CONTINUING PREPARATIONS FOR ROMEO SS SHIPMENT SHANGHAI NAVAL BASE AND SHIPYARD INTERNATIONAL, CHINA

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CIA-RDP84T00171R000200690001-5
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December 28, 2016
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January 25, 2012
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August 27, 1983
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REPORT
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200690001-5 ROUTING TO: NAME AND ADDRESS DATE INITIALS 1 2 3 4 ACTION DIRECT REPLY PREPARE REPLY APPROVAL DISPATCH RECOMMENDATION COMMENT FILE RETURN CONCURRENCE INFORMATION SIGNATURE REMARKS: FROM: NAME. ADDRESS. AND PHONE NO. DATE w SECRET 72 (Security Classification) NOFORN (See inside cover) CONTROL NO. Z-14933/83 NPIC/PEG (8/83) COPY OF __ Warning Notice Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions v SECRET (Security Classification) I Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84T00171 R000200690001-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200690001-5 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources or Methods Involved (WNINTEL) or (D) NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions 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 .. . Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200690001-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200690001-5 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200690001-5 .- i. _.I J. LJ Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84TO0171 R000200690001-5 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Copy Attachment to 2-14933/83 NPIC/PEG (08/83) CONTINUING PREPARATIONS FOR ROMEO SS SHIPMENT SHANGHAI NAVAL BASE AND SEIVVAPn INTERNATIONAL, CHINA 1. SIGNIFICANCE: PREPARATIONS FOR A SHIPMENT OF THREE ROMEO-CLASS DIESEL ATTACK SUBMARINES (SS) ARE CONTINUING. (SWN) 2. REMARKS: THREE SETS OF FOUR SHIPPING CRADLES, WHICH APPEAR CAPABLE OF SUPPORTING ROMEO-CLASS SUBMARINES, HAVE BEEN POSITIONED IN THE WELLDECK OF THE CHINESE FLOAT-ON/FLOAT-OFF (FLO/FLO) MERCHANT CARGO SHIP SHA HE KOU. THE FLO/FLO IS STILL MOORED IN THE RIVER NEAR THE SHIPYARD. (SWN) ALTHOUGH A SHIPMENT CF TWO ROMEO SS TO EGYPT HAS BEEN EXPECTED, THE THREE SETS OF CRADLES ON THE SHA HE KOU BRINGS INTO QUESTION THE DESTINATION OF THIS SHIPMENT. EGYPT HAS BEEN AWAITING DELIVERY OF THE LAST TWO OF FOUR ROMEOS ORDERED FROM CHINA. THE FIRST TWO ROMEOS WERE DELIVERED TO EGYPT IN EARLY 1982. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ANOTHER COUNTRY HAS AGREED TO PURCHASE A ROMEO, WHICH COULD BE DELIVERED BY THE SHA HE KOU EN ROUTE TO EGYPT. (SWN) 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 SFC_RFT --) Declassified in Part -Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2012/01/25: CIA-RDP84T00171 R000200690001-5