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CIA-RDP78T05164A000200010084-2
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RIPPUB
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7
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December 28, 2016
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November 20, 2002
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84
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Publication Date: 
October 19, 1962
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Approved For Release 2 R - 8T05164AO~~Q~46084~1~1'.? PAR 77462 ~/~ ~" 19 October 1962 S ITUAT I tlN SUMMARY THIS SITUATIC3N SUMMARY CC3VERS DEVELOPMENTS IN CUBA AS t?F I7 OCT?BER 19629 THE FOL1.DWtNG INFDRI~ATION iS CC~L:I.ATED FROM- A NUMBER OF HIGHLY RELIABLE SOURCES. ?- 25X1A BAHA HONI3A SAi~ SITE 2257N 9J83171d 2 POSITIONS WITH MISSILES ON LAUNCHERS-AND-4 WITH COVERED LAUNCHERSa VEHiCLES~'ECUiPMENT _.-- 7 VANSa 7 MISSILE TRANSPQRTERS PARKED JUST EAST C1F TENT ARCI~v ifs PRQSABLE TANKS ADJACENT TO 7ENT AREA ND EVIDENCE L1 i= CAMCUFLAGE~ DELEITE SAM SITE 2259N 08I:45W NO SIGNI>/IGANT CHANGE 25X1 HAVANA SAM SITE 23t~4N 08213W 5 CANVAS-CCIVERED POS I T i flN5 r AND gNE UNCt3VEREt3 Pt~SiTIONe NO CAMQUFLAGE APPARENTo NC3 C'TNER AP#~ARENT CHANGE MARIEL SAM SITE 2321f~N ~J8249W NO APPARENT CHANGE CAMPO-FLORIDA FOSS CRUISE-MISSILE SITE 23HbN 9821ii~ ALL SIGNIFICANT ITEMS-ARE CANVAS COVEREDQ REVETMENTS AT EASTERN END OF SITE A(tE STILL UNDER CpNSTRUCTiOh. MADRUGA AREA 2255N P1B151~W 19 ~ NM ENE t?F f~ADRI~GA. PQSSiBLE MILITARY AREA CQNTAINING 5 h1AREHCUSE-TYPE gl1ILDiNGS~ ONE ADMINISTRATIVE-TYPE AND ~ MISCELLANELUS BUILDI~SGS~ AND SEVERAL TENTSo Nli1'~ERCiUS VENIGLES AND Ef~L~IPMTENT'S-1f;A7^~TERETG (T^1HF~IOUGN[~~)T {TINE ARE~Ap,a NC3 i~ISSILE ACTIVITY NLTEUO iNCt~MPLETE 1NFURhtATiCtt.? Declass Review by NIMA/DOD 1 Approved For Release 2003/02/27~~Q~RDP78T05164A000200010084-2 25X1 25X1 GROUP i :. clvd.d rom a~romalic .odine a~~J d..:lo..ilicarlon u 25X1A 25X1 A Approved For Release - P78T05164A000200010084-2 ? PAR 774--b2 25X1 MULE-PENA.BLANCA~ SUSPECT MISSILE AREA 2228N ~8348W NO MISSILE QR MISSILE?RELATED ACTi1lITY NOTED IN MULE?~RENA BLANCA AREA IJNIDENTiFIET~ CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY.REPC~RTED APPEARS TO 8E MINiN:Ge NO CCINCEtVTT2ATIflt?tS [3F EQULPMENT T3R VET~iCLES NT3TEDo VINA~ES AREA SEARCN 2237N 08342M! ND :SAM SUPPORT FACILITY NOTEDa CON5iT~FRAt3LE EARTH SCARRiN~ SOUTH AND EAST OF TONTV BUT ~T DOES NOT APPEAR TiI 8E .:MISSILE RELATETa~ INCOMPLETE iNFORMATIQTV. NO ,APT?_ARENT CHANGE ITV FACILITIES SINCE .LIAISON-TYPES AND APPROXIMATELY 10 DERELICTS. -A IRT= I ELDS? CAMPOLIT3ERTAT3 AIRFIELD 23~lSN fd8225W AI':RORAFT -~? TClTAL f3F 459 iNCLUTJING ONE: PBY, 34 CORONEL PASGUAI. AIRFIELtI 23l~7N 080i7iV AIRCRAFT. -'- NONE ~T~SET; '~l Ella NO CHANGES IN FAGILITiES ANi7 DEFENSES NOTEI3 FRt3M 25X1 JOSE ':MART i INTERNATIONAL A.iRF IELD 23H~3N T~8224Tnt AIRCRAFT -? TOTAL OF 23: iNCi.l3[3iNG 4 T3RiTANNIA, 3 CONSTELLATIONS 2 C?54, 3 C-4T DERELIGTS~ 4 ?-4~'9 2 Approved For Release 2003/02I~a~{IA-RDP78T05164A000200010084-2 25X1 25X1 D 25X1A Approved For Release ET - 78T05164A000200010084-2 PAR 774-62 Z LIAIaflN~ 3 GRATES ,AND 2 Ut3IDEN~IFIED T~iIN-ENGINE STRAIGNTPiNGo MAAlAGUA ;AiRFgELD 2258N fd82~7~i AIRCRAFT ?? NDNEo NQ APPARENT CNANGE SINCE ~ 25X1D MARIEL :NA1~AL AIR- STATit3N 23Hf~N PJ8246W t~[3 APPARENT CHANGE 25X1 PLAYA SARACpA AIRFIELD 23fd2N II82351~ AIRCRAFT ?~ TBTAL QF 43fl INCLUDING QNE CRATE, tiNE UDiNG fl?~To.QNE..LAiSQN4 7 NARE~ AND 33 HQUAID ~NCL QNE WITNQIIT R[lTflRio TN EDGE flNE 3~~GUN gCCUPIED AA PQSiTiflN L.(3CATED AT SC7U LARGE flF Rt1NWAYm DAMP EASE' OF AIRFIELD CflNTAIt~S 20. AND 6.MEDIUM TE~1TS~ LAldEOUS ~9 SQUARES 26 ~tECTANGULAR3 AND NUMEROUS MISCEL SNIPPING CRATES NW flF RUNWAYo SAN ANTQNit3 DE LQS BANGS AIRFIELD 2252N 08231~i AIRCRAFT =~B:T?TAL OF 4 iv INCLUDING 2 FARMER, 15 LIAIS~1N FAGflT/FRESCfl~ 12 B-2b~ LlNIt3E L3NE C-47, 2 NTIFiEDo C s RATE: 12 ?lNE NOUlVD, AND 2 W SINCE 0 NOTED AT 25X1D CQAIS~'#iUCTICEN ACTIYiTY CICCUPIEL~ 4?GUN POSITIO tNE N NW DF RUNW AY INTERSEG3IQNo AT MIi-ITARY STORAGE AREA 2 NM NEST OF A IRFIELi3 1~fl~3I}S If LA Fl.flRA_ INCi.i~?iES 3fd STCJRAGE?~'YPE ?~U r V ILEIINGS: tIINGS 1 II 5 gU;LD:iNGS UNDER CON ST~#UCTIflNe ~+ TE v : 3 MPORARY fl AND APi'Ri3XINlATELY 35 1 1ENiCLES~ ~~ILITARY ACTItJITY- ARTENIISA.MILiTARY ENCAMPMENT Z251N {d$248W 3~5 NM NW flF ARTEMISAQ ENCAMPMENT INCLUDES APPft[3XIt~ATELY 115-128 TENTS CIF VARIOUS SiZESv lfi PROBABLE TANKSv APPRQXIMATELY 24fi VENICLES~ 9 PRQBABLE FIELD ARTILLERY PIECES AT REVETMENTSy AND NUMERflIlS QTNER PIECES OF.EQUiPMENT Approved For Release 2003/02/2 ~ -RDP78T05164A000200010084-2 25X1A Approved For Release 2 ~ T05164A000200010084-2 PAR 774?62 EA BL)CA MILITARY ENCAMPMENT 2301N 08242W 2a1 NM EAST ClF LA 8OCA9-AND 3 NM NE OF MARIEL AT 23?~1~I4N l~82?42~54Wa NEWLY.~DENTYFIED SECURED AREA CL3NTAINING 5 LARGE TEN'S, 7 SMALL TENTS: AND APPRLIXIMATELY 3 SMALL BUILDINGSa ADIAGENT PARKING AREA.-GOiVTAINS 3 ~'ROBABLE SANS AND APPROXIMATELY 5 UNiL3ENTIFIEL! VEHIGLESo MANAGUA MILITARY STEIRAGE 2Z58N ~82I81~ MILITARY STORAGE AREA SEEUftED BY SINGLE FENCE GC3NTAINS 3 EARTH?CLIVERED DRIVE?THRL3UGH STRI3GTURES WITH ADJOIAIING EARTH-GtIVEREfl SUNKERSo TWE3: 3-GUN AAA POSITIONS WITHIN THE SECURED AREAo PtNAR.I3EL RIOp MILITARY CONCENTRATION 2223N 0$342W VEHICLES:?~ APPROXIMATELY 50 VEHICLES NLITED. ??PORTS ~ HARBORS- CABANAS, P?~RT FACIL3TIE5 2259N $825b~t VESSELS ~-? NONE NOTED? NII:CHANGEIN PORT FACILITIES SINGE LARDENAS P?~R~' 2302N ~8ii2W VESSELS ?m L}NE LARGE FREIGHTER, LINE SMALL_FREIGHTERa ONE-TUGBOATS AND NUMEROUS SMALL GRAFT. PL3S5IBLE BQATYARD UNDER CLINSTRUCTION ON SE EDGE OF PLIRT AREA INCLUDES f]NE LARGE BRICK STACK AND APPROXIMATELY f~ BUiLDINfSo NEARBY ARE AT LEAST 8 PARALLEL .SCARS PERPENDICULAR TO SHORELINE POSSIBLY INDICATING MARINE RAiLWAYa NCI ;EVIDENCE OF MINES,: UNDERI~ATER {IBSTAGLESs' RADAR OR HARBOR.NETSo NO L)EFENSES OBSERVED. ACCESS.-ROADS SERVICEABLEa NO MILITARY EQUIPMENT OR CONVf3Y5 f3BSERVEDa Approved For Release 2003/02/27S~~~RDP78T05164A000200010084-2 25X1A 25X1 25X1 D 25X1A Approved For Release 2~v5ii~2 ~~T -"""'8T05164A000200010084-2 HAyANA~ PORT FALILItIES 23O8N O8221W VESSELS ?- ONE TANKERS 22 FREIGHTERS 2 SMALL FREiGHTERS9 AND VARI?US-SMALL CRAF3 IN HARBORe NO EVIDENCE OF ~tEW PIER LONS7RUC~'IC7N OR DRE~IGI~G. NO EQUIPMENT NOTED. NO CHANGE IN DEFENSES SINCE MART-EL NAVAL PORa 23~fiN ~18245W VESSELS ?? 8 KOMAR@GLASS PT Bfl AI'S, 3 PT BOATS, 3 UNII3ENTiFIED VESSELS9 3 PATRQL CRAFT, AND.3 BARGES. i~O -APPARENT GHAtVGE I!V PROBABLE HARBOR NET DEAR SE TIP OF PUNTA REGLAQ ElN NORTH SIDE OF PUNTA REGLA~ 5 WAREHO~#SE?T.YPE BUILDINGS APPEAR. COMPLETE WITH ADDITIONAL BUILtIINGS PROBABLY :UNDER CiINSTRUCTTONa NO APPARENT GRANGE. IN .OPEN STORAGE AREAS FRaM MATANZAS~ PaRT.FACILITIES 2393N 08134W VESSELS ?? 2 LARGE FREIGHTERSo NO EVIOENGE OF MitVESq, UNi3ERWATER OBSTACLES, RADAR, HARBOR NETSQ nEEENSE EQUIPMENT, HIGH SECURITI! AREAS, OR' NEId C?NS~RUGTIONq ACCESS ROADS SER~PICEABLE, NO UNUSUAL AGTIYITYQ INCOMPLETE INFORMATIONfl SPECIAL AREA ], 2252N H823BW Nf~ SIGN IFIGANT ITEMS NOTEDo NO DEFENSES NOTED.. SEE ALSO SAN-ANTONIO DE LOS BANGS AIRFIELi3. SPECIAL AREA 2 2259N 082255 At0 SIGNIFICANT ITEMS IN THIS AREA EXCEPT TORRES RAi3IO STAI`ICS~. SPEC-IAL AREA 3 2259N 08227W NO SIGNIFICANT.-EQUIPMENT OSSERYED EXCEPT TORRES-RADIO 5TATIQNo Approved For Release 2003/02/~~~~IA-RDP78T05164A000200010084-2 25X1A 25X1A Approved For Release SPEOIAI. AREA 4 2253N fd823bW NO -UNl1Sl1AL ACTIYITY~ MIi.i7ARY EQUIPMENB"s INSTALLATIONS OR MISSILE AOTiViTY NOTEI3a NO POL STORAGEa SPEOIAI. AREA 5 2255N ~8231W NO .FIiLITARY :EQUIPMENT OR A'CT'IVITY NOTEi3p SPEOI.AL; AitEA: ~ 23Qf9N 0821.9W NLl_ ~IILiTARY .ACTIVITY NC1TE0. INCOMPLETE IldFORMATTONo SPE~GIAL AREA 8 2302N ~8235W N0 'MILITARY ACTIVITY NClTEE3o. 5EE REPORT FOR PLAYA BARAGOA AIR'FIELO~ SPECIAL AREA lei 230iN 08247W NO :UNUSUAL ACTIVITY. NOTED. INCfl~1PLETE INFflRMATI(1N. SPECIAL AREA-1T 2259N $8244W .ONE Nfi~ $pt/Tti DF MAR I EL CITY. 7 TRUCIGS, 2 TENTS, ANO 2 BtJILt3INGS ADJACENT Tt3 MAIN NI~GHWAYa N[3 .OTHER UNUSUAL ACTIVITY NOTED. FOR OTNER ACTIVITY IN PHIS AREA SEE REPO~tTS FOR MARIEL NA1/;4L PgRT~ ANiI.MARIEL NAVAL AIR STA7~ON. ?LANUING BEACNES- TARARA;AREA LANDING $EACH 23IfdN ~$212W NO APF.ARENT CHANGE ~?~ISCELLANEOUS? HAl/ANA AREAp` CpMt~t1NICATIONS CENTER 2301~N 0822bW b Approved For Release 2003/02/2~E~~1A-RDP78T05164A000200010084-2 25X1 25X1A Approved For Release 20 25X1 B ~g .APPARENT ~HAldGE MARTS AREA, ARN4flRED VE}~I~LE TRAINING Ct3UR5E 2257N 0$fd57~1 4~~ :NM Y~N1d flF t~ARTi. VE~lICLES _? 3 A3~MflRED VE~I~LES NflTED~ NE1~LY: II3ENTIFIED AREA APpRflXA~ATEI.Y la4 NN! X 4b N~1 INfl~l1DE~ E~RI1fER TRAINING G01iRSE AND' Pt3SSIBLE FIRING RAfi~GE m Approved For Release 2003/02/27SETRDP78T05164A000200010084-2 D 25X1A 25X1 25X1A