DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG

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Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG                       

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box ID: BX000036

Folder Title: DUTY LOG G3  EOC INCOMING MSGS  29 DEC 90                                                       

Document Number:       2002

Folder SEQ  #:         89



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 S. (U)    COMMAND/INTERNAL INFORMATION. C014MANDERS WILL INCORPORATE
 THE THEMES OUTLINED IN PARA 4 BELOW IN DEVELOPMENT OF C/I
 INFORMATION PROGRAMS. C/r PROGRAMS WITHIN THE USCENI(;UM AOR WILL
 COMMENCE ON 30 DEC 90e AS DIRECTED BY USCINCCENT. COORDINATION WITH
 SUPPORTING MEDICAL AND CBW PERSONNEL IS ALSO NEEDED. THE INTERNAL
 C(3MMAI+D-INFORMATION PROGRAM WILL FOCUS DN THE CBW PROGRAM IN
 GENERALP EMPHASIZING THE COMBINATION OF TRAININGE USE OF PROTECTIVE
 EQUIPMENT AND MEDICAL ATTENTION TO FROTECT OUR FORCES.    ALL
 COMPONENTS OF THAT COMBINATION ARE IMPORTANTO BUT MOST IMPORTANT IS
 THE USE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. SERVICES AND OTHER UNIFIED AND
 SPECIFIED COMMANDERS WILL COMMENCE c/z INFORMATION PROGRAMS NO
 EARLIER THAN 31 DEC 90.
 4. (U) THE FOLLOWING THEMES WILL BE USED IN DEVELOPING C/I
 INFORMATION PROGRAMS.
 Ao (U) FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS IRAQ HAS PRODUCED CHEMICAL WEAPONS
 AND USED THEN IN THEIR WAR WITH IRAN. IRAQ HAS THE TECHNICAL
 ABILITY TO PRODUCE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS.
 D. (U) THE U.S. HAS REPEATEDLY MADE IT CLEAR THAT USE OF CHEMICAL




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 OR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS BY IRAQ @GAINS-T U.S. FORCES WOULD RESULT IN
 THE MOST SEVERE CONSEQUENCES FOR IRAQ AND IRAQI FORCES. GIVEN THE
 MEANS OF RETALIATION AND DEFENSIVE MEASURES AVAILABLE TO
 14ULTINATIONAL FORCESE IT WOULD BE EXTREMELY UNWISE FOR SADDAM
 HUSSEIN AND HIS 14ILITARY TO EMPLOY CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL AGENTS.
 REVERTHELESSE IT IS PRUDENT THAT WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE OUR DEFENSIVE
 CAPABILITIESP AS WE ARE DOING.
 C. (U) SEVERAL LEVELS OF EFFECTIVE CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL
 DEFENSES ARE AVAILABLE. THESE INCLUDE DETECTION DEVICESE INDIVIDUAL
 PROTECTIVE 14ASKS AND GARMENTSP MEDICAL TREATMENTSE AND TRAINING.
 ALL THESE LEVELS UP DEFENSE ARE INTEGRATED INTO A COMPREHENSIVE
 PROGRAM INTENDED TO DE     AI)DAM--Htt      Y POTENTIAL       AGE
 SHOULD HE CONSIDER USING THESE ILLEGAL WEAPONS.
 0. (U) WITH REGARD TO DETECTION DEVICES* WE HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO
L AGENTS. THERE ARE SPECIALLY TRAINED
 CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE UNITS IN THE AOR.
 E. (U) MEDICAL-COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE-ANTISIOTICSO
 VACCINES AND ANTI-TOXINSE INOCULATION OF US FORCES WILL BEGIN
 SHORTLY. FOR OPERATIONAL SECURITY REASONS WE WILL NOT DISCUSS
 DETAILS OF THESE TREATMENTS. IN ADDITION TO TAKING THE NECESSARY




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 STEPS TO PROTECT OUR FORCESE WE ARE DEVELOPING A RANGE OF 14EASURES
 DESIGNED TO ASSURE THAT ALL COALITION FORCES ARE PROTECTED AND To
 SHARE INFORMATION ON THE THREAT AND TREATMENT PROCEDURES WITH THESE
 FORCES.
 F. (U) THE U.S. HAS No OFFENSIVE BIOLOGICAL WARFARE PROGRAMS AND
 STRICTLY ADHERES TO THE 1972 BIOLOGICAL AND TOXIN WEAPONS
 CONVENTION* RESEARCH IS SOLELY DEVOTED TO DEFENSIVE MEASURES AND
 TREATMENT.
 G. (U) U.S. FORCES CAN'ACCOO(PLISH THEIR MISSION IN A CONTAMINATED





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File Room = mar96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-10
Box ID = BX000036
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG G3 EOC INCOMING MSGS 29 DEC 90
Folder Seq # = 89
Subject = DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICER'S LOG
Document Seq # = 2002
Document Date =
Scan Date =
Queued for Declassification = 01-JAN-1980
Short Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Long Term Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Permanent Referral = 01-JAN-1980
Non-Health Related Document = 01-JAN-1980
Declassified = 04-NOV-1996