRAFT.  UPON ARRIVAL
 WILL ESTABLISH HERS PENDING ARRIVAL OF FUEL TRUCKS FROM OlYARBAKIR.
 AIRCRAFT WILL THEN CONDUCT RELIEF DROPS. LOADING MATERIEL ALREADY
 AVAILAB  AT SILOPI.  UPON COMPLETION OF DROPS WILL RTB GUADALCANAL.
 B       ISOSOOL CONTRACT BUSSES WITH APPROX jOD PAX INCLUDING
 S    ITY PLATOON ASSETS WILL LOAD BUSSES AND DEPART ISKENDRUN PORT.
 APPROX 1E1400L CONTRACT TRUCKS WILL LOAD AND MOVE TO SILOPI.   ASSETS
 WILL INCLUDE PERSONNEL, MHE AND LIMITED GROUND SUPPORT FOR
 HELICOPTERS.  PURPOSE IS TO ESTABLISH CAPABILITY TO BUILD AND LOAD
 HELD LOADS OF RELIEF SUPPLIES'. *NUMBER OF PAX' MOVING I3Y ROAD 15 APR
 REDUCED FROM 3AO IRT ON SITE COMMANDER'S DESIRE NOT TO FLOOD SITE
 WITH PERSONNEL. MEU ORIGINALLY INTENDED TO DEPLOY TWO LINE COMPANIES
 TO PROVIDE LOCAL SECURITY, WORKING PARTIES. ADDITIONAL BCD PAX
 EXPECT   TO MOVE TO SILOPI OVER NEXT THREE DAYS.
 C.MA ~OR ISSUE FOR 15 APR OPERATIONS IS AVAILABILITY OF FUEL AT
 SIL  I.  C~TF IS TRYING TO MOVE `FUEL FROM DIYARBAKIR. WHERE TRUCKS
 ARE ALREADY FULL. READY TO MOVE.  HOWEVER. APPROVAL FROM TU
 AUTHORITIES STILL PENDING.
 0.  (U) ESTIMATED GROUND TRAVEL TIME ISKENDRUN-SILOPI: i2 HOURS
 (BUSSES), 24 HOURS (TRUCx).
 2.  (U) SILOPI HUMANITARIAN STAGING AND SUPPORT BASE *HSSB) WILL BE
 AT DIFFERENT LOCATION THAN SURVEYED SATURDAY. LOCAL TU AUTHORITIES
 CHANGED AREA FROM ONE HA~J SITE TO ANOTHER (HA~~ SITE IS CANTONMENT
 WITH BASIC SERVICES LOCATED ALONG ROUTES USED BY PILGRIMS ON WAY
 TO/FROM MECCA. SAUDI ARABIA.  SITES VARY IN CAPABILITY. BUT NORMALLY
 INCLUDE BASIC COOKING. WATER, SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING
 AREA FOR TENT CAMP.) NEW SITE HAS LESS CAPABILITY THAN PREVIOUS ONE.
 CdTF ADVON `AT SILOPI ASSESSING NEW SITE.
 S.  (`U) USMC KC-1~O WITH NINE ITT PAX ARRIVED INCERLIK 141100L.  PERS
 BILLETED IN TENT CITY PENDING DETERMINATION BY MEU OF WHERE THEY ARE
 NEEDED AND HOW THEY WILL GET THERE.   ALSO COORDINATING SUPPORT FOR
 THREE MEU COMM PERSONNEL OPERATING SATCOM SHOT TO ISKENDRUN.
 A.' (U) WE HAVE MOVED TO NEW LOCATION. DIRECT PHONE ~STU III.
 DATACOM* AW: 67E~3939. UNCLAS FAX (CML): 90-71-221774/5/6. ASK
 OPERATOR WHO COMES ON FOR EXTENSION ~8i0.//
 UNQUOTE
 2.  (U) SUBSEQUENT SITUATION REPORTS WILL BE PROVIDED AS INFORMATION
 BECOMES AVAILABLE.
 ~.  (U) POC THIS HO G-~ LTCOL T.C. MORGAN (AV) 235-2404. G-4/WWMCCS
 LTCOL M.E. MCCORMICK (AV) 235-3413.//
 DECL/OADR// BT                                   Dectassitied/~&w~~~~~           bY
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 CMC WASH DC
 COG   POC(1)                                  RPl~~UN(l)           i~neJ
 INFO  AVN(6) IG(l) INT(2) I-L(4) MED(1) PL(l)
       MH(1) OLA-PA(1) LRC         1)   P         FK CK(i)

       MCNl911O~/A2251   TO                       105/1s53Z  CDSN~~AXS17
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