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File: 100996_nbc_020.txt100996_nbc_020.txt NBC DESK LOG 5 FEBRUARY 1991 TIME INCIDENT ACTION 051405 SAMPLES TAKEN WEST OF THE SITE AND UPWIND (NORTH) OF THE SITE WERE NEGATIVE. 3RD SAMPLE AT SITE WAS (CON'T) POSITIVE. ALL SAMPLES WERE TAKEN TO THE NFL -- WILL "CALL WITH RESULTS. AGAIN, USE CAUTION DUE TO " PROXIMITY TO THE SHEEP PEN. CONTINUOUS MONITORING AT THE SITE SINCE 0800 HAS RESULTED IN NEGATIVE SAMPLES. ALSO DISCUSSED PRIORITY FOR ADDITIONAL LINES GOING IN TO FMIB (HE STILL NEEDS TO MSG REQUEST PRIORITY TO ARCENT G6 B4 WE CAN GET INVOLVED). ALSO -- 18 SOLDIERS AND 6 HMMVS HAVE ARRIVED IN 2ND INCREMENT. LOOKING FOR SAMPLERS AND REST OF MISSION EQUIP PALLETS. WILL DISCUSS NEXT TEAM LOCATIONS LATER. 051420 "CW3 LEE, MARCENT ADVISED THAT FOUR FOX VEHICLES" ARCENT WAS ARRIVED ON 04 FEB AND THE FINAL VEHICLE IS DUE IN ON ALREADY AWARE 6 FEB. THE COORD TO BRING THE TWO FOX VEH FOR ARCENT OF THE SITUATION WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ADDITIONAL DELAY IN MARCENT RECEIVING ITS VEH AND HAS FALLEN THRU. 051645 SFC CLARK ADVISED THAT J2 REAR (CPT LEWIS) BRIEFED "CW2 CATTERA, CCJ2" THE DCINC THAT IRAQI CORPS COMMANDERS NOW HAVE CONFIRMED BELIEF CHEM RELEASE AUTHORITY. ALSO BRIEFED THAT IRAQI III THAT IRAQI CORPS CORPS CDR TRIED TO OBTAIN CHEM RELEASE USE TO ASSIST CDRS HAVE REL IN DISENGAGEMENT AT AL KAFJI. INFO BASED ON SIGINT. AUTH. HE THINKS III CORPS CDR TRIED TO CONTACT CML BN/5TH MECH FOR DECON SPT IF US USED CML SINCE THIS CML BN HAS NO OFF CAP. 051830 "ASKED LTC JONES, JCS, TO SEE IF THE CANADIANS WOULD" BE WILLING TO GIVE UP ANOTHER 500 CAMS (NOW THAT OUR "CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET -- THEY WILL BE REPLACED). ALSO," "IF OFFERED, WE WILL TAKE ANOTHER 26 FOXES FROM " GERMANY. 051840 "COL REED, DCSOPS, SAID THAT THE OVERGARMENT WEAR" SEE RECORD OF "LIFE EXTENSION LTR WILL BE RELEASED, BUT OUT OF " PHONE CON FOR DCSLOG ALONE. LTG REIMER TALKED W/ LTG YEOSOCK AND ADDITIONAL INFO LTG Y SAID HE WAS WELL AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND FROM NATICK. DIDN'T NEED ANY MORE MSG TRAFFIC TO CONFUSE THE ISSUE. COL REED UNDERSTANDS THAT THAT IS FAR FROM TRUE. EXPLAINED OUR FRUSTRATION WITH SUBORDINATE COMMANDS ISSUING SEPARATE (SOME BAD) GUIDANCE IN THE VOID OF OFFICIAL GUIDANCE/CLARIFICATION FROM THE APPROPRIATE SOURCE. HE WILL LET US KNOW IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO DCSLOG RELEASE. 2
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