AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; REQUEST FOR

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00750A000500060096-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 8, 2001
• Sequence Number: 96
• Publication Date: September 21, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
RAT
Mc'MOR.ANDUM
From: OR-922Y
To: Central Intelligence Agency
(Attn: Mr. James REBER)
OP-922Y/mbd
21 September 1956
Ser: 00075-Y-56
Subj: Aerial Photography; request for
1. In connection with the Middle East crisis, it is extremely important
that we determine the extent of Soviet or Soviet-manned submarines opera-
ting in the MMediterranean. There are believed to be at least two and
perhaps four or more Soviet submarines now operating in the Mediterranean.
Some of these may be destined for transfer,, at least on paper, to the
Egyptian Navy. It is equally possible that Soviet submarines may tempo-
rarily base on Albanian territory.
2. The Navy, therefore, has a requirement for aerial photography of these
areas be obtained on a weekly basic or as practicable:
a.
DURRES )
DURAZZO
1i-1-2011;
19-25E
b.
VLONE)
VLONA)
40-2714;
19-30E
c .
SAZAN)
SASSENO )
40-30N;
19-3_6E
d.
ALEXANDRIA 31-1211; 29-53E
ONI DECLASSIFICATION/RELEASE INSTRUCTIQNS ON FILE
B. S. WEBER
Captain, USN
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