SUSPECTED DELIVERY OF KOMARS TO NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01439R000500170022-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 1, 2000
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Deputy Director for Intelligence
SUBJECT: Suspected Delivery of Komars to North Vietnam
1. The possibility that the USSR had delivered two Komar-
class guided missile boats (PTG) to North Vietnam on the VOLCHAdSK
On Saturday afternoon, 18
on 27 December been closed out.
January, DIA held a telephone conversation with CINCPAC on this. A
readout of the Navy photography taken after the VOLCHANSK had left
Haiphong, CINCPAC reported, clearly showed the twoIcomars on a
normal delivery run to Vladivostok.
We still lack firm evidence of delivery of munitions
to north Vietnam by see.
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EDWARD L. ALLEN
Director
Economic Research
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MORNING BRIEFING NOTE
SR/RA
21 January 1969
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Volchansk possibly delivering Komars to Far East:
The Soviet merchant ship Volchansk was photographed on
29 December in the South China Sea towing a broken down
Soviet merchant ship to Japan. Navy field photo readout
states that the Volchansk had two large crates which may
have been containers for Komar-class guided missile patrol
boats on the foredeck. The crates probably were delivered
to Vladivostok early in January.
We have not had the opportunity to confirm the preliminary
field analysis of possible Komar crates.
Osa-class and Komar-class boats are built in Vladivostok,
If the Volchansk did in fact deliver two Komars, they may
well be destined for export after fitting out.
The Volchansk had two Komar crates aboard when it left
the Baltic in November. We do not believe the crates were
off-dloaded during the short period the Volchansk was off
Haiphong.
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