UNIT DEPARTRUE BECHAR LEGAR MILITARY BARRACKS AND STORAGE, ALGERIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000100100002-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 4, 2011
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 23, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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UNIT DEPARTURE -
BECHAR LEGAR MILITARY BARRACKS AND STORAGE, ALGERIA
1. (SWN) SIGNIFICANCE: MAJOR ELEMENTS OF THE TANK BATTALION (BN)
HAVE DEPARTED OR ARE PREPARING TO DEPART.
2. (SWN) REMARKS: ONE TANK COMPANY (T-62 MEDIUM TANKS) AND TWO
ARMORED RECOVERY VEHICLES ARE BEING LOADED ON HEAVY-LIFT
TRANSPORTERS IN THE TANK BN PARKING AREA. SEVEN OF THE TANKS
. AND THE TWO ARMORED RECOVERY VEHICLES ARE ON TRANSPORTERS, AND
THREE TANKS ARE BEING PREPARED FOR LOADING ON EMPTY
TRANSPORTERS. OTHER TANK BN-ASSOCIATED UNITS ARE ALSO
PREPARING TO DEPART THE BARRACKS. AT LEAST 13 CARGO TRUCKS ARE
ASSEMBLED IN CONVOY IN THE PARKING AREA, AND AT LEAST 16 SMALL
CARGO TRUCKS (WITH TRAILERS) ARE ASSEMBLED FOR CONVOY IN THE
NORTHERN SECTION OF THE PARKING AREA. IN ADDITION, THREE POL
TRUCKS ARE AT THE TANK BN FUEL DUMP LOADING POL DRUMS.
(SWN) THE 0`THER `TANK COMPANY AND THE MECHANIZED INFANTRY BN,
ALSO HOUSED AT THESE BARRACKS, ARE NOT IN THE NORMAL PARKING
AREAS AND PROBABLY DEPARTED EARLIER.
3.I (COORDINATES 31-37-25N 002-14-30W
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