ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT CHIKAN (DIAOSHUNTSUN) PORT FACILITIES, CHINA

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CIA-RDP90T00784R000100080008-9
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December 28, 2016
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February 4, 2011
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8
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Publication Date: 
December 20, 1982
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REPORT
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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100080008-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100080008-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100080008-9 SECRET (c) NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC INTERPRETATION CENTER Page 1 of 1 Cop't' Attachment to Z-11805/82 NPIC/PEG (12/82) ARMS TRANSSHIPMENT CHIKAN (DIAOSHUNTSUN) PORT CILITIES, CHINA 1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: THE PRESENCE OF F-7 (FISHBED) FUSELAGE SHIPPING CONTAINERS AT THIS PORT INDICATES THAT IT MAY BE THE EXIT POINT FOR CHINESE F-7 AIRCRAFT BEING SHIPPED TO IRAQ. 2. (SWN) REMARKS: FOUR CONFIRMED AND TWO PROBABLE F-7 FUSELAGE SHIPPING CONTAINERS ARE ON THE QUAY, IN PREPARATION FOR ONLOADING, ALONGSIDE A PRC MITSUI-CONCORD 15-CLASS MERSHIP. THESE CONTAINERS ARE PROBABLY PART OF THE SEVENTY F-7 AIRCRAFT REPORTED BY COLLATERAL SOURCES AS BEING ORDERED BY IRAQ FROM THE CHINESE. THE FIRST SHIPMENT OF THESE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED AT QADIMAH PORT FACILITY, SAUDI ARABIA ON 25X1 WHEN FIVE F-7 CRATES WERE SEEN IN THE SOUTHERN 25X1 TRANSSHIPMENT AREA PRIOR TO OVERLAND SHIPMENT TO IRAQ. 3.I I COORDINATES 21-17-46N 110-24-52E COMMENTS AN BE DIRECTED TO 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 2011/02/04: CIA-RDP90T00784R000100080008-9