SUMMARY OF RECENT INTELLIGENCE ON SYRIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000500060050-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 23, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 27, 2013
• Sequence Number: 50
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUMMAR4.16F RECENT INTELLIGENCE ON SYRIA
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41tese-were no aircraft on Afisse
North and Qamichliye Airfields. Mere -wee Some unidentified
open storage at the former but no activity at latter.
iat:14imiNte three landing craft, 17 freighters, six
possible torpedo boats and one possible patrol craft im-4116
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thereaVere five probable PT's, three LCU's,
two patrol craft and 21 freighters in Latakia Hawber. (This
4e=fte largest number at- freighters at Latakia reporte
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4Mielma-welsileo change at Afisse North Airfield; Qamichliye x0041.0e449,
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The following items are all as of
AIRCRAFT AND AIRFIELDS: At least 18, but probably
as many as 21)FRESCO's were on Syrian airfields -rjsix
firm at Hama and 12 with three additional aircraft
(probably FRESCO'@)at Damascus. Theam-wereAlso 13 METEORS,
three C-47 type, two C-131 type, two C-54 and 40 liaison
type aircraft. Damascus Airfield:
time fighters and liaison type aircraft wore dispersed.
-0 Hama Airfield;
resurfacing continuing
on the east alert apron and road construction going on
on the north side of the field.
12 aircraft crates.
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11 T-6 type aircraft-
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Airfiel no other sign of activity.
41tere--4-egobable construction or repair activity
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underway it Sahl Es`Shara Airfield:
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aftfteldS: Deir Ez Zor, Djerah, El wQ-useir, HmTAmne, Rasin
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS: five probable
vehicles at An Nabk Military Installation.
There were approximately 150 vehicles at the Damascus
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Installation. There were
the east.
fortification trenches
probable normal acti-
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vity
at the military installation
10 miles NW of Damascus
Airfield.
At FIQ,
3 vehicles
and 34 possible
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gun emplacements.
a connected trench
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system along northeast and south section of the town and
also noted the presence of some revetted storage.
There were approximately 50 vehicles and 14 probable
artillery pieces at the Homs military installation.
approximately 70 vehicles at the
Al Quanaytirah Military Installation. There was some
unidentified open storage. All camps reflected normal
activity.
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SHIPS AND HARBORS:
one 180 ft. tanker and eight small coastal craft in Baniyas
Harbor. POL facilities appeared normally active.
Building construction activity continues at Minet
El Beida.
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one dredge and numerous small craft
in the harbor of Rouad Island.
no unusual activity at Tartus Harbor.
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