FUTURE MILITARY OPERATIONAL PLANNING OF THE ARMED FORCES OF LIBERIA

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• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 05302126
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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: September 3, 2020
• Case Number: F-2017-02018
• Publication Date: June 27, 1990

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DIST: 27 JUNE 1990
COUNTRY: LIBERIA
SUBJ: FUTURE MILITARY OPERATIONAL PLANNING OF THE ARMED
FORCES OF LI9ERIA
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TEXT; 1. DURING THE EVENING OF 26 JUNE 1990 ARMED FORCES OF LIBERIA
(AFL) CHIEF OF STAFF LIEUTENANT GENERAL HENRY ((DOAR)) AND HIS
DIRECTOR OF STAFF BRIGADIER GENERAL MOSES ((CRAIG)) WERE SUMMONED TO
THE EXECUTIVE MANSION TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT SAMUEL K. DOE AND
DISCUSS FUTURE MILITARY OPERATIONAL PLANNING. BOTH DUBAR AND CRAIG
WERE SURPRISED BY DOE'S REQUEST BECAUSE THE EXECUTIVE MANSION HAD
BEGUN TO BYPASS THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE AND TAKEN OVER CONTROL OF ALL
MILITARY OPERATIONAL PLANNING.
2. DOE APPEARED TO BE IN A GOOD MOOD UPON THE ARRIVAL OF THE
MILITARY OFFICIALS. DOE TOLD THE MILITARY OFFICIALS THAT HE WANTED
TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE NATIONAL PATRIOTIC FRONT OF LIBERIA (NPFL) FROM
A POSITION OF STRENGTH RATHER THAN WEAKNESS; THUS, HE NEEDED SEVERAL
MILITARY VICTORIES DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS TO SLOW DOWN THE REBELS,
THE REBELS. ( COMMENT: BASED ON DOE'S REMARKS, HE SEEMED TO kuAQ)
POSSIBLY CALL rr-o-D-r-ALY ELECTIONS, AND THEN START NEGOTIATING WITH ,,�,
BE SERIOUS ABOUT CALLING FOR EARLY ELECTIONS.)
3. THE MILITARY OFFICIALS PRESENTED DOE WITH THE FOLLOWING
OPERATIONAL PLAN. ON 27 JUNE AN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF EXECUTIVE
MANSION GUARD (EMG) SOLDIERS AND TWO PLATOONS OF SOLDIERS
(APPROXIMATELY 25 MEN) FROM THE 6TH BATTALION WOULD ATTACK THE REBELS
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AFL ALSO PLANNED,TO SEND A UNIT TO WHITE PLAINS 0 -2N, 16-40W)
BECAUSE OF CONCERN THAT THE REIIGHT ATTEMPT TO CUT OFF THE WATER
SUPPLY THAT FEEDS MONROVIA. ( COMMENT: THE WATER FILTRATION (b)(3)
PLANT AND PUMPING STATION FOR ONRIA ARE LOCATED AT WHITE PLAINS
AND CONSIDERED TO BE OF GREATER IMPORTANCE THAN THE HYDRO-ELECTRIC
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PLANT AT THE MOUNT COFFEE DAM COM HX IF THE
HYDRO-ELECTRIC PINT IS CUT OfF, L BE4 oVE N T COULD STILL
SUPPLY ELECTRICITY AND WAIER THRoU T E L iLAN 4CAID ON
BUS rD ISLAND cu -21N, 1U-47W) y H - P AI S T M NRO IA. THIS
LA HAS THE CAPACITY OF GENEN I FA T MEGAWATTS OF
PLANT HAS
WHICH WOULD ALLOW LI 1 FACILITY To CONTINUE
TO UNCTIoNADSUPPLY ENOUGH MANSION AND ALL
ESSENTIAL SERVICES IN MONROVIA. . E BELS SUCCEEDED IN
CAPTURING THE WHITE PLAINS FACILI T Y COULD, IN ESSENCE, CUT OFF
THE ENTIRE WATER SUPPLY To MONROV A
4. THE AFL ALSO PLANS TO LAUNC A MAJOR OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE
REBELS ON 3u JUNE. THE AFL WILL UTILIZE ONE BATTALION COMPRISED OF
EFENSIVE IS TO RETAKE KAKATA ku6-11 A D BONG MINE (06-49Nt
OLDIERS DETAILED FROM THE ()THU B ITALf N g THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS
U-e0W). THE AFL HAS RECEIVED REPORTS A I E REBELS IN THESE AREAs
RE IN DISARRAY AND THE TIMING WOULD BE I HT TO CONDUCT SUCH AN
OPERAIION
,5. THE MILITARY OPERATIONAL PLANNING FOR 27 (b)(1)
JUNE AND HE MAJOR oFFEN IVE SET FOR 3Q JUNE mAY BE ALTERED FOLLOWING0DA
THF 2i JUNF CIVIL DTRTURRANCFR TN MONRnVTA.)
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IBY RECORDED REPORTING OFFICER. ALL PORTIONS
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