HAVANA MILITARY CAMP CALABAZAR CUBA

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
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CIA 'PIR-1007 64
May 1964
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
PHOTOGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE REPORT
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HAVANA MILITARY CAMP CALABAZAR
CUBA
DECLASSIFICATION REVIEW by NIMA/DOD 3/29/00
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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HAVANA MILITARY CAMP CALABAZAR
CUBA
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER
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1 i -ut-, 1. Location of Ilav-an,i \lilituar,, Camp CalabTzar. . . . . .
1`i~urc 2. Havana Military Camp Calabazar. ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1' ii,urc 3. :\r-ca 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 icurc 4. :\r ca 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 izur-c S. Area 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 iszurc 6. Area 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ibis report provides a detailed, illustrated
II,IV:in.I Alilitar
description of the facilities it
Camp II a II, 17 1r, (nha, making usL I'1 high-
altitude photographic coy ^.'a e of 11 u2 ar.-ea
dated
_Idv: nt (It _A` e.. .3, Srr,Iti:e '; _~ i e.i .I"d \tu t-l-
ril .\rea we:-e '.-,2 redesignated as ,sea 1 nd
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~.r time it cont_Ilned 13 huiId Ill as And A ye-
c le park. An vehicles or pieces t:l en in l nt
were reported in this area nutii
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1lav ana Alil itarv (.Imp ( al.I11 Ii.ir O icurc s
1 and 21 is located S n.luticai miles ~nnl1 55l
of I I a v a11 a port and 1.S nm NN of \lanacua
at 23-01N 052-1-G1'. 1 he camp contains 6
areas "all served by loose-surface, all-Weather
roads) located in the \W corner of \lunicipio
de San Antonio de las Vegas at the following
coordinates:
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An,a _ V TM 17 (,I_R.ni 1-Ili -Ar'?:: I "I\1 : ~ C,LuI;; Irti':
Area : i-TV1 :7Q1. i 1i1~ Ar,- .; TVI 17(,1_1?(;7
The camp was first reported from pltoto._'.-
raphv of ()nly .Areas I and 2
were observed at that time. l hey were reported
as one camp containing 13 buildings: 7 prime
movers; 24 wheeled vehicles: h camouflage
nets covering unidentified equipment: aI small.
local training area; in.d two camou lased, 3-
gun, light-antiaircraft artillery sites.
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as two epa1rate - 1 ted
Southern .Areal) contained 12 buildings and
probable tanks. .Areal 2 .then designated North-
ern :Areal contained 1' buildings and 1S trucks.
Area 3 vv-.Is observed and included is ,I p_Int
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it contained O huildir,r, 77i ::~j i v s-: owe
probable tanks I' guns: Ind 1( trucks.
art illerv l _A piec e.~ wei
( )n thait dare, 23 11(21J
observed.
\rea S was added on \r that
Iirai_ it contained 11 huildings: 3 large tion-
Sov'iet tents: 22 cargo trucks: 4 1 .A pieces: Ind
one unidentified vehicle.
.Area 6 was added on it
was reported as containing 2 la ge non-Soviet
tents; 22 cargo trucks; and 11 utility' trucks.
1-he facilities for this area were first reporte .'
on At that time the aIrea co-l-
tnined 13 buildings: one larg?_ non-tiny iet tent
21 cargo trucks: 14 utility velhicles: h unid,nti-
..mod v-e}obs: 3 possible I .A pieces: and I,-
CC upievl, (- antiaircraft .irtillerv .A.A.Ai site
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This un?'-need rc_a i= Inc:~tc_3 2.2 nm south
of Parcel: cinn A1oaeru. an~i (r.~ nm \~ ofi
I lizhwav 2-22 1 \1 cnnrdin:atc~ (,:;6444 1 i;_-
ure 3).
Fad hies include 31_ir~_cvV, PC:~ousc'- 200h~
50 feet: h? racks l~i~i h~ Ofec~ : upport
huildin-'. lcu , ( support hui1Ji~ _ loc:tcd
under tree. ' ..re:. cnnt::loin' t:.rm hn.ocr
and ro'A,r:
3 loec-=urfac_ tank or ~clf-puop_ll~d _un
park?: one Ion- ur;ace ~chicl; pa'k: tine
probable p.:t-'kirc are.: under con=ttuction:
one fL-dun with twopnsit ions nccupi_~l ~:
one trainin_ one probable iirinc butt: and
baseball di an: and.
Fquinrncr. ,n.clu~ cs 23 net- nr canv,is-env -
m~ , an!: c or =~ , -nrnn= - -
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T`-is fenced ..rea is Inca:ed I.1) nm south
of Parcelacio:: Modern:i Lind 0.1, nm S\V of
llieh'vav 2-22 it t' I %I conrdin.ites 67,S44 1 i--
u re 4).
Facilities include 4 probable barracks 1 is
00 by 40 feet: one probable storage building;
15 support buildings: one farm house with
numerous associated buildinzs: 2 loose-surface
vehicle parks: one sod-surface vehicle park:
one vehicle maintenance ramp: and 2 under-
ground storage areas (one incomplete).
Equipment includes approximately 117car-
go trucks; at least 10 unidentified trucks: and 4
F:\ pieces.
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This partially-fenced are,i is located I .2nm
SL= of Parcelaci n \lcxlerna and 0.5 nm east of
lii '.way 2-22 at t I \1 coordinates 0034f l fig-
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Facilities include 14 barracks seven ,55 h%-
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ed 20- by
under construction: 33 support buildi:nas;..nne
large non-Soviet tent: one loose-surface vehicle
park: one sod-surface tank SP gun park: 2 ve-
hicle maintenance ramps; one unoccupied 5-gun
\:A:1 site: and one training area.
Equipment includes at least 53 net-covered
tanks 'SP guns: 15 cargo trucks: 2 unidentified
vehicles; and 3 probable :\.A:\ pieces.
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one maintenance sled
This fenced area is located 2 nm SSE of 2 guard shacks: 3 large non-Soviet tents; one
Parcelacion %Ioderna and 1001 vard.s east of building in the earl-,' stages of construcion: and
Highway 2-22 at C'"I '.1 coordinates 6f,S414 ~Iig- one farm house with 3 associated buildings.
are h?. Equipment includes 4 van trucks; 4 cargo
Facilities include one large warehouse 200 trucks: and 12 FA pieces.
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This unt~nce11 ,a is loc,uccJ I.U nm ~1:
of Parcelacion. Alcdern anal 0.3 nm smith of
1-Iigh%vav 2-14(' l' I \I coordinates 67-466
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Facilities include 3 1ar~_e warehouses 200
by ~;0 feet: 4 barracks 10 sup-
port huildines: one lame non-soviet tent: one
water tower: one L-shaped. loose-surface ve-
hicle park: and one training area.
Equipment includes 36 cargo trucks: 3 1?:A
pieces: and 3 probable mortars.
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This fenced area is 1ocate_3 2.1 nm SIB of
Parcelacion Mode -nn ,an i ~~. ntr east of I lizh-
?.ray .2-22 at L'"I '.1 coordinates (,'' }~S 1 ia-
ure i0.
1-aciIities include one ]are, newly-con-
Strutted -adminiatrrtiVe buildinc:
barracks
3 mainte
storage huildines X 131) 1, Meet, 1() by 2O feet,
and 4 support buildincs: one
farm house with one associated huildin~: one
water tower: one larcce and one ;mall loose-
surface vehicle park: one unoccupied. h-~iun
\:A:A ite: one t!-ainino area: and a baseball
diamond.
Equipment includes at least cargo trucks;
6 van trucks: and at least 12 unidentified %'e-
hicles.
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