SITREP NO 77 3 TO 4 APR 91

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Subject: SITREP NO 77     3 TO 4 APR 91                                  

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000494

Folder Title: TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS TF FREEDOM 1-9 APR 91-2                                         

Document Number:         18

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                  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.       DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD STUFFS TO
                  INCLUDE FOOD AND MEDICINE FOR INFANTS CONTINUES. NEED TO KNOW WHEN
                  CIVILIAN RELIEF AGENCIES WILL BE PREPARED TO ASSUME OPERATIONS.
                  HAVE A DC CAMP OUTSIDE SA.FWAN CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5,000
                  CIVILIANS HAVE BEGUN TO SEE INDICATIONS OF DOWNHILL TREND IN
                  POPULATION OF CIVIL REFUGEES THROUGHOUT SECTOR, INCLUDING SAFWAN.
                  RETURN OF CIVILIANS FROM EPW CAMPS AND HOSPITALS THROUGH VII CORPS
                  SECTOR POSES SPECIAL CHALLENGE.          WILL PROVIDE OPTIONS AND
                  ASSESSMENT ON 5 APR 91. AM ALSO PREPARED TO WITHDRAW 2ACR AND IAD
                  FROM IRAQ TO RAA'S AND COVER REMAINDER OF SECTOR AS ECONOMY OF
                  FORCE. AS WE APPROACH THE REDEPLOYMENT PHASE NEED TO BEGIN GRADUAL
                  DISENGAGEMENT, FIRST BY REMOVING CHECKPOINTS ALONG HIGHWAY 8 AS
                  UNITS BEGIN TO WITHDRAW FROM IRAQ. CAN BE IN POSITION TO INTERDICT
                  MILITARY TRAFFIC AND TO OFFER HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AS REQUIRED.
                  CAN IMPLEMENT THIS MISSION IN 24 HOURS. CAN BEGIN 2ACR AND 1AD
                  MOVEMENT IN 48 HOURS.
                       C. @ INTENT IS TO POSTURE VII CORPS TO MOVE OUT OF IRAQ
                  WITHIN A PERIOD OF 5 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF EXECUTION ORDERS.
                  INCREASED TIME DUE TO LONGER DISTANCES, REDUCED CL IX AVAILABILITY
                  AND HEAT. CORPS REDEPLOYMENT OBJECTIVES ARE: FIRST IN FIRST OUT;
                  SAFETY,    CARE,    AND   DISCIPLINE    OF    SOLDIERS;     DISCIPLINED
 REDEPLOYMENT IN A MANNER THAT
                  BEFITS VICTORIOUS VETERANS OF MOBILE ARMORED DESERT WARFARE. CORPS
                  REDEPLOYMENT PLAN IS COMPLETE.
                       D.  @ My URGENT REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: DECISION ON
                  ESTABLISHMENT OF CIVIL MILITARY GOVERNMENT IN IRAQ; LINKAGE WITH
                  INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AGENCIES TO REPLACE US ARMY IN CIVIL RELIEF
                  OPERATIONS; ASSISTANCE FOR DC'S SEEKING RELOCATION OUTSIDE OF IRAQ;
                  ASSISTANCE TO RELOCATE IRAQI CIVILIANS FROM EPW CAMPS AND HOSPITALS
                  BACK INTO IRAQ; ASSURANCE OF SUFFICIENT HETS TO TRANSPORT CORPS
                  COMBAT VEHICLES TO PORT CONSISTENT WITH EXPECTED AIRFLOW; PROVISION
                  OF EXPECTED AIRFLOW LEVELS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES; DEVELOPMENT OF AN
                  IRON CLAD CHAIN OF CUSTODY FOR VII CORPS EQUIPMENT WHEN IT LEAVES
                  OUR CONTROL; AND CL IX FOR GROUND AND AVIATION FLOW INTO THEATER.
                       E.  @ OTHER REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: BRONZE STAR DECORATIONS;
                  ADDITIONAL ARABIC LINGUISTS; REEFERS TO ASSURE AVAILABILITY OF A
                  RATIONS FOR SOLDIERS; REMAINING FILL OF DCUIS; M113 ENGINES AND
                  MAJOR ASSEMBLIES; AND A CHANGE IN THE COMMAND REIATIONSHIP OF EOD
                  TEAMS FROM GS TO OPCON. JAYHAWK.






















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Box ID = BX000494
Unit = ARCENT
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Folder Title = TACTICAL OPERATIONS CENTER LOGS TF FREEDOM 1-9 APR 91-2
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Subject = SITREP NO 77 3 TO 4 APR 91
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