PALESTINIAN WITHDRAWAL BEIRUT, LEBANON(SANITIZED)

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CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2
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December 28, 2016
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August 5, 2011
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August 26, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions DISSEMINATION CONTROL ABBREVIATIONS NOFORN- Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals NOCONTRACT- Not Releasable to Contractors or Contractor/Consultants PROPIN- Caution-Proprietary Information Involved ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL.. . This Information has been Authorized for Release to . . . Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2 PALESTINIAN WITHDRAWAL BEIRUT, LEBANON Z-11218 NPIC/PEG (8/82) GRAPHIC 1 OF 4 2. BEIRUT PORT FACILITIES 3. JUNIYAH NAVAL HEADQUARTERS AND BASE 4 .MUSEUM CROSSING Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2 Iq Next 2 Page(s) In Document Denied Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2 SECRET __1 I 25X1 (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER 1 2 Page of 'Copy PALESTINIAN WITHDRAWAL BEIRUT, LEBANON 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: PLO EVACUATION ACTIVITY CONTINUES THROUGHOUT BEIRUT AREA. (GRAPHIC 1 OF 4) 2. (S/D) REMARKS: BEIRUT PORT FACILITIES (GRAPHIC 25X1 2 OF 4) R INS OPERATIONAL. THE EVACUATION OF THE PLO FORCES IS CONTINUING. THE ROLL-ON/ROLL-OFF (RO/RO) MERCHANT SHIP MOORED AT THE QUAY HAS DEPARTED. IN ITS 25X1 PLACE IS A SMALL HOSPITAL SHIP, WITH A LARGE CROSS PAINTED ON THE ROOF OF THE DECKHOUSE AND TWO SMALLER CROSSES PAINTED ON THE SIDE. ALSO ARRIVED SINCE YESTERDAY, IS A SMALL RO/RO MERCHANT SHIP STERN MOORED TO THE SEAWALL, AND AN ITALIAN DESOTO COUNTRY-CLASS AMPHIBIOUS LANDING SHIP, MOORED BOW IN TO THE SAME SEAWALL. THREE U.S. UTILITY LANDING CRAFT ARE MOORED TO THE QUAY NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE HARBOR; HOWEVER, NO ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED NEAR THEM. THREE U.S. AMPHIBIOUS LANDING SHIPS (NOT ON GRAPHIC) REMAIN OFFSHORE WITH ONE PROBABLE U.S. UTILITY LANDING CRAFT UNDERWAY INBOUND. ADDITIONAL COMBATANTS (NOT ON GRAPHIC) OFFSHORE INCLUDE ONE U.S. AMPHIBIOUS LANDING SHIP ANCHORED WELL OFFSHORE, ONE U.S. KNOX-CLASS FRIGATE, ONE POSSIBLE ITALIAN LUPO-CLASS GUIDED-MISSILE FRIGATE, AND TWO DESTROYERS (NATIONALITY UNKNOWN). ADDITIONAL VESSELS IN THE PORT INCLUDE ONE MERCHANT SHIP, ONE BULK CARRIER, TWO SMALL CONTAINERS SHIPS, AND TEN COASTAL FREIGHTERS (THREE IN THE OUTER HARBOR). IN POSSIBLY RELATED ACTIVITY, A SMALL RO/RO MERCHANT SHIP IS MOORED STERN IN AT THE QUAY AT JUNIYAH NAVAL HEADQUARTERS AND BASE (GRAPHIC 3 OF 4). THE 25X1 VESSEL HAS ARRIVED SINCE-I NO LOADING OF THE 25X1 These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana- lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared for and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET Z-11218/82 Attachment to; NPIC/PEG (8/82) FOUR PART GRAPHIC ,~- Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2 r- 91% 11-11 r"Ir (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 2 of 2 Attachment to Z-11218/82 NPIC/PEG (8/82) Copy FOUR PART GRAPHIC (S/D) IN THE WEST BEIRUT AREA, A CONVOY OF APPROXIMATELY 18 TRUCKS IS ON THE AVENUE DE PARIS NEAR THE BRITISH EMBASSY, HEADING TOWARD BEIRUT PORT FACILITIES. A LARGE TRAFFIC JAM OF VEHICLES WAITING TO CROSS INTO WEST BEIRUT IS AT THE MUSEUM CROSSING (GRAPHIC 4 OF 4). NUMEROUS CIVILIAN VEHICLES ARE ALONG MAJOR STREETS IN WEST BEIRUT. 3. BE N/A, COORDINATES N/A COMMENTS AND QUERIES REGARDING THIS BRIEFING BOARD MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE NPIC/PEG OPERATIONS OFFICER. These notes have been prepared for briefing purposes only and should not be used for detailed ana lytical work. Their use should be restricted to the particular briefing board(s) they were prepared fo and must be considered valid only for the reporting period as indicated by the date of issue. WARNING NOTICE Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved SECRET ~__ _ Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/08/05: CIA-RDP83T00574R000100300001-2