SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY IN CUBA (1 JULY 1966 - 31 DECEMBER 1966)

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SUMMARY OF
ACTIVITY IN CUBA
(I JULY 1966 -
31 DECEMBER 1966)
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SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY IN CUBA
(1 JULY 1966 - 31 DECEMBER 1966)
Introduction
This is a summary of significant activity
25X1 D observed on photography from high altitude
The categories of activity are:
1. SA-2 Missile Activity
2. Cruise-Missile Activity
3. Airfield Activity
4. Naval and Port Activity
5. Electronics Activity
6. Military Activity
7. Static Military Displays
SA?2 Missile Activity (Figures 1 and 2j
SA-2 missile activity was generally routine
during the reporting period. However, the
strategic addition of 3 new sites and abandon-
ment of 2 old temporary sites indicate that the
deployment philosophy is still to concentrate
the SAM sites in the 4 major military areas --
Havana, Holguin, Santa Clara/Cienfuegos, and
Santiago de Cuba. The new El Cano site brings
the total in the Havana area to 13. In the Holguin
area, a new.. site was identified at Holguin Air-
field, and the San Pedro de Cacocum Site No. 1
(temporary) was abandoned and the equipment
moved to a new permanent site, San Pedro de
Cacocum No. 2. Los Angeles SAM site was
abandoned and a permanent site under construc-
tion was observed at La Maya, near Santiago de
Cuba.
The sites which moved to temporary
positions are:
Alquizar
Santa Clara
Those sites which changed to permanent
positions are:
Campo Florido
Cons tancia
Guara
^ NEW (OPERATT-ONAL)
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RQNCH.UELO
HOL GUIN
OON ADO
14. PUNTA BRAVA
76. GU AN ABACOA
16. CAMPO FLORIDO
`17. ALQUIZAR
IB. MAN AGUA
19. LA CAT ALINA
20. MAJ ANA N0.2
27. EL CANO
22. HOLGUIN A/F
23.. SAN PEDRO DE CACOCUM NO
24. LA-MAYA _
25. LOS ANGELES
28. SAN PEDRO DE CACOCUM NO
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La Cachimba
La Salud
Majana No. 2
Mariel
Santa Fe
Santa Isabel de las Lajas
San Pedro de_ Cacoc ~m No. 2. New site
was fully occupied on 1:
probably with equipment from site No. 1.
pan Pedro de Cacoc_um No. 1. Site was
vacated on with
equipment probably moved to San Pedro de
Cacocu>n Site No. 2.
Los Angeles. Site w is abandoned on
La Maya U,/C. New 3AM site under con-
struction was observed i.3 nm NNW of La
L1aya at 20-14-09~ 075 ~40-46W, on
Alquizar. Original : ite was vacated and
new unrevetted temporar} site established 0.2
nm west of original site on
Four launch r~:vetments at original
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Ranchuelo (2 launchers in permanent site)
Sites which showed no position change are:
Guanabacoa
llolguin
La Catalina
Maldonado
Palma Soriano
Punta Brava
Santiago de Cuba
EI Cano. Afield-type site 2.0 nm NW' of
El Cano and a permanent sits under construction
2.2 nm NW of EI Cano were observed on 11
The new sites are
on the location of the old E1 Cano SALT training
area.
I-iolquin _Airfield. Ncw site was identified
at 5W end of Holguin Airfield at 20-46-50N
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Santa Clara. All equipment was moved to
a temporary site 0.2 nm NW of original site
on Revetments
were observed under construction at the per-
! SAM ASSEM jLY AREAS
^ ABANDONED ASSEMBLY AREAS
^ INACTIVE 'JIM TRAINING AREAS
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2,
SANTIAGO DE CUBA
TORRENS
3.
SANTIAGO DE LAS VEGAS
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LA VEGUITA
GIFU ENTES
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TAPASTE
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EL CANO
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9.
EL CHICO
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manent site on the same mission.
Campo Florido. Permanent site was
occupied on
Temporary site was occupie
and permanent site again occupied
25X1 D
Constancia. One unemplaced launcher was
observed at the permanent site and 6 emplaced
launchers at the temporary site o~
The count on
was 2 emplaced and 1 un-
emplaced launcher at the permanent site and
3 emplaced launchers at the temporary site.
Four of the launchers were emplaced at the
permanent site on
The permanent site was finally fully occupied
and the temporary site vacated on -
Guara. Permanent site was occupied and
temporary siteabandonedo
- A convoy in a probable training
exercise was observed near the site and the
launch positions were empty on
^ the site was fully reoccupied.
La Cachimba. Permanent site was occupied
La Salud. Three emplaced launchers were
observed at permanent site on
Permanent site was occupied
and temporary site vacated on
Majana No. 2. Equipment repotted at Site
No. 1 on
served at Site No. 2 on
Launch area abandoned except for
2 launchers in travel position on -
Site reoccupied on
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Mariel. Permanent site was occupied on~
Santa Fe. Temporary site vacatedandper-
manent site occupied on
Santa Isabel de Las Lajas. Three emplaced
launchers were observed at the permanent site
and 3 at the temporary site on
(Mission
the permanent site was fuJ.ly occupied.
Ranchuelo. Two emplaced launchers were
observed at the permanent site and 4 emplaced
launchers at the temporary site on-
25X1 D
25X1 D
25X1 D
Managua. Six barracks and 2 supply build-
ings were observed under construction east of 25X1 D
the launch area on
There are presently no known SAM training
sites in Cuba. The following activity was ob-
served at the previously reported training areas.
El Cano. Became an operational SAM site 25X1 D
(E1 Cano SAM) on
El Chico. Newly identified on -
area contained 4 launchers
and associated equipment. The last SAMequip-
ment, consisting of 6 SA-2 launchers, was ob-
served on
Santiago. No SAM equipment was observed
during reporting period.
With the abandonment of Tapaste SAM
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assembly areas remained active:
Santiago de Cuba
Torrens
Santiago de las Vegas
La Veguita
Ciefuentes
These installations showed no change during
the reporting period.
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Cruise-Missile Activity [Figures 3, 4 et~d 5)
Considerable cruise-missile activity was
observed during the reporting period. The
activity commenced with the ahandonment of
the 4 SAMLET (coastal defense) sites and was
climaxed by the apparent distribution of the
SALISH (tactical) equipment from San Jose de
las Lajas cruise-missile storage area to ocher
parts of the island.
The $SAMLE"I~ launchers from the vacated
sites are now relocated at San Jose de las
Lajas, with ~ of the launchers deployed for
training purposes. Six SAMLI=T transporters
are parked on the west end of the runway at
~Ylariel Port and Itiaval Air Station.
Si anea, Site was vacated on -
Guanajay. Launch and. uidance area
were vacated on
Santa Cruz del. torte. Launch and guidance
areas were vacated on
_Guanabo. Beside the 'l emplaced launchers,
2 additional SAMLET launchers, $ SAMLET
transporters, and. other equipment were parked
? SAMLET AND SALISH EQUIPMENT
/ SAMLET E~ Utp~~NT ONLY
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?-ABANDON f0 SAMLET SITES
t, SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJ AS
2, MA RIEL
3. EL CRISTO
d. ALTUR AS OE BELEN VEHICLE PARK
6. CAMPO LIBERTAD VEHICLE PARK
6. S16UANEA
7, GUANAJAV
8. GU ANA BO
9. SANTA CRUZ DEL NORT#
adjacent [o the site or
_ Site- was vacated on
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with the exception of 2
launchers in the support area.
San Jose de las Lajas. Six probable
SAMLE"t launchers were observed on -
Eight SAMLET launchers
and 4 SALISH transporter launchers wereiden-
tified on
Alturas de Belen. Four SALISH trans-
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porter/launchers and 2 resupply vehicles were 25X1 D
observed on
_Campo Libertad. Ore SALISH transporter/
launcher and 9 probable transporter/launchers
were observed on
El Cristo. Two ~ ransporter/launchers,
1 probable transporter/l~ uncher, and 3 resupply
vehicles were observed ~n
re-
vealed 2 SALISf I transporter/launchers and
2 resupply vehicles.
Mariel. Three SAMLET transporters were
observed on
and 6 SAMLET transpor ers were observed on
FIGURE 3. CURRENT DEPLOYMENT OF CRUISE-M1SSlLE EQUIPMENT.
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Airfield Activity (Figure 6J
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