SURGEON GENERAL HISTORIAN'S OFFICE

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							16 Sep 90 - 2000 hours
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			 OPERATION DESERT SHIELD
            		 (NEW INFORMATION IS UNDERLINED)


               IRAQI MEDICAL OFFICER DEFECTION (continued)

              -- Delivery of chemicals is accomplished by bombing from
                  fighters or helicopters and by artillery.
	-- Duties of the chemical platoon (medical):
                   --- Classify injuries as contaminated or uncontaminated.
                        (Contaminated wounded a evacuated; uncontaminated
                        wounded are treated as regular patients.)
                   --- Medical treatment procedures, including cleaning
                        burns, administering atropine, and giving blood tranfusions.
              -- Bacteriological weapons: Sources are not aware of any-
                  bacteriological weaponry in Iraq or any units that possess them.
                  They speculated that if in fact Iraqi units have them, they would be
                  in proportion with chemical weapons, as they (chemical weapons)
                  produce more casualties in a shorter period than biological weapons
                (Source: Joint Staff message, 160636Z SEP 90)

         - (U) Gen Schwartzkopf's interview with NBC is scheduled for
         broadcast on Mon, 17 Sep, "NBC TODAY SHOW". Also, NBC plans to do
         "HI MOM"  interviews for future "TODAY SHOW" segments at various
         locations in the XVIII Airborne Corps AOR. (Source: J-4 documents)