DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICERS LOG

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Total Pages: 135

Subject: DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICERS LOG                        

Box ID: BX000043

Unit: XVIII CORPS 

Parent  Organization: ARCENT      

Folder Title: DUTY LOG  G1  22-31 DEC 90                                                                      

Folder Seq #:         99

Document Number:          2

Document Date: 

Scan Date: 15-APR-1996










       08 12 23090OZ DEC 90 00 00 SSSS




       OPERATIONS, WITH ELEMENTS OF 24 DIVISIONS IN THE FIRST OPERATIONAL

       ECHELON AND ELEVEN DIVISIONS IN THE SECOND ECHELON. ADDITIONAL

       INFANTRY BRIGADES IDENTIFIED IN THE 25TH INFANTRY DIVISION'S AREA

       INDICATE THE POSSIBLE REDEPLOYMENT OF THE 26TH INFANTRY DIVISION'S

       AREA INDICATE THE POSSIBLE REDEPLOYMENT OF THE 26TH INFANTRY

       DIVISION SOUTH ALONG THE BORDER. THE PROBABLE RGFC DIVISION IN

       THE AREA ALONG THE SHATT-AL ARAB RIVER HAS REDEPLOYED TO THE

       FORMER TAWLAKALNA RGFC DIVISION AREA. THE 42ND INFANTRY DIVISION,

       PREVIOUSLY BELIEVED TO BE GARRISONED IN AL BASRAH, HAS NOW BEEN

       IDENTIFIED NORTH OF THE CITY IN THE AREA PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED BY

       THE RGFC DIVISION. SSM ACTIVITY WAS, ONCE AGAIN, DETECTED AT AR

       RAMADI BARRACKS IN CENTRAL IRAQ. THE RECENT REPOSITIONING OF SOME

       HEAVY FORCES, ESPECIALLY THE IOTH ARMORED DIVISION, ARE MOST

       LIKELY DESIGNED TO ENHANCE IRAQ'S ABILITY TO QUICKLY LAUNCH A

       COUNTERATTACK AGAINST FORCES PENETRATING THEIR FIRST DEFENSIVE

       ECHELON. THESE DEFENSIVE PREPARATIONS ARE OBVIOUSLY BEING

       UNDERTAKEN IN ANTICIPATION OF THE 15 JANUARY DEADLINE. A

       COROLLARY EFFECT OF THESE PREPARATIONS, HOWEVER, IS A DECREASE IN

       THE TIME TAKEN TO TRANSITION TO THE OFFENSE. AT THIS TIME, XVIII




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Document 135 f:/Week-15/BX000043/DUTY LOG G1 22-31 DEC 90/daily staff journal or duty officers log:05039613321977
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File Room = apr96_declassified
File Cabinet = Week-15
Box ID = BX000043
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Folder Title = DUTY LOG G1 22-31 DEC 90
Folder Seq # = 99
Subject = DAILY STAFF JOURNAL OR DUTY OFFICERS LOG
Document Seq # = 2
Document Date = 01-JAN-1980
Scan Date = 15-APR-1996
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 = 03-MAY-1996