COMMANDERS SITREP 73

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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP 73                                            

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000249

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP  22 MAR THRU 6 MAY 91                                                    

Document Number:         38

Folder SEQ  #:         79






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          (GOG) COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT PROMISED TO VII CORPS?

          THIS EQUIPMENT COULD PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO OUR REDEPLOYMENT

          EFFORT.

          4.  @ COMMANDER'S EVALUATION:

              A.      CORPS MAINTAINS SCREEN ALONG D4L, OUTPOSTS ON HIGHWAY

          8, AND IS POSTURED TO RESUME OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IF REQUIRED;

          CONDUCTS CLEARANCE OF ZONE; PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE;

          CONDUCTS CONTINUOUS SEARCH AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS FOR U.S.

          VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT IN IRAQ; CONTINUES PREPARATION FOR

          MOVEMENT TO RAAIS AND DEVELOPMENT OF RAA'S.
              B. L* UNITS ARE IN FINAL STAGES OF ENEMY EQUIPMENI

          DESTRUCTION AND ASSISTING TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS IN

          EVACUATION OF SELECT ENEMY EQUIPMENT.

              C.  W CORPS CONTINUES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF IRAQI MILITARY

          UNITS COMMITTING ATROCITIES AGAINST LOCAL POPULATION IN THE LOWER

          EUPHRATES REGION. DETAILS ARE SUBMITTED DAILY IN INTELLIGENCE

          CHANNELS, BRIEFING IS AVAILABLE FOR ARCENT CG AND CENTCOM.

          CONDITION OF CIVILIANS IN OUR MASH HOSPITALS CONFIRMS GUNSHOT AND

          SHRAPNEL WOUNDS. THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF IRAQIS IN THE U.S.

          SECTOR ONCE VII CORPS LEAVES IS OF MAJOR CONCERN. BELIEVE WE

          SHOULD USE EVERY CHANNEL AVAILABLE TO ENCOURAGE INTERNATIONAL


          AGENCIES AND ICRC OR EVEN POSSIBLY THE UN TO ASSIST IN THE


          TRANSITION FROM U.S. OCCUPATION TO IRAQI GOVERNMENT CONTROL.

          CONTINUE TO BELIEVE OUR BEST COURSE FOR THE NEAR TERM WOULD BE TO

          ESTABLISH CIVIL MILITARY GOVERNMENT COMPLETE WITH ORDINANCES AND


          PENAL CODES IF ONLY IN SAFWAN. EXPECT NU14BER OF CIVILIANS TO BE



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File Room = jun96_declassified
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Box ID = BX000249
Unit = VII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP 22 MAR THRU 6 MAY 91
Folder Seq # = 79
Subject = COMMANDERS SITREP 73
Document Seq # = 38
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Declassified = 11-OCT-1996