25 July 1998

On July 21 1998 the Department of Defense published "Department of Defense Review of Allegations Concerning Operation Tailwind," dated July 21, 1998.

The online summary makes frequent reference to tabs of supporting information. The DoD Public Affairs Office said most of the 251-page report was in tabs which would be put on the Internet by DoD at a later date ("in a few weeks"). We requested a hardcopy of the report and are transcribing its attachments listed below. Initial transcriptions are hyperlinked; others will be added as completed.

Thanks to Lt. Col. William Darley, Public Affairs Office, Department of Defense (703-697-1846).

The tabs are hyperlinked to bundled files as follows:

Tabs B and C: http://jya.com/tailwind-b-c.htm

Tabs D, E, F and G: http://jya.com/tailwind-d-g.htm

Tab H: http://jya.com/tailwind-h.htm

Tabs I, J, K, L and M: http://jya.com/tailwind-i-m.htm

Tabs O, P, Q and T: http://jya.com/tailwind-o-t.htm

Or, all tabs above may be downloaded as a single file: http://jya.com/tailwind-tabs.htm (264K)

Note: Due to irregular page numbering of the tabs, numbers have been added in italics top left of all pages.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REVIEW OF ALLEGATIONS CONCERNING "OPERATION TAILWIND" JULY 21, 1998
INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY [16 pages]
ATTACHMENTS
April Oliver & Peter Arnett, Did the U.S. Army Drop Nerve Gas?, TIME (June 15, 1998) at 37-9 [10 pages]	Tab A
MEMORANDUM FROM SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WILLIAM COHEN TO SECRETARIES OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF (June 9, 1998) [1 page]	Tab B
MEMORANDUM FOR RECORD OF MEETING BETWEEN USD(P&R) AND PARTICIPANTS IN OPERATION TAILWIND (June 23, 1998) [52 pages]	Tab C
MEMORANDUM FOR USD(P&R) FROM DoD GENERAL COUNSEL (July 16, 1998) [4 pages]	Tab D
MEMORANDUM FOR USD(P&R) FROM DEFENSE PRISONER OF WAR/MISSING IN ACTION OFFICE (July 15, 1998) [8 pages]	Tab E
MEMORANDUM SUMMARY PREPARED BY 1st LIEUTENANT ROBERT VAN BUSKIRK OF BRIEFING GIVEN TO GENERAL CREIGHTON ABRAMS (Undated) [7 pages]	Tab F
MEMORANDUM SUMMARY OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN ROBERT VAN BUSKIRK AND HENRY J. SCHWEITER (July 14, 1998) [4 pages]	Tab G
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, Report On Operation Tailwind (July 7, 1998) [29 pages]	Tab H
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, Report On Operation Tailwind (July 9, 1998) [13 pages]	Tab I
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, Report On Operation Tailwind (July 10, 1998) [4 pages]	Tab J
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF, Report On Operation Tailwind (July 7, 1998) [7 pages]	Tab K
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, Report On Operation Tailwind (July 10, 1998) [2 pages]	Tab L
MEMORANDUM SUMMARY OF TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE HONORABLE MELVIN LAIRD, FORMER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, AND COLONEL THOMAS G BOWMAN, USMCR (July 14, 1998) [1 page]	Tab M
NEWS CLIPPINGS ON OPERATION TAILWIND [70 pages]	Tab N
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MEMORANDUM SUMMARY OF TELEPHONE INTERVIEWS BETWEEN DR FREDERICK R. SIDELL AND HENRY J. SCHWEITER, AND CURRICULUM VITAE OF DR. SIDELL [12 pages]	Tab O
STATEMENT OF JAMES (JAY) GRAVES DENYING PARTICIPATION IN OPERATION TAILWIND [1 page]	Tab P
LETTER, DATED OCT. 8, 1970, FROM GENERAL LUCIUS D. CLAY, JR. TO COLONEL LARRY M. KILLPACK (WITH ATTACHMENT) [3 pages]	Tab Q
ASSOCIATED PRESS, "Report U.S. Used Nerve Gas Against Defectors In Vietnam" (June 7, 1998) [2 pages]	Tab R
Evan Thomas & Gregory L. Vistica, "What's The Truth About Tailwind?", NEWSWEEK (June 22, 1998) [3 pages]	Tab S
LIST OF INTERVEWEES [2 pages]	Tab T
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