ARMS DELIVERY NICARAGUA

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Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 
CIA-RDP89-00121R000300610003-0
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RIPPUB
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S
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6
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December 28, 2016
Document Release Date: 
November 9, 2011
Sequence Number: 
3
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Publication Date: 
April 11, 1982
Content Type: 
REPORT
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Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0 _II I I Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0 ROUTING TO: D A DATE INITIALS 2 3 4 ACTION D NCURRENCE REMARKS: FROM: NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NO. DATE SECRET (Security Classification) 25X1`1 CONTROL NO. 16 Copy 29 Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized isclosure Subject to nal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) 11 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0 11 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0 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 ... ? Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0 11 - Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0 StLFit I (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 2 Attachment to Z-10586/82 NPIC/PEG (4/82) Copy p1 ARMS DELIVERY NICARAGUA 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: ADDITIONAL SOVIET-MANUFACTURED AND SUPPLIED ARMS ARE IDENTIFIED IN NICARAGUA. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: FOUR SOVIET-MANUFACTURED AND SUPPLIED GSP HEAVY AMPHIBIOUS=RRIES HAVE ARRIVED AT RAMA PORT FACILITIES IN NICARAGUA VIA ALGERIA SINCE THE GSP WERE PROBABLY OFFLOADED FROM THE ALGERIAN BECHAR-CLASS MERSHIP WHICH ARRIVED IN THE ROADSTEAD AT EL BLUFF PORT FACILITY TWO GSP WERE ON THE QUAY AT EL BLUFF ON SINCE EL BLUFF PORT FACILITY IS CLOUD COVERED TODAY, IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED IF THOSE TWO GSP ARE PART OF THE FOUR GSP AT RAMA TODAY; HOWEVER, ONLY FOUR GSP WERE ON THE MILITARY TRANSSHIPMENT QUAY AT MERS EL KEBIR NAVAL BASE AND SHIPYARD ALGERIA, PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE OF THE BECHAR-CLASS MERSHIP. RAMA IS APPROXIMATLEY 30 MILES UPRIVER FROM THE EL BLUFF AREA. THE GSP IS A SELF-PROPELLED, TRACKED HEAVY AMPHIBIOUS FERRY WHICH IS DEPLOYED IN TWO CONNECTED SETS (A RIGHT HAND AND A LEFT HAND UNIT WHICH UNFOLD), AND IS CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING ONE TANK OR OTHER EQUIPMENT ACROSS WATERWAYS. A WATERBORNE GSP CAN TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY SEVEN KILOMETERS PER HOUR AND COULD TRANSIT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN EL BLUFF AND RAMA IN A DAY. EQUIPMENT /HBBETWEEN SAS PROBABLY LOADING MILITARY AND THE SHIP AT MERS AL KEBIR DEPARTED ALGERIA BETWEEN IN ADDITION TO THE FOUR GSP AT RAMA AND THE ZHUK PATROL BOAT, AT EL BLUFF ON IT IS PROBABLE THAT ADDITIONAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT O HE QUAY NEAR THE BECHAR-CLASS MERSHIP, WHILE STILL IN ALGERIA, WAS LOADED FOR TRANSSHIPMENT TO NICARAGUA. 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 25X1 25X1 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0 - Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 2 of _ 2_ Copy Attachment to Z-10586/82 NPIC/PEG (4/82) OTHER MILITARY EQUIPMENT WHICH WAS REMOVED FROM THE QUAY PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE OF THE BECHAR-CLASS MERSHIP INCLUDED 12 BM-21 MULTIPLE ROCKET LAUNCHERS AND 12 VAN/CARGO TRUCKS. NONE OF THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN NICARAGUA. COORDINATES 12-08-40N 084-15-32W 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 SECRET 25X1 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11/09: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11109: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0 Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/11109: CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300610003-0