COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 DEC 31 DEC 1990

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Subject: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 DEC 31 DEC 1990                        

Unit: 1 MEF       

Parent Organization: FMF PAC     

Box ID: BX600009

Folder Title: COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 1ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DEC 1990 FOLDER 2                             

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                               COMPTROLLER                       UNCLASSIFIED

                (16) Tmplementation af @ Funding. On November lst, the Government of Saudi Arabia
              assumed all financial obligations incurred by MARCENT for in-country facilities, fuel, food,
              domestic transportation, and water. Further, the $10 - $12 million of Operations and
              Maintenance (O&M) funds spent in October in these areas, mainly for leases of facilities, was
              also to be reimbursed directly to the U.S. Treasury. In a related
              area, vehicles and line haul equipment donated by the Japanese and German governments
              began arriving in theater. While relief from these burdens was welcomed, several issues arose
              due to the transition. Procurement actions and payment schedules from the Saudi government
              were unclear, thus causing difficulties for some contractors. Moreover, due to the rapid
              buildup, scarcities of supplies and materials of all sorts arose as the inventories of local sources
              diminished.


                            LeasinL, Practices Mitieated. The Comptroller felt that Saudi businessmen had
              not initially understood the concept of leasing equipment, evidently due to their practice of
              purchase by a single cash payment. MARCENT was not allowed to purchase major items of
              equipment with O&M funds, nor could the duration of MARCENTs stay in country be
              properly estimated. Therefore, there had been little alternative except expensive leases whereby
              the entire cost of items, principally vehicles, were amortized over rather short terms of 90 to
              180 days. With the arrival of contracting officers, competitive bidding was initiated which
              greatly reduced leasing costs. Further, the incipient arrival of Japanese and German equipment
              also eased the problem.

  MEDICAL


              dec (C) Medical planning and training continued to concentrate on the preparations of
              personnel and facilities for handling large numbers of combat casualties. Plans were developed
              and implemented for forward area exchange of atropine autoinjectors and for the procurement
              of a special water dressing for bum patients. To transport anticipated numbers of casualties, the
              I MEF Surgeon made arrangements with Ist FSSG to acquire 100 commercial buses and
              convert them into ambulance vehicles. Finally, to make up for the shortages of medical
              practitioners, dental personnel received training in medical anesthesiology, triage procedures,
              and intensive care of patients.

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Box ID = BX600009
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Folder Title = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY 1ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE DEC 1990 FOLDER 2
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Subject = COMMAND CHRONOLOGY FOR 1 DEC 31 DEC 1990
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