SYRIA

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP78T05447A000100010027-5
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RIPPUB
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T
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6
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
July 31, 2007
Sequence Number: 
27
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Publication Date: 
January 20, 1957
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 TOP SECRU 335y DATE OF INFO: 2D JANUARY 1957 SYRIA: pAR_ 130 -50 25X1 Page / of COPY NO: 1,. HAMA AIRFIELD, ONE THREE UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE ENGINE 11 AIRCRAFT REPORTED IN ONE REVETMENT. ONE THREE AIRCRAFT CRATES MEASURING REPORTED IN AN- OTHER REVETMENT. RUNWAY CONSTRUCTION EXTENDING RUNWAY, AT EACH END, CONTINUES. EAST END APPEARS TO BE USABLE, MAKING TOTAL USABLE LENGTH APPROXIMATELY SIX SEVEN ZERO ZERO FEET. WHEN COMPLETED, TOTAL LENGTH WILL BE EIGHT THREE ZERO ZERO FEET. 2. LATAKIA HARBOR, ONE TWO SHIPS REPORTED: ONE TANKER OVER TWO ZERO ZERO FEET IN LENGTH. ONE ONE CARGO OVER TWO ZERO ZERO FEET IN LENGTH (FIVE LARGE AND SIX SMALL) PLUS NUMEROUS SMALL CRAFT. LARGE AMOUNTS OF CRATES AND EQUIPMENT ON DOCKS. TOP SECRET ~ Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 3. ALEPPO M1 .:r 1LLU 7 1 1 VL' LL1;v AlAU"Hr 1 r rvli 1L.L ? TOP SECRET EIGHT METEORS, TWO PROBABLE SPITFIRES, SEVEN UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE ENGINE, INE SPACE CHARLIE DASH FOUR SEVEN. THREE TWO TRAINER TYPES UNIDENTIFIED. 4. BAB EL HAOUA AIRFIELDS NO AIRCRAFT REPORTEDI POSSIBLE OPEN STORAGE REMAINING. 5. DAMASCUS AIRFIELDS THREE THREE AIRCRAFT REPORTED: THREE METEORS, THREE SPACE CHARLIE DASH FOUR SEVEN. TWO SPACE CHARLIE DASH FIVE FOUR (TYPE), TOP SECfi TWO FIVE UNIDENTIFIED SINGLE ENGINE, FI Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 , . 6. AFISSE NORTH AIRFIELD AND TAFTANZ AIRFIELD REPORTED TO. BE THE SAME ALFA SLANT FOXTROT AND 110 AIRCRAFT REPORTED. 7. AFISSE SOUTH AIRFIELD, NO AIRFIELD REPORTED-AT THE FOLLOWING COORDINATES THREE FIVE FIVE THREE NOVEMBER THREE SIX FOUR SEVEN ECHO. N;AIRFIELD REPORTED LOCATED IN THE RESAFA AREA. 9. NO AIRCRAFT REPORTED ON THE FOLLOWING AIRFIELDS: RASIN EL ABOUD9 DJERAH9 QAMICHLE9 HMEIMNE9 TANGO DASH THREE, EL QUSEIR9 PALMYRA, SAHL ES SAHRA AND MINNIK. 10. NO INFORMATION RECEIVED ON THE FOLLOWING: DUMEIR 9 TARTUS 1 DEIR EZ ZOR 9 AND RAQQA. 11. BARRACKS AREA REPORTED TO BE LOCATED ONE REE REE ?--W -.__._ a:, UTAYBAH (AT1AYBA) l.OORDINA ild THREE SIX THREE'SEVEN.wHAVING THREE ZERO BARRACKS BUILDINGS (FIVE UNDER CONSTRUCTION) EACH APPROXIMATELY ONE FOUR FIVE FEET BY ONE FIVE FEET WITH APPROXIMATELY FOUR FIVE VEHICLES PARKED IN AREAO Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 ,12. SECURITY AREA, PROBABLY MILITARY BARRACKS AREA LOCATED ONE NAUTICAL MILE NORTH OF AN NABK (NEBEK) COORDINATES THREE N ? HREE FOUR ZERO TWO HREE SIX FOUR THREE W WHICH CON- ,TAINES APPROXIMATELY FOUR ZERO BUILDINGS EIGHT ZERO FEET BY ONE FIVE FEET TO FIVE SIX ZERO FEET BY THREE FIVE FEET WITH ELABORATE ROAD NETWORK AND ZIG DASH ZAG TRENCHES REPORTED. Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 DAMASCUS MILITARY INSTALLATION LOCATED EIGHT MILES ASCUS REPORTED ONE EIGHT TANKSt ONE FIVE Pie POSSIBLE TANKS AND APPROXIMATELY FOUR Z MISCELLANEOUS VEHICLES. DAMASCUS MILITARY DEPOTS PROBABLY NO CHANCE REPORTED. 14. HUMS MILITARY DEPOTS TWO FOUR FOXTROT ALFA GUNS, APPROX- IMATELY ONE FIVE VEHICLES, SIX POSSIBLE ALFA ALFA GUNS, :UNIDENTIFIED OPEN STORAGE AND SLANT OR EQUIPMENT REPORTED. 1S. HUMS MILITARY CAMPS ONE FOUR PROBABLE TANKS, ONE ZERO VI-XICLES AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF UNIDENTIFIED EQUIPMENT REPORTED. 17. DAMASCUS PROBABLE AMMUNITION STORAGE AREA LOCATED TWO ~ur~c. +c _n s asf r+,raar~ k4: TOP SENT - OF DAMASCUS AIRFIELDS TWO FIVE REVETTED BUILDINGS AND ONE THREE PROBABLE BARRACKS TYPE BUILDINGS REPORTED. T~' SECRET BANYIAS PETROLEUM STORAGE DOCK AREA, THREE TANKERS SEVEN TWO FEET BY FOUR EIGHT ZERO FEET OFF SHORE AND ONE COASTAL TYPE TANKER AT LOADING DOCK (TWO SIX FEET BY ONE EIGHT FIVE FEET) REPORTED. Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 ? r -rQ` ~ 19. SYRIAN SLANT TURKISH BORDER FROM THREE SEVEN ZERO ZERO . Ia ~4S'r" /t/ o ~t r /f mL IOUR !NE ZERO.:ZERr - TO THREE SIX FIVE SEVEN 41r TRREE"NINE ZERO ZERO TURKISH MILITARY INSTALLATION OF CEYLANPINAR, TURKEY THREE SIX FIVE ZERO e FOUR ZERO ZERO THREE E FOUR SIX PERMANENT BUILDING51 TWO PROBABLE VEHICLE SHEDS, ONE FIVE VEHICLES AND LARGE tv UNT OF UNIDENTIFIED OPEN STORAGE AND SLANT'OR EQUIPMENT Q~ REPORTED CONTINUES; 11 40, NEW ROAD CeNSTUCTI?N IN VICINITY OF HAMIDILAH, CONSTRUCTION 2. YAATE AIRFIELD, NO AIRCRAFT REPORTED. TWO RUNWAYS) UNSERVICEABLE )'UE.TO DEMOLITION CHARGES. TOP SECRET - Approved For Release 2007/08/04: CIA-RDP78TO5447A000100010027-5 KLEIAT AIR;FIEL.9q.NO AIRCRAFT REPORTEDy CONSTRUCTION