I P I R BRASS KNOB MISSION 3771 13 NOVEMBER 1963

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04772A000900030001-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 20
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 1999
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 1, 1963
• Content Type: REPORT

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November 1963
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BRASS KNOB MISSION 3771
13 NOVEMBER 1963
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This document contains information affecting
the national defense of the United States,
within the meaning of Title 18, sections
793 and 794, of the U.S. Code, as amended.
Its transmission or revelation of it:: contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is
prohibited by law.
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PREFACE
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION REPRESENTS A PRELIMINARY
ANALYSIS OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FROM BRASS KNOB
MISSION 3771v DATED 13 NOV 1963. THE NUMBER
APPEARING AT MILITARY AREA 2258N 08214W
FOURTEEN PROBABLE TANKS/SP GUNS AND APPROXIMATELY 8
OTHER VEHICLES OBSERVED.
25X1 D
CAMPO:FLORIDO MILITARY CAMP 2307N 08206W
APPROXIMATELY 15 TANKS/SP GUNS OBSERVED.
CLOUD SHADOW LIMITS FURTHER INTERPRETATION.
25X1 D
GUANABACOA MILITARY AREA 2307N 08215W
EAST AREA 35 VEHICLES AND 12 FA PIECES.
WEST AREA mm? APPROXIMATELY 65 VEHICLES AND 8 POSSIBLE
FA PIECES.
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25X1A
LOMA DE TIERRAv MILITARY CAMP 2301N 08213W
NO:EQUIPMENT OR ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
25X1 D
LA JUTIA AREA$ MILITARY INSTALLATION 2155N 08016W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
NO:EQUIPMENT OR ACTIVITY OBSERVED.
25X1 D
CANTEL MILITARY CAMP 2302N 08119W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES.
NINETEEN TANKS/SP GUNS9 4 CARGO TRUCKS9 AND 3
UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES OBSERVED.
THE 3-GUN AAA SITE APPEARS OCCUPIED
25X1 D
HAVANA VEHICLE PARK 2309N 082151
APPROXIMATELY. 20 VEHICLES OBSERVED.
25X1 D
LOMAS TETAS 'DE MANAGUA9 TANK PARK 2258N 08219W
TWENTY-SEVEN TANKS/SP GUNSv 40 PROBABLE :TANKS/Sp GUNS,
AND APPROXIMATELY 10 PROBABLE CARGO TRUCKS OBSERVED.
25X1 D
25X1A
GUANABANAv MILITARY AREA 2258N 08132W
NORTH AREA -? 15 PROBABLE CARGOTRUCKS$ 10
UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLES OR PIECES OF EQUIPMENT AND 8
PROBABLE FA PIECES OBSERVED: IN CLOUD-FREE AREAS.
SOUTH AREA ?- CLOUD COVERED.
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SAN DIEGO DE'NUNEZ? MILITARY CAMP 2255N 08305W
FOURTEEN TANKS/SP GUNS AND APPROXIMATELY 20 OTHER
VEHICLES OBSERVED.
CLOUD SHADOW LIMITS INTERPRETATION0
25X1 D
MARTi AREAv ARMOR TRAINING AREA 2258N 08059W
THREE POSSIBLE TANKS/SP GUNS OBSERVED IN CLOUD-FREE
AREAS.
25X1 D
25X1A
GUAYABAL MILITARY CAMP 2254N 08237W
MAIN CAMP ?m 12 TRACKED PRIME MOVERS9 12 CARGO TRUCKSs
19 FA PIECES9 AND 3 AAA PIECES.
AREA 112 CARGO TRUCKS AND APPROXIMATELY-18 FA
PIECES.
AREA 2 APPROXIMATELY 18 VEHICLES AND 10 PROBABLE
FA PIECES.
AREA 3 IDENTIFICATION ONLY.
25X1 D
JAGUA, MILITARY AREA 2205N 08029W
NO APPARENT CHANGE IN FACILITIES
SIXTEEN CARGO TRUCKS AND 18.FA PIECES OBSERVED.
25X1 D
BELLAVISTA MILITARY INSTALLATION 230ON 08136W
NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT OR ACTIVITY:OBSERVED.
25X1 D
25X1A
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25X1 D
25X1 D
ZARAGOZA AREA MILITARY CAMP 2256N 08204W
2.5 NM WNW OF ZARAGOZA AND 4~5 NM , ESE OF
SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJASO
SEVEN BUILDINGS? 9 LARGE TENTS (NONEOF