SUEZ CANAL (QANAT AS SUWAYS) EGYPT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05929A002700070008-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2006
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: August 24, 1967
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUEZ CANAL
(Q,ANAT AS SUWAYS)
EGYPT
THE CANAL EXTENDS NORTH AND SOUTH THROUGH
THE ISTHMUS OF SUEZ (AS SUWAYS), CONNECT-
ING THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA WITH THE GULF
OF SUEZ.
DURING 1966 SHIPS USING THE CANAL CARRIED
237 MILLION TONS OF CARGO WHICH REPRESENTED
APPROXIMATELY 15 PERCENT OF THE WORLDS SEA-
BORNE COMMERCE. APPROXIMATELY 80 PERCENT
OF THE CARGO MOVES NORTH WITH ABOUT FOUR-
FIFTHS OF THIS CARGO ACCOUNTED FOR BY OIL
SHIPMENTS, THE CANAL SHORTENS THE AVERAGE
DELIVERY TIME FOR SOVIET DELIVERIES TO NORTH
VIETNAM FROM 36 TO 20 DAYS AND THE AVERAGE
DELIVERY TIME FOR US GRAIN SHIPMENTS TO
These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed analytical work. Their use
should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only (or the re
porting period as indicated by the date of issue, for information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
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5. DIMENSIONS
SPECIFICATIONS:
WIDTH: FROM 162 TO 200 METERS ON
CANAL SURFACE
NIS 53 EGYPT INLAND WATERWAYS FEB 65.
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CANAL ARE CON-
TINUOUS.
THE MAXIMUM DRAFT OF VESSELS PERMITTED
TO TRANSIT CANAL IS ANNOUNCED BY THE
CANAL AUTHORITY PERIODICALLY.
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6. MISSION READOUT: COMPARATIVE PHOTO ANALYSIS OF MISSION 25
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re-
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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PHOTOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF REVEALS 1 PROBABLE
SUNKEN VESSEL AT THE SOUTH END OF BUR SAID PORT, 1 PROBABLE SUNKEN
VESSEL 3.8 NM SOUTH OF BUR SAID, 1 CAPSIZED PASSENGER VESSEL 4 NM
SOUTH OF BUR SAID, AND THE FOLLOWING POSSIBLE SUBMERGED OBJECTS: ONE
2.7 NM, ONE 13.4 NM, TWO 20 NM, AND ONE 30.5 NM SOUTH OF BUR SAID, AND
ONE AT THE SOUTH END OF LAKE TIMSAH, LITTLE BITTER LAKE SHOWS SPORADIC
HEAVY SITTING.
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should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the re.
porting period as indicated by the date of issue. For information concerning these notes contact Chief, Collateral Support
Division, NPIC.
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