IRAQI ACTIVITY AND THREAT UPDATE FOR 24 25 FEB 91 154

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Subject: IRAQI ACTIVITY AND THREAT UPDATE FOR 24 25 FEB 91  154          

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Folder Title: USS MIDWAY MESSAGE FILES FOR 19 - 25 FEB 1991 CNA 2753  FOLDER 21  BOX 2                        

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       Ct MAJOR HAZARDS CREATED BY IRAQI SABOTAGE OF OIL WELLS REMAIN
    INTENSE HEAT AND THICKO OILYO BLACK SMOKE. CHEMICAL BY-PRODUCTS
    CONTAINED IN THE SMOKE ARE ASPHYXIANTS AND IRRITANT$, THESE INCLUDE
    SNOT, CARBON MONOXIDEO AND SULFUR DIOXIDEQ THIS SMOKEO HOWEVERE
    DOES NOT CONTAIN TOXIC HYDROGEN SULFIDEE WHICH IS CONSUMED IN THE
    FIREL SMOKE FROM THE BURNING WELLS 18 RIS114G ABOUT 2 KM AND      5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(1)
    DRIFTING WITH THE WINDs SOME RESIDUAL SMOKE IS PROBABLY REACHING
    THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 7-10 KM DOWNWIND.
    2o           ) INTELLIGENCE/THREAT;
       AO BOTTOM INFLUENCEO MOOREDO AND DRIFTING MINES CONTINUE TO BE A
    THREATE AREAS NORTH OF 282ON MAY BE MINED, MAJORITY OF DRIFTING
    IAINE$ LOCATED BETWEEN 28N-29NO AND NEST OF 5OEo






    3. CLJ) RELEASED BY CAPT D, R. HESS*


    BT                       5 U.S.C. 552 (b)(3)



















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