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Subject: COMMANDERS SITREP  62                                           

Unit: VII CORPS   

Parent Organization: ARCENT      

Box  ID: BX000249

Folder Title: VII CORPS CMDRS SITREP 25-63 DTD  11 FEB THRU 21 MAR 91                                         

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             CORPS G4, MAJ FRAZIER, TASS 9-709-9977-624.

                                                CORPS WILL REQUI
                 D4U@ INTELLIGENCE. (AMBER)                     RE CONT,-N

             EAC INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT AS LONG AS WE RETAIN OUR CURRENT MISSION

             AND INCREASINGLY SO IF WE ASSUME XVIII ABC SECTOR. CORPS'

             .ORGANIC ASSETS HAVE NEITHER THE RANGE NOR THE FREQUENCY TO

             ADEQUATELY COVER OUR NEEDS. CONTINUED EAC COLLECTION AT CURRENT

             LEVEL IS REQUIRED; ANY DEGRADATION COULD HA14PER MISSION

             ACCOMPLISHMENT. POC VII CORPS G2, COL DAVIDTON, TASS 9-709-9977-

             608.
             4(U)@ COMMANDER'S EVALUATION: CORPS MAINTAINS HASTY DEFENSE

             WHILE POSTURED TO RESUME OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IF REQUIRED,

             CONDUCTS CLEARANCE OF ZONE, AND CONTINUES PREPARATION FOR

             MOVEMENT TO PAA'S. CORPS UNITS REMAIN PREPARED FOR C014BAT BY

             EXERCISING REPORTING, C2, AND INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS. UNITS ARE

             IN FINAL STAGES OF ENEMY EQUIPMENT DESTRUCTION AND ASSISTING

             TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS IN EVACUATION OF SELECT ENEMY

             EQUIPMENT. MAJOR CHALLENGE WILL BE DESTRUCTION OF THEATER  AMMO

             DEPOT SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 8 AND DESTRUCTION OF SILKWORM MISSILES AND

             WARHEADS WITHOUT MAJOR SAFETY RISKS. ENFORCEMENT OF THEATER


             'DIRECTED CONTROLS ON CIVILIAN MOVEMENT CONTINUES BUT WITH

             DIFFICULTIES. FLOW OF GOODS TO CHECKPOINTS IS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY

             LOCAL FARM PRODUCTS, COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION AND LIKE

             ACTIVITIES. WE'LL PERMIT FOOD STUFFS AND MEDrcAL SUPPLIES TO

             PROCEED FOR CIVILIAN POPULATION UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED, ALSO

             ARE TREATING PERSONNEL REQUIRING MEDICAL HELP WHO COME TO US

             FORCES. INTENT IS TO POSTURE VII CORPS TO MOVE  OUT OF IRAQ


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