File: 102496_jul96_decls2_0010.txt
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Subject: SITREP 13 MAR 91                                                

Unit: ARCENT      

Parent Organization: CENTCOM     

Box ID: BX000443

Folder Title: COMMAND REPORTS ARCENT SITREPS 1-22 MAR 91                                                      

Document Number:         12

Folder SEQ  #:          7



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       10  10  13030OZ MAR 91 00    00                          0720300




       AND CONDUCT REDEPLOYMENT OPERATIONS.

       B. @NEXT 24 HOURS. ARCENT FORCES WILL CONTINUE TO POLICE THE

       BATTLEFIELD AND PREPARE FOR/CONDUCT REDEPLOYMENT WHILE REMAINING

       CAPABLE OF RESUMING OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS.


       2.     REQUEST @DIATE DEPLOYMENT OF EOD EXPERTS TO ASSIST IN

       DESTRUCTION OF LARGE AMMUNITION STORAGE SITES/BUNKER COMPLEXES.

       INTENT IS TO DESTROY ALL IRAQI WAR MATERIALS BEFORE WITHDRAWING FROM

       KUWAIT AND IRAQ. RECENTLY DISCOVERED STORAGE SITES CONTAINING

       KASSIVE QUANTITIES OF MUNITIONS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT MINIMUM SAFE

       STANDOFF DISTANCES AND UNINTENTIONAL, SYMPATHETIC DETONATIONS.

       TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY TO SAFELY DESTROY THESE

       MUNITIONS.
       3. XARCENT IS COORDINATING THE VII CORPS REQUEST TO DEPLOY FORCES
       FROM EUROPE TO SAUDI ARABIA TO ASSIST WITH REDEPLOYMENT PORT

       OPERATIONS. THE FORCE WOULD INCLUDE A C2 ELEMENT AND, LIKE A SIMILAR

       FORCE DEPLOYED TO ASSIST VII CORPS DEPLOYMENT INTO SAUDI ARABIA,

       WILL SPEED THE RETURN OF REDEPLOYING FORCES.


       4.      OMUSARCENT'S FIRST PRIORITY IS THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF

       THE FORCE.//














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