ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS SOTACA MILITARY SCHOOL, NICARAGUA (SANITIZED)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90T00784R000100130003-8
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 3, 2011
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: October 28, 1982
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. (S. SIGNIFICANCE: THREE NICARAGUAN ARMORED
PERSONNEL CARRIERS APCTWERE IDENTIFIED AT SOTACA MILITARY
SCHOOL NEAR THE NICARAGUA-HONDURAS BORDER.
2. (SWN
REMARKS: THREE BTR-60PB APC WERE OBSERVED ON
IMAGERY AT SOTACA MILITARY SCHOOL, 1.5
NM FROM THE NICARAGUA-HONDURAS BORDER THIS
IS THE FIRST TIME THAT APC HAVE BEEN OBSERVED THIS CLOSE TO
THE BORDER OR OUT OF THE MANAGUA AREA. PREVIOUSLY TWO OR
THREE BTR-60PB APC HAVE BEEN SEEN AT EL TEMPISQUE TANK
STORAGE AREA THE PRIMARY HOME GARRISON OF
NICARAGUA'S ARMOR UNITS.
(S) ITHE MOVEMENT OF BTR-60 APC TO THE BORDER IS
PROBABLY IN RESPONSE TO THE PERCEIVED THREAT BY NICARAGUA
OF POSSIBLE HONDURAN MILITARY ACTION ALONG THE BORDER OR
THE REAL THREAT OF CROSS-BORDER OPERATIONS BY
ANTISANDINISTA ELEMENTS FROM HONDURAS.
(SWNJ OPEN PRESS SOURCES HAVE INDICATED THAT AT
LEAST 10 BTR.-60PB APC ARE IN THE NICARAGUAN INVENTORY.
IMAGERY HAS DISCLOSED THE PRESENCE OF AT LEAST THREE AT EL
TEMPISQUE.
3. (S)I (COORDINATES 13-00-40N 086-57-001+1
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Attachment to Z-1.2923/82
NPIC/IEG (10/82)
28 OCTOBER 1982
ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS
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