98                                              HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN NORTHERN IRAQ, 1991

43.  A humorous incident occurred when an excited messenger burst into the MSSG-24 tent and told the
author that an Italian brigadier general wanted to see him. The "general" turned out to be a private
(Italian enlisted men wear star emblems on their collars).

44.  Ron Jensen, "Base Camp Arises From a Wheatfield," The Stars and Stripes, 13May91, p. 3.

45.  This was true capitalism in action. Iraqi 25 Dinar bills had an international exchange value of about
$5.00, but vendors sold them for as much as $20.00.

46.  Bailey intvw.

47.  CMAGTF OpO 1-91.

48.  CO, CMAGTF 1-91, sitrep #1.

49.  CMAGTF Op0 2-91.

50.  Bailey intvw.

51.  MSSG-24 ComdC, Jan-Jun91.

52.  Kohl intvw.

53.  MSSG-24 ComdC, Jan-Jun91.

54.  Brown Jnl.

55.  MSSG-24 ComdC, Jan-Jun9l.

56,  Brown Jnl.

57'  Kohl intvw.

58.  MSSG-24 ComdC, Jan-Jun9l.

59.  MSSG-24 ComdC, Jan-Jun9i.

60.  The KAZ had been notoriously gerrymandered to keep the Kurds from controlling Iraq's oilfields.

61. The number is estimated to be as high as 3,900 villages.

62.  CG, CTF-PC, "Concept of Operations."

63.  Col John 0. Easton intvw 15Apr92.

64.  CTF-PC CA Brief.