SOVIET ARMS DELIVERY COCHIN PORT FACILITIES, INDIA

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CIA-RDP89-00121R000200290004-6
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RIPPUB
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S
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6
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December 28, 2016
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February 24, 2011
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4
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Publication Date: 
February 15, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6 SECRET (Security Classification) 25X1 LOA1 c,~a Copy 2 9 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and 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 USIBONLY- USIB Departments Only ORCON- Dissemination and Extraction of Information Controlled by Originator REL. . This Information has been Authorized for Release to ... Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER 1 Page 1of vxy Copy ,fi 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: SOVIET ARMS DELIVERY TO INDIA. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: A SOVIET ARMS DELIVERY, CONSISTING OF AT LEAST 27 STYX CR SE MISSILES, IS AT COCHIN PORT FACILITIES. TWENTY-SEVEN STYX MISSILE CRATES HAVE BEEN OFFLOADED FROM A SOVIET KAPITAN KUSHNARENKO-CLASS MERSHIP, WHICH HAS ARRIVED AT COCHIN THE CRATES ARE ON THE QUAY 25X1 AWAITING TRANSSHIPMENT. ADDITIONAL CRATES OR CARGO MAY BE INCLUDED IN THIS SHIPMENT AS OFFLOADING IS STILL IN PROGRESS. (S/D) SHIPS IN THE INDIAN INVENTORY WHICH CARRY THE STYX MISSILE INCLUDE KASHIN GUIDED MISSILE DESTROYERS, GODAVARI FRIGATES (FF), WHITBY FF, NANUCHKA GUIDED MISSILE PATROL COMBATANTS, AND OSA MISSILE ATTACK BOATS. 3.I COORDINATES 09-57-55N 076-16-07E 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-10224/82 NPIC/PEG 12/82) SOVIET ARMS DELIVERY COCHII DIA 1; FCRFT Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/24: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000200290004-6