Report 19830808A
Date
August 08, 1983
Administration
Ronald Reagan (First Term)Location
ChadWas 4(a)(1) Triggered? (Hostilities/Imminent Hostilities)
No, as described in/inferred from report
Was 4(a)(2) Triggered? (Combat- Equipped Introduction)
Yes, stated or used terms in statute
Was 4(a)(3) Triggered? (Substantial Enlargement)
No, as described in/inferred from report
Joint/Coalition Mission
Yes
Details: “Government of Chad and other friendly governments assisting it” including France
Article 51 Report to UN
Not applicable because no self-defense claim
Constitutional Caveat
No
Classified Annex Reported
No
Purpose/Mission
Advise/AssistDetails: Assist Chad in “self defense against armed aggression by Libyan forces and Libyan-supported insurgents in Chad”
Domestic Legal Authority
Constitution (Art. II)Details: “This deployment of the United States Armed Forces is being undertaken pursuant to my constitutional authority with respect to the conduct of foreign relations and as Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed Forces.”
Claimed International Legal Basis
Consent of territorial stateDetails: “Chad has requested the Governments of France and the United States to assist in its self defense against armed aggression”
Estimated Scope/Duration
Mission-bound but indeterminate
Details: “It is not possible at this time to predict the precise duration of this deployment of United States Armed Forces in the region. They will remain for only a limited period to meet the urgent requirements posed by the present situation.”
Type of Enemy or Mission
Nation-stateDetails: Libyan forces and Libyan-supported insurgents
Military Activity
Air operationsDetails: Deployment of “two Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWACS) E3A and eight F-15 (Eagle) all-weather fighter aircraft with air and ground logistical support forces” … “for the purpose of collecting and providing essential information, including surveillance data and early warning”
US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Non-US Casualties Reported
Unknown
Reporting as it Relates to Termination Clock
N/A because not a hostilities-triggered report
