IEAF AMMUNITION EXPENDITURE ASMARA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00337R000200020030-2
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 11, 2001
• Sequence Number: 30
• Publication Date: April 3, 1970
• Content Type: TELEGRAM

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INFO OCT-01 AF-12 L-04 DODE-00 CIAE-00 NSAE-00 H-02 SS-20
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FM AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA
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INFO AMCONSUL ASMARA
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S E C R E T ADDIS ABABA 1294
PM RE PINCUS/PAUL TRIP
SUBJECT: LEAF AMMUNITION EXPENDITURE ASMARA
REF: ADDIS 1208
0 1. REFTEL REPORTS PINCUS/PAUL REQUEST FOR DATA ON
EXPENDITURE OF AMMUNITION BY IEAF T-28'S BASED ASMARA.
PURPOSE OF INQUIRY TO ASSIST COMMITTEE IN ASSESSING
0 LEVEL IEG COUNTER-INSURGENCY EFFORT IN.ERITREA.
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2. ACCORDING FIGURES GIVEN US BY IEAF, 11 T-28 D'S
AND 10 F-86'S BASED ASMARA EXPENDED 79,000 ROUNDS
.50 CALIBRE AMMUNITION CY 1969. WHILE THIS SUBSTANTIALLY
HIGHER THAN FIGURE EACH OF PREVIOUS TWO YEARS DUE TO
INCREASED NUMBER OF PILOTS IN T-28D SQUADRON AND
INCREASED AVAILABILITY OF TRAINING AMMUNITION, IT IS
NOT RPT NOT OUT OF LINE NORMAL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
I.E., ABOUT ONE TRAINING SORTIE (INVOLVING FIRING)
EVERY TENDAYS. THIS IS CALCULATING CONSERVATIVE 100
ROUNDS PER SORTIE. HAVE NO FIGURES ON HOW AMMUNITION
EXPENDITURE DIVIDED BETWEEN T-29'S AND F-96-S.
3.. NO RPT'NO RECORD ANY DRAWDOWN BOMB INVENTORY ASMARA
DURING 1969.
4. ABOVE INFO SUPPLIED ON MOST CONFIDENTIAL BASIS AND
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