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HIGH-SPEED TAXIWAY/RUNWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION KAWAMA AIRFIELD, CUBA

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CIA-RDP89-00121R000300620006-6
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December 28, 2016
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February 2, 2011
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6
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April 13, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02 : CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300620006-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02 : CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300620006-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02 CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300620006-6 ROUTING TO: S DATE INITIALS 1 - Eclom _ 6N] 06 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 SECRET (Security Classification) z-/ CONTROL NO. opy Warning Notice Intelligence Sources and Methods Involved NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions SECRET (Security Classification) 25X1.1 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02 : CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300620006-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02 : CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300620006-6 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 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 2011/02/02 : CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300620006-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02 : CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300620006-6 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 COPY/ Attachment to Z-10599/82 NPIC/PEG (04/82) HIGH-SPEED TAXIWAY/RUNWAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION KAWAMA AIRFIELD, CUB 1. (S/D) SIGNIFICANCE: AIRFIELD MODIFICATIONS WILL PROVIDE HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRCRAFT THE CAPABILITY TO TAKE-OFF DIRECTLY FROM THE DISPERSAL PARKING AREA. 2. (S/D) REMARKS: A HIGH SPEED TAXIWAY/RUNWAY IS IN THE LATE STAGES OF CONSTRUCTION AT KAWAMA AIRFIELD PRELIMINARY MENSURATION INDICATES THE TAXIWAY/RUNWAY IS APPROXIMATELY 1770 METERS LONG. CONSTRUCTION OF BOTH THE TAXIWAY/RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT DISPERSAL PARKING AREA BEGAN IN JULY 1981. KAWAMA AIRFIELD, 75 NM EAST OF HAVANA, IS A REGIONAL CIVIL AIRFIELD AND IS PROBABLY USED AS AN AUXILIARY MILITARY AIRFIELD. 3.I I COORDINATES 23-07-33N 081-17-49W 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 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02 : CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300620006-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02 : CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300620006-6 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/02 : CIA-RDP89-00121 R000300620006-6