PROBABLE AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA GRODNO, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD

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CIA-RDP78T05439A000300340059-1
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December 28, 2016
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March 9, 2001
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59
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Publication Date: 
June 1, 1964
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REPORT
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ILLEGIB Approved For Release 2001/03/22 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300340059-1 Approved For Release 2001/03/22 : CIA-RDP78TO5439A000300340059-1 5 Declassification Review by NIMA/DOD PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION REPORT NPIC/R- 64 June 1964 OBABLE AMMUNITION STORAGE, NAREA-.: GRODNO, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD f ie v TALENT -KEY IDLE control Only % This d .cu l eanNies classified infawwtion affecting, the notiawol a cuvly of the United States. within do* 1, 4 of tlw espionage laws U. S. Code Title 18, Sections 793'and 794: The low prohibits- Its transmission tl,e tsr+l?tion of. Its Contents In any manger to on uneuthirizsd person,- as well as its use in any manner jtidielal _:fe. lb. sufoty or interest of the United States a, for th > t of any foreign gowrgment to the ~#sttiwisret.of the United States: It is to be seen only by pswuAeI espeelally indoctrinated and.au horized to J-+ye i+e~i T/ICENT.KEYNOLE inlor meNen. .Its security weust be sreiwtoinid in accordance with KEYHOLE and .TALENT *sgoletions. NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER -reryMMs "co' ' E..I.d., 4.- .w-.... TOP SECRET RUFF This report is one in a series on Soviet Ground Force and logistic installations being prepared for a DIA/CIA Panel. The series is being coordinated, published and disseminated by NPIC. The photographic analysis is being performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group, the CIA Photographic Intelligence Division (NPIC), and the Production Center 1Plc (DIA). The photographic analysis for this particular re- port was performed by the NPIC Photographic Analysis Group. In the interest of uniformity, the titles and letter designators for the facilities observed at these installations are identical with those appearing in the project requirement. 1v hen a specific facility is not observed both its title and letter designator are omitted in the report. I isles and letter designators foi' the various facilities are as follows: (A) railroad service, (B) road service, (C) landing strips, (D) administrative and troop housing areas, (L) storage areas, (F) am- munition storage areas, (G) POL storage areas, (H) other buildings and facilities (J) equipment storage/maintenance areas, (K) athletic fields, (l.) small arms firing ranges, Ali driver training areas, (N) tank ' assault gun firing ranges, (P) flat trajectory ft ring ranges, (Lj) artillery emplacements (batteries), (R) infantry or combined arms field train- ing area or courses, (5) special training facilities, (I) unidentified facilities or tracking activity. TOP SECRET RUFF TOP SECRET RUFF PROBABLE AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA (53-44N '023-48E) GRODNO, GRODNENSKAYA OBLAST, USSR BELORUSSIAN MD 25X1 C 0 ROBA BLE AMMUNITIOr` STORAGE/ AREA -- - GRODNO Railroad, double track Railroad, single track Road TOP SECRET RUFF TOP SECRET RUFF A probable ammunition storage area is east. Located 8 kilometers (km) north of Grodno The installation, secured by a double fence, (53-40N 023-50E) on the east side of the covers 20 acres and contains eight probable Neman River (Figure 1). The installation is ammunition storage buildings (Figures 2 and not rail served. A' secondary road provides 3). access to the all-weather Grodno-Alytus high- This area was covered by KEYHOLE way. A possible bivouac area is located 1.5 missions between km southwest. Military installations are lo- Comparative analysis reveals no~ cated in Grodno, 8 km south and two training in the installation. Track activity is o r areas are located 15 km north and 33 km north- on summer photography. 25X1 D DESCRIPTION OF INSTALLATION 25X1 D Road Service 75- by 35-foot probable ammunition storage A secondary road provides access to the building, and one 100- by 50-foot probable -Grodno-Alytus all-weather highway. ammunition storage building. These buildings Ammunition Storage Area are widely spaced and are enclosed with a Area F (Figure 3) has six 50- by 25- double fence. foot probable ammunition storage buildings, one TOP SECRET RUFF TOP SECRET RUFF 25X1 D TOP SECRET RUFF TOP SECRET RUFF 25X1 D TOP SECRET RUFF TOP SECRET RUFF 25X1 D TOP SECRET RUFF