PORT OF SAN JUAN

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000500120136-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 24, 2001
• Sequence Number: 136
• Publication Date: July 28, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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Z'.Vhe Office of Naval Intelligence (12I,1), No 60-53) furnished the following informa-
tion to CIA for IAG dissemination in accordance with pars 3c of N3CID(/17
1. General Information. The area of Port San Juan, Peru has recently been rebuilt
and today is considered one of South America's finest ore ports. It is now a modern
ore handling port capable of loading large vessels in approximately tenjto twelve
hours. Two highways have been built, one being a paved two lane highspeed roadway
connecting the ore mines with the port area. A second highway is presently unler
construction and wil. be a paved roadway which will run along the Peruvian coest
in a north and south direction connecting San Juan with nearby cities. lSeveral
buildings have been constructed in the portllarea and are presentlyused!as offices,
warehouses and quarters for the port authorities and company employ,ees.'I A finger
pier extending approximately 800 feet to the seaward has been recently completed.
According to the informant there is no surge or strong tides which present difficulties
when maneuvering to secure alongside the pier. The area of San Juan islarid dry
country and it is reported that fresh water lmust be hauled almost fifty lmiles to
San Juan due to the lack of natural water facilties there. No stores, provisions
or bunkers are obtainable at San Juan and .he surroubding area leaves little in
the way of entertalisn;nt or recreation for crew members while vessels are secured
to its dock.
2. Methods of Haulinr Ore from Mine to Ships. The ore is obtained from mines located
to the east of the port of San Juan and is hauled by modern American trucks over the
highway to an ore stockpile located E;t San Juan. A truck unloadirk hopper has been
constructed to expedite the unloading of trucks and from the hopped, ore is carried
to an ore stockpile located close to the pier area. A belt conveyor has been built
to carry the ore on to the new pier where it is then loaded aboard i vessels by means of
a traveling gantry. It is reporter that the conveyor and gantry are capable of load-
ing 1000 tons of ore. per hour and could easily load a 10 thousand ton American vessel
in less than 12 hours.
[Available on loan from CIA Library are (1)lCopy of Plan of Port of San Juan and sur-
rounding area showinv highway and new?- con.tructed pier and (2) Copy of plan showing
ship loading facilities, carrier belt sys~_:a ana methods :)f operation.
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