SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY ACTIVITY RUACANA AIRFIELD, NAMIBIA

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP89-00121R000100190006-6
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RIPPUB
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S
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3
Document Creation Date: 
December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
February 3, 2011
Sequence Number: 
6
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Publication Date: 
January 28, 1982
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/03: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100190006-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/03: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100190006-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/03: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100190006-6 (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Copy _).51 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: AN INCREASE IN SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: ONE SOUTH AFRICAN C-160 TRANSALL (CAMOUFLAGE-PAINTED) IS ON THE MAIN PARKING APRON AND TWO PUMA HELICOPTERS ARE ARRIVING/DEPARTING ON THE MAIN RUNWAY. NINE SQUAD TENTS HAVE BEEN ERECTED ON THE INFIELD, AND APPROXIMATELY 100 PERSONNEL ARE IN THE VICINITY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND TENTS. THIS ACTIVITY WAS NOT PRESENT 25X1 RUACANA AIRFIELD IS ON THE NAMIBIA-ANGOLA BORDER IN NORTHWEST NAMIBIA. 3.I (COORDINATES 17-25-05S 014-22-20E 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 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 Attachment to Z-10147/82 NPIC/PEG (1/K SOUTH AFRICAN MILITARY ACTIVITY RUACANA AIRFIELD. SECRET Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/03: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100190006-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/03: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100190006-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/03: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000100190006-6