IRAQI COMMANDER MEMOIRS ON MISSILES (5)

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 06765439
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• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2018
• Case Number: F-2018-00293
• Publication Date: November 25, 1998

(U) IRAQI COMMANDERAp-p-rc7fed -605439)
Identifiers:
Document Number: WA2511083498
Dates:
Date Published: 25-Nov-1998 07:27:00
Date Received: 25-Nov-1998 02:30:34
Coverage:
CIA Country Code: IRQ
Region: MIDDLEEAST
Publisher:
Agency Acronym: RESTON VA
Office Name: FBIS
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(U) SERIAL: WA2511083498
(U) COUNTRY: IRAQ SUBJ: TAKE 3 OF 7--IRAQI COMMANDER MEMOIRS ON MISSILES (5)
(U) REF: JN2511081498 AMMAN AL-'ARAB AL-YAWM IN ARABIC 3 NOV 98 P 11 /// IN SAUDI
ARABIA.
(U) SOURCE: AMMAN AL-'ARAB AL-YAWM IN ARABIC 3 NOV 98 P 11 TEXT:
(U) I MADE SURE THAT THE WARHEADS WERE BEING LOADED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE ORDERS THAT WERE ISSUED ON 30 AUGUST 1990; NAMELY AFTER THE ENEMY HAD
BEGUN MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ. IT REMAINED AN OPEN QUESTION WHETHER
WE SHOULD WAIT FOR FRESH ORDERS TO LOAD OR TAKE ACTION AS SOON AS
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HOSTILITIES BEGAN. IN ANY CAFA�
ppc;\;WIO-114-e-re�a-se:-.2.0.1e71 og-i6E;tW RS AND DREW ON
A SHEET OF PAPER A PLAN FOR OUR FIRST PRIORITY STRIKE INCLUDING ONE TARGET
EACH IN HAIFA AND TEL AVIV THAT WOULD LATER BE STEPPED UP TO TARGET FOUR
POINTS IN TEL AVIV AND THREE IN HAIFA. I SPECIFIED THE PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE AND FOR THE TECHNICAL ROCKET PREPAREDNESS AND
THEIR ORDER OF PRIORITY AND ALSO TOUCHED ON SUCH AREAS AS
TRANSPORTATION AND CONTACTS AND TIME FACTORS. THE INTERVAL BETWEEN THE
TIME WHEN THE ORDERS ARE ISSUED AND THE LAUNCHING OF ROCKETS WAS SET AT
EIGHT HOURS. I ALSO OFFERED MY VISION OF HOW THINGS WOULD PROCEED SO THAT
THE FOLLOWING PLAN WOULD SERVE AS A GUIDELINE: A--AT RECEIVING ORDERS AND
COMPREHENDING THEM IN REGARD TO ANY SHIFT IN THE PLAN, THE TECHNICAL UNITS
OF BRIGADE 223 SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING TWO ROCKETS AND THE TECHNICAL
UNITS OF BRIGADE 224 SHOULD BEGIN PREPARING AS MAY ROCKETS FOR THE
BENEFIT OF BRIGADE 223. B--THE EQUIPMENT OF BRIGADE 223 SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
FORWARD SHELTERS AND WITH THEM THE LEVERS AND ARMS OF LOADING. THEY
SHALL BE FOLLOWED BY THE ROCKETS. C--THE TECHNICAL BATTALION OF BRIGADE
224 AND THE TECHNICAL BATTERY OF BRIGADE 223 SHOULD BEGIN TECHNICAL
PREPARATIONS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BRIGADE 224 AND THE LAUNCHERS OF BRIGADE
224 SHOULD GO FORWARD SO THAT THEY ENTER THE EMPLACEMENTS AT THE LAST
POSSIBLE MOMENT. D--THE METEOROLOGICAL STATIONS ARE PLACED AT REAR AREAS
OF THE EMPLACEMENTS. E--HEADQUARTERS AND UNITS RECEIVE CABLES FROM THEIR
STATIONS AT THE CENTRAL AXIS (MIHWAR AL-TANAQQUL). F--ALL TECHNICAL UNITS
MUST READY ANOTHER 14 ROCKETS AND PUSH THE READY ROCKETS ONTO
CARRIAGES TO FORWARD SHELTERS. IN THE MEANTIME, THE MOMENT WILL HAVE
ARRIVED FOR THE LAUNCHING OF THE FIRST BATCH AT ENEMY TARGETS. G--
TECHNICAL UNITS SHOULD SEND THEIR EQUIPMENT TO FORWARD SHELTERS. H--
BRIGADE 223 SHOULD RETURN ITS EMPTY CARRIAGES TO FORWARD SHELTERS. I--
LAUNCHERS OF BRIGADE 223 SHOULD BE HIDDEN IN ALTERNATIVE SHELTERS WHILE
THE LAUNCHERS OF BRIGADE 224 GO BACK TO LOAD AT THE PLACES AGREED UPON IN
ADVANCE. MEANWHILE, THE ROCKET CARRIAGES OF BRIGADE 223 SHOULD BE
WHISKED TO THE EMPLACEMENTS AND THEN BE READIED FOR THE LAUNCHING OF
THE SECOND STRIKE. J--FOUR ROCKETS ARE TO BE READIED FOR THE BENEFIT OF
BRIGADE 223 DURING THE LOADING AND CHECKING OF THE LAUNCHERS OF BRIGADE
224, DURING WHICH TIME EFFORTS SHOULD FOCUS ON MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS
OF BRIGADE 224 BECAUSE BRIGADE 223 WILL HAVE MORE TIME TO DEVOTE TO
TECHNICAL PREPARATIONS. K--LAUNCHERS OF BRIGADE 224 SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
IMPLEMENT THE SECOND STRIKE AND THEN TECHNICAL PREPARATIONS CONTINUE
FOR 10 ROCKETS FOR THE BENEFIT OF BRIGADE 224. THE OPERATION CONTINUES IN
THAT SEQUENCE AND SO AS TO SUIT BREAKING DEVELOPMENTS. IN THE END, I
REQUESTED FROM THE GENERAL STAFF THAT THEY SEND OUT THE COMPLETE PLAN
TO THE BRIGADES AND UNITS. (MORE) 3 NOV BRIGADIER GENERAL FARUQ (b)(3)
FADIL 'ABD-AL-KARIM AL-MU'AWIN, TOOK CHARGE OF THE ROCKET OPERATIONAL
CONTROL CENTER FROM THE COMMANDER OF BRIGADE 225. I DREW UP THE INITIAL
PLAN FOR ROCKET STRIKES FOR THE SECOND PRIORITY; NAMELY "THE SOUTHERN
TASK TO BE EXECUTED AGAINST ENEMY TARGETS AND CONCENTRATIONS ON SAUDI
TERRITORY" BY BRIGADES 223 AND 224 AND BY THE COMMANDER OF THE FIRST
MAINTENANCE UNIT. THE ORDER SPELLED OUT OPTIONS AND CONTINGENCY PLANS
FOR TECHNICAL PREPARATIONS LEAVING THE DOOR OPEN FOR ALL POSSIBILITIES.
THE PLAN ENVISAGED ACTION ON FOUR LOCATIONS AND THERE WERE FIVE OPTIONS,
WITH THE FIRST OF THEM INCLUDING THREE POSSIBILITIES, WHICH, IN EFFECT, MEANT
THAT I HAD PUT IN PLACE FOR THEM SEVEN PLANS. I HAD ALSO SHOWN THE ROCKET
DEPLOYMENT SITES AND A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE TARGETS AND THE
NUMBER OF ROCKETS NEEDED TO STRIKE AT EACH, AS WELL AS THE DISTRIBUTION OF
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THE WEATHER FORECAST VII 1�ReQ;j7ciTs'tio75-9-76-676-5,13.6D POSSIBILITIES.
12 JANUARY 1991 (SUBHEAD) THE PRESIDENT SUMMONED ME AND I HAD THE HONOR
OF MEETING WITH HIM. I SPELLED OUT MY PLAN WHICH I SENT OUT ON 10 JANUARY
1991. I THEN RECEIVED FINAL DIRECTIVES, WHICH HAD MET ALL OUR QUERIES. THESE
WERE: 1--CONVENTIONAL WEAPONRY WAS TO BE THE FIRST OPTION OF RESPONSE IF
AND WHEN AN ATTACK WAS LAUNCHED AGAINST IRAQ. 2--BESIDES THE PRESIDENT,
THOSE AUTHORIZED TO ORDER AN ATTACK WERE MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL
COMMAND AND THE DEFENSE MINISTER AND, A REQUIREMENT ADDED AFTERWARD,
THE CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES SO THAT MILITARY OPERATIONS WOULD
BE SUSTAINED IN CASE THE PRESIDENT'S HEADQUARTERS CAME UNDER ATTACK. 3--
DIRECT TRANSPORTATION SHOULD BE SECURED AS I HAD PLANNED. I LEFT THE
PRESIDENT'S OFFICE COMPLETELY REASSURED THAT WE WERE GOING TO EXECUTE
OUR OPERATIONS ACCURATELY AND PROMPTLY. I HAD A CLEAR CONCEPTION OF THE
PRIORITIES AND THE DYNAMICS OF ACTION, BOTH OF WHICH I LATER EXPLAINED TO
THE COMMANDERS. WE THEN PLACED OUR FAITH IN THE ALMIGHTY GOD AND PRAYED
THAT HE GUIDE US AS WE SOUGHT TO DEFEND THE HOMELAND AGAINST THOSE WHO
WERE LYING IN WAIT TO HURT IT. (MORE) END OF MESSAGE UNCLASSIFIED
- JN2511081498 AMMAN AL-'ARAB AL-YAWM IN ARABIC 3 NOV 98 P 11 /// IN SAUDI
ARABIA.
Collection: FB
Creator:
Agency Acronym: RESTON VA
Office Name: FBIS
Description: (U) None
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(b)(3)
Language: eng
Precedence: ROUTINE
Source:
Attributions: SOURCE: AMMAN AL-'ARAB AL-YAWM IN ARABIC 3 NOV 98 P 11
Subject: --
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